Get Tuesday! - July 2, 2024
Hello, my friends!
I’m in the middle of a 10-day roadtrip throughout the Midwest (Chicago, Iowa and Minnesota), so I apolgize for the shorter version. But I promise it’s good stuff.
I hope you all enjoy a realizing, patriotic and safe Fourth of July holiday! 🇺🇸
Batteries included
I've learned a lot about myself since I left the sports space a few years ago -- and one of those things is that I can be a true spark to an organization and direct team.
I honestly feel it's my secret weapon.
This is felt in meetings, through email, strategic goals, whatever. This type of spark doesn't take a day off. I take great pride in being that type of person in an organization and I wholeheartedly believe it makes an impact.
I hope that positivity and energy rubs off on others and helps them accomplish their goals.
This brief note from a recent James Clear's newsletter focuses on "batteries included" individuals. I hope it resonates with you, as it did with me:
101 additional advices
From Kevin Kelly: “Six years ago I celebrated my 68th birthday by gifting my children 68 bits of advice I wished I had gotten when I was their age. Every birthday after that I added more bits of advice for them until I had a whole book of bits. That book was published a year ago as Excellent Advice for Living, which many people tell me they read very slowly, just one bit per day. In a few days I will turn 73, so again on my birthday, I offer an additional set of 101 bits of advice I wished I had known earlier. None of these appear in the book; they are all new.”
A few of my favorites:
Whenever you hug someone, be the last to let go.
Where you live—what city, what country—has more impact on your well being than any other factor. Where you live is one of the few things in your life you can choose and change.
The patience you need for big things, is developed by your patience with the little things.
If you want to know how good a surgeon is, don’t ask other doctors. Ask the nurses.
Discover people whom you love doing “nothing” with, and do nothing with them on a regular basis. The longer you can maintain those relationships, the longer you will live.
Write your own obituary, the one you’d like to have, and then everyday work towards making it true.
The more persistent you are, the more chances you get to be lucky.
You’ll never meet a very successful pessimistic person. If you want to be remarkable, get better at being optimistic.
Slow progress is still a million times better than no progress.
Imposter syndrome
Have you felt imposter syndrome?
The report, informed by a survey of 10,000 global employees, found 71% of CEOs in this country experience symptoms of impostor syndrome in their role. That’s a fascinating number.
Leadership skills
I took a 'Foundations of Supervision' class through the University of Michigan several years back.
One of my favorite lessons was the class listing out what makes a great leader.
It wasn't a bunch of hard skills.
It was the soft skills.
Those are what make a difference in being a great leader.
I thank you again for reading! Enjoy the week.
