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Six Lessons from Top Performance Coaches, Tom House and Jason Goldsmith Tomorrow is opening day of the Little League World Series, and I can’t wait to see youth baseball’s best and brightest take the field. Not only is it inspiring to watch these young athletes from all over the world play their hearts out, it’s […]

Stuck in a Rut? Four Essential Steps to Recharge Your Motivation

All leaders, no matter how successful, can run out of motivation. Maybe you’ve been struggling with this yourself. You used to leap out of bed in the morning, excited to work at achieving your goals. Now, you’re just trying to get through the day. You want to lead with energy and passion, but feel like you’re stuck […]

Walking Away From Your Desk is Critical—But Easier Said Than Done

A few weeks ago, I wrote about how great ideas can arrive at unexpected times and places. You’ve probably experienced this yourself: hammering at a problem for hours—or days—only to have the answer pop into your head while you’re washing the dishes or walking the dog. Stepping away from work also recharges your batteries, giving […]

Let Them See You Sweat – Leaders who exercise make their whole teams healthier

So much has been written about the importance of regular exercise for one’s own physical and mental health, you’d have to be living under a rock not to recognize the benefits. And yet—some of us still struggle to commit to a regular exercise routine. Maybe we’re prioritizing other commitments. Or we’re just so stressed and […]

Are Hybrid Environments the Future? Wrong Question.

Lately, there’s been a lot of debate about hybrid work models that blend time at the office with remote work. Which is better: the hybrid approach or a more traditional model, where the entire team is in the same place most of the time? I think that’s asking the wrong question. The right question is: […]

Three Ways to Cultivate Creative Thinking in a Data-Driven Workplace

Businesses love to say they’re “data-driven,” and investors love to hear it. Data makes them feel safe, because “numbers don’t lie.” But let’s be honest, numbers don’t speak either. Only a human being can turn information into ideas. And that requires creative thinking. No matter what investors say, it’s creative thinking—not data alone—that drives business breakthroughs. And […]

Five Barriers to Creating a Growth Culture and How to Overcome Them

Have you ever noticed how fast the language of leadership changes? It seems like every day there’s a new word or phrase to add to your vocabulary. One I didn’t like when I first heard it was “culture.” To my ear, it sounds like a germ! Yet, I’ve spent my career cultivating that very thing. […]

How Losing the Vision in My Right Eye Helped Me See the Power of Self-Coaching

Today’s edition is a guest post by Tony Amezcua. My good friend and co-author of Take Charge of You, Jason Goldsmith, tells his clients, “There’s no such thing as failure, only experience.” As a performance coach Jason often works with clients who are experiencing setbacks in their careers, teaching them powerful self-coaching techniques they can […]

How an index card can help you finish this year stronger than you start it.

Growth is the hallmark of every great leader. But if you’re not intentional about it, you can grow in directions you don’t intend. That’s why I start each year with a deceptively simple exercise I learned years ago from an image consultant. His name was Jack Byrum, and I met him as a 27-year-old advertising […]