Set boundaries - This one can be tough especially if you have an open door policy. You’re either getting nothing done and griping about it or you’re getting nothing done and calling it your job to be available to others. There have got to be boundaries no matter what the case is. I’m not just talking about leadership either. Sometimes we sign up for something and once the deal has been made additions to the contract begin to appear. Stand up for yourself and stick to the deal. Sometimes it shows up in our relationships too. Have the courage to say no to things that don’t align with who you are becoming. As an entrepreneur it can be tough to put the work away and let the distractions lie while I give my full attention to the here and now. One boundary I often set is that when I go into a family gathering or a night out with friends I’ll leave my phone in the car or at home. That boundary I’ve set with myself helps facilitate a more present experience at the event. I’m not really missing anything anyway. Set boundaries.
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Believe in people - This sounds like a great idea and I think it actually is. I’m guessing most of you would probably agree. Believing in people, to me, means genuinely cheering for and being excited for other people’s success. When it’s truly all about them, that to me is what it means to believe in people. Believe in people.
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Define success - You may have heard that success can be whatever you want it to be. I agree but I also feel like it’s important for us to create our own definition of success then. We should write it down. We should keep reevaluating if the definition we came up with is still the one we choose to live by or if we can move our definition of success toward our happiness or more money or whatever it is. I feel like success can be a way of being. It doesn’t always need to be a number or even measurable. Success for me is keeping the pressure on growth and trying to get better in some way every single day. I hope those who know me are inspired to keep growing themselves and stay away from the bay of indifference. It can be tough, at least for me. There are days when comfort and rest make it really difficult to grow. One thing I’ve learned is that pressure on success to me can be one page out of a book, creating one image for my social marketing, having one meaningful conversation with one of my kids, encouraging my wife or anything else that adds to the conversation I’m having with myself. Success to me means personally growing every single day. It has to. It’s either that or shrinking and I’ve already spent too much of my time going that way. Define success.
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Start that thing - To start something doesn’t always mean giving something up. Maybe you have the space in your time or energy to add something you’ve been wanting to start. It could be a hobby or a business or anything in between. I recently heard from one of my mentors from afar that the next right thing you should be doing is the next thing. I’ve made it a habit of starting new things and getting lost in new things. Many of us, I think, wish we could do things when there is nothing holding us back to actually doing them. The only way anything happens is by doing something and we’ll never be good at something we want to be good at if we don’t first have the courage to start it. Nobody cares except you. Take the step and start that thing.
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Help someone - I get in the trap of thinking this needs to be something really big every time. It doesn’t. We all appreciate the viral video of someone taking the time to help the vulnerable person cross the street or the stranger buying someone’s groceries because they sense it would make a big difference. It probably does and these are the types of things I’m talking about. Maybe it’s taking the time to make an introduction that could change lives. It could even be a simple compliment in passing on the street or holding the door open for the next person in line. There are opportunities everywhere. I’m not talking about the kind of helping where we shout from the rooftops. I’m talking about the kind of helping that we do because we see a need that we can fill and we have the courage to fill it. Help someone.
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Listen - This can be a tough one. It’s something I’m personally working on and it’s the most important thing I’m working on. The other day I sat down with an old college football teammate and had lunch. We talked about our time on the field, our families, business and more. It was great and my focus was listening as much as possible. We all like to talk so it can be difficult to listen. To really listen is even more challenging. Listening however, really listening and letting what we hear sink in before responding can seem slow or drawn out, maybe even unnecessary. It’s not. I heard Chuck Swindoll say one time that we should wait three full seconds before responding to give ourselves time to listen and be thoughtful in our response. Try it sometime. You’ll probably get a funny look from the person you’re listening to. But, you’ll also truly hear what they have to say and your response will probably mean more. I used to have managers tell me that I needed to respond quicker during sales appointments. Unfortunately I listened to them and sped up many of my sales meetings costing me money and my potential clients the opportunity to improve their fitness. I will never tell someone they need to speed up their response. Maybe they're just listening. Listen.
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Be who you are - What other options are there? I think when we stop trying to show the world someone we’re not, that’s when the magic happens. There are too many balls in the air to be anything other than our authentic selves. When we focus on truth and being who we are life gets so much easier. We’re not having to keep up with what we told so and so or how we need to act around these folks compared to those. It doesn’t really matter who joins us but I’m excited to bring people closer to me and my message that accept me for who I am. No matter your position or title people appreciate when you be who you are. Be who you are.
I help business executives turn healthy habits into daily rhythms using organization, insight and accountability. Visit Executive Fitness at relentlesscourage.co and contact me from there if you are interested in learning more. 
Leadership - This one can mean so many different things it’s difficult to know where to start. As the captain of my High School football and baseball teams I always prided myself on showing up every day and giving what I had. That’s where I thought my edge was and I think I was right. So, for me in high school, which was a long time ago, I was trying to set an example for my teammates so they would show up put in the work. Now, my pace has slowed a bit and life has taught me many lessons. It’s more of a daily pace I suppose. Whereas before it was minute by minute and second by second. What’s been missing, for me at least, have been periods where there's consistent effort be it weeks, months or even years. To me that’s just where it starts. I would love to know what leadership means to you. Leadership.
I help business executives turn healthy habits into daily rhythms using organization, insight and accountability. Visit Executive Fitness at relentlesscourage.co and contact me from there if you are interested in learning more 
Don’t let people push your buttons - This one is still difficult for me to live by as I suspect it is for many people. This life comes at me from enough angles as it is, including from myself. The days of me letting other people push my buttons I’d like to think are over. The problem is people are going to push no matter what and some folks are pretty good at it. I’ve begun responding with grace and understanding. It’s not me most of the time and I don’t need to succumb to the insecurities of others trying to push my buttons. I have started to hear people out and respectfully try to leave them better following our interactions. My goals are to bring people with me on the path of growth and development and not get sucked into the pit of reaction to things that come my way. Don’t let people push your buttons.
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