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August 4, 2024
Leadership History Lesson for July 21st
On this day in leadership history in 1984, Carl Lewis won a gold medal in the Los Angeles Olympics. Along with USA discus thrower Al Oerter, he is one of only two Olympians to win a gold medal in the same individual event in athletics in four Olympic Games.
He is currently the head track and field coach for the University of Houston. USA! USA! USA!
Carl Lewis – Wikipedia
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August 2, 2024
Leading with Honor Wisdom for Today, August 2, 2024
���Once a leader clarifies what is really important, he or she can make courageous choices to achieve goals even when faced with doubts and fears.��� ��� Lee Ellis
#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker
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July 31, 2024
Speaking at EAA AirVenture
I can���t say enough about last week���s EAA AirVenture event in Oshkosh WI with fellow pilots and enthusiasts. In addition to speaking and hosting a book signing at EAA, I also get time to catch up some of my favorite colleagues like pilot, professor, and now leadership consultant, Dr. Marella Big Mountain (Col USAF)
She and her identical twin sister���who ironically, is opposite in personality���are working together to build a leadership training program.
#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #leadershipbehavior #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker #OSH24 #Oshkosh
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July 30, 2024
An FAQ on Accountability at Home
Leading with Honor FAQ ��� ���How can accountability principles that you use for training be adapted into my personal life (family, wife, and children)?���
Lee���s Answer ��� ���Human nature is the same. The one thing about home life is that we don���t always have the power we think we do, and therefore must lead more by influence and example. That���s a good thing, I think.
���It���s just hard for some people who lead by ���command��� at work (people jump when they speak) to make the adjustment at home���where things need to be more collaborative. Of course, the collaborative approach generally works best for developing the next generation, both at home and work.���
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July 29, 2024
Procrastinating? Trouble starting? Learn to SNAP!
People who procrastinate often say, ���If only I could bring myself to start, I would get it done.��� Whether these people are talking about completing a report, learning a new language, or even starting a new show on Netflix, their problem is often simply starting. Starting is at the seat of procrastination, and procrastinating people have difficulty taking the first step. The greatest challenge and the hardest thing we can ever do is to start. On the other hand, procrastinating and not doing anything is the easiest thing that we can do.
When faced with choosing between the hardest and the easiest things, it becomes impossible not to choose the latter and procrastinate. This is something that everybody, including myself, struggles with. And for the longest time, I could not figure out how to overcome my hesitance to start or stop my procrastination.
Recently, I was talking to my friend about how I wanted people to be able to start working towards what they know they want to achieve and eliminate procrastination. I wanted it to be an easy way to simply just begin. My friend said it would be nice to have a trigger- and inadvertently snapped his fingers. That���s when it hit me. We need to learn to snap our fingers to start. If we commit to something as simple as snapping our fingers, we can better commit to completing the tasks we know we need to do. And we can stop procrastinating and get them done now.
As with many things in life, it simply starts with a commitment to ourselves. We identify a project or task we want to complete, and we commit to ourselves that when we snap our fingers, we will stop procrastinating and start. It becomes a physical trigger that we abide by, not because we have to but because we have committed to it.
However, SNAP is not a simple trick that can be used for every single task that we want to do, for there are infinite things that we want to do and finite time to do them.
Instead, SNAP also provides a criteria that helps us focus on those tasks that we need to. SNAP makes you ask yourself the following questions about the tasks in front of you:
Is it��Significant? ��� Is it meaningful enough to make you look forward to doing it?Is it��Necessary? ��� Is there an external force, like a deadline or a supervisor, making it necessary for you to get it done?Is it��Achievable? ��� Is it feasible? Is it completely unachievable or just unachievable, given the current situation?Is it��Priority? ��� Given everything you have on your plate right now, should you attend to this first?
These are the questions you must ask yourself to determine whether a task is worthy of a snap and to overcome procrastination. If a task��IS��worthy of one, then you know that it is something that you cannot procrastinate on and that you need to get it done. All you need to do then is SNAP and get started!
As with anything in life, committing to SNAP is not easy, nor is it quick. It takes time, practice, and, most importantly, dedication to upholding your commitments. However, as you develop this habit, your mind and spirit become attuned to the act of snapping to start. It becomes natural. It becomes our push to start, for we recognize the significance, priority, achievability, or necessity of the project ahead of us. We may not want to do something, but we know we need to, so we simply snap our fingers, stop procrastinating, and take the first logical step.
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Starting is an integral step towards building Momentum in our actions and lives. If you would like to learn more about overcoming procrastination, creating accountability, and building momentum in your life or business, check out Sam’s newest book, ���Momentum ��� Achieve maximum impact and influence for your life of limitless possibilities�����at:��https://openmylink.in/lIjfU
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July 28, 2024
Leadership History Lesson for July 28th
Today is Beatrix Potter���s birthday. Born in 1866, she is best known for her children’s books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which was her first commercially published work in 1902. Her books, including 23 Tales, have sold more than 250 million copies. An entrepreneur, Potter was a pioneer of character merchandising. In 1903, Peter Rabbit was the first fictional character to be made into a patented stuffed toy, making him the oldest licensed character.
As honorable leaders, how can we positively influence others with our own unique purpose and skills? Helping others is the goal.
Beatrix Potter – Wikipedia
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July 26, 2024
Captured by Love Wisdom for Today, July 26, 2024
Captured by Love Quote ��� ���If you can feel what another person is feeling, and you combine that with being courageous enough to act on it, magic can happen. When Jim kissed Carole at the Cotton Bowl, he had no hidden agenda, he was simply communicating, ���I understand.������ ��� Carole & Jim Hickerson
POWromance.com #Romance #Lovestory #Military #marriagegoals #Resilience #VietnamPOW #Courage #Passion #CapturedbyLove #LoveLessons
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July 25, 2024
Leadership Book Recommendation – “Breaking Ice and Breaking Glass”
The Latest Recommendation from Lee���s Bookshelf ��� ���Breaking Ice and Breaking Glass: Leading in Uncharted Waters��� by Sandra Stosz (Ret), Vice Admiral. In this excellent book, she draws upon her 40 years of extensive experience and wisdom directing mostly all-male teams in front-line leadership positions to provide tools that will help leaders, particularly those at the middle level, reach their goals and succeed.
Character-centered, proven leadership principles emerge from Admiral Stosz���s engaging, personal stories that teach leaders how to find, and then become, an inspiring mentor; implement effective diversity, inclusion, and equity programs; successfully lead in an ever-changing environment, and much more.
Learn more about this took on the Goodreads website. And if you’ve read this book, please post your review below ��� thank you
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July 24, 2024
Why Real-Time Leadership is So Hard
Recommended from U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Q. Brown Jr., this article breaks down ���Why Real-Time Leadership is So Hard��� when leaders must act decisively under pressure.
Relying on the experience and support of our teams to navigate high-pressure situations is critical.
Check it out on the Harvard Business Review website.
#courage #leadership #accountability #leadingwithhonor
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July 23, 2024
The Airmen at Langley Air Force Base
Honored and so much fun to share my wisdom and experience with the airmen at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia (and sit in the cockpit again for a while, too).
With their dedicated leadership, they���re building grit and resilience in their next generation staff, and I���m grateful to have shared my leadership lessons learned.
#courage #leadership #accountability #employeeengagement #resilience #teamdevelopment #buildingculture #keynotespeaker
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