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Passion: Articles that deal with the inner drive that we all need to want to MOVE from where we currently are to where we dream to be.
Preparation: These posts reference articles, books, documentaries, speakers, quotes, and other inspirational and formative ideas that I have found that helped me and the people around me.
Practice: Articles in this category have a heavy sports and performance training lean.
Performance: These articles focus on how you go about your work. From networking to communications to finding a better way to do what you do.
Perseverance: Articles in this category speak to the mechanics that we go through both mentally and physically to stay on track and not get STUCK.
Control the Evidence: Perception Starts With You
Every time we walk into a room, we are giving people information about who we are. How we speak. How we listen. How we dress. How we respond when someone disagrees with us. Whether we smile and speak or keep our distance. Whether we show up prepared or scramble at the last minute. Whether our words today support the words we used yesterday. Long before someone knows us well enough to understand who we are, they begin forming an opinion based on the evidence we put in front of them day after day.
We spend a lot of time worrying about what other people think about us, but often fail to recognize how much information we provide to help them reach those conclusions. We cannot control another person's mind. Someone may misread confidence as arrogance, intensity as anger, kindness as weakness, or privacy as being antisocial. We don't get the final vote on what another person thinks about us, but we have tremendous influence over the evidence they use to make that decision.
Understanding Who You Are
Self-awareness is one of the least discussed leadership skills because it is difficult to measure. Usually you can tell whether someone is intelligent, decisive, or a gifted communicator. You can point to sales numbers, championships, promotions, and financial statements as evidence of their ability. But being self-aware has no analytical evidence. It operates quietly beneath the surface, influencing every decision a leader makes without ever demanding the spotlight. I really feel that it may be one of the greatest separators between leaders who improve over time and those who become prisoners of their own limited mindset.