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From time to time, I try to intentionally step away from my daily schedule and busy pace and allow myself a little honest reflection.   Recently, I asked myself, “Am I living my life like a daring adventure?Or am I playing it safe, keeping myself small and contained?”   I’ve found that life offers me clear breadcrumbs of clues that I can’t ignore. When I am playing it safe, I don’t feel as energized, and experience an ever-so-slight undercurrent of dissatisfaction.   After an honest...

The Early Challenges of Leadership In the startup stages of my leadership and teamwork development business, I was consumed with thoughts of making money. There were many times I experienced panic and fear about not being able to pay the bills. My primary focus was on my family and myself, basically on my own personal survival in the world. I often felt overwhelmed and exhausted. Every marketing and business task seemed like it required a monumental effort just to see it through to...

Leadership isn’t just about intention—it’s about what we actually do every day . It’s easy to say we want to motivate our team , but there’s a big difference between who we WANT to be  as leaders and who we are BEING , and how we show up in each interaction. Take a Leadership Inventory to Motivate Your Team One of the simplest ways to motivate your team  and increase their engagement is to take a leadership inventory . Ask yourself: ·       What was my attitude yesterday when interacting with...