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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.
Emotional Leadership: Making an Impact Without Yelling!
Many leaders believe pressure is the enemy. They spend their energy trying to smooth it out, shorten the meeting, soften the feedback, and keep the waves small. That works until the sea changes. Then the fear shows up, the room tightens, and all the “control” disappears. The leaders who last don’t fight pressure; they learn to carry it without leaking it onto everyone else. That’s emotional leadership. It’s not therapy or theatrics. It’s the discipline of reading the room, telling the truth without shrapnel, and keeping your standard intact when everyone else’s pulse spikes.
Emotional leadership isn’t soft. It’s showing control under heat. It’s choosing response over reaction. It’s accountability that doesn’t come out as an attack, and empathy that doesn’t excuse. It shows up in three places that matter most: at work, on a team, and at home.