Chet, Pray you are feeling better...along with our fellow bandmate, KA. Health? Damn. Damn. Damn. I'm sick. As hell. Sounds like we got doubled tapped by the same bug. Love you. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bx1IcND-Kak
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Sick man…
“A healthy man wants a thousand things, a sick man only wants one.” Confucius Been flu sick since Tuesday. Progressively gotten worse. I’m with Miss, Jordan, Taylor, and Daisy. Instead of enjoying them and the Florida beach, I’m coughing and writhing in my room. Confucius was right. Damn. Live hard. Love ❤️ harder…
Leaders are believers. Leaders are connectors.
I sat with this for over a week. Language is always a limiting factor when speaking about the indescribable. It is one of the reasons that Jesus taught in parables. Last week's morning Band call was SACRED. Why? Because connection happened - - - true connection - - - and when that happens, something inside … Continue reading Leaders are believers. Leaders are connectors.
Forgiveness
I've got a client who is writing about forgiving someone who hurt her deeply. She opened up an old wound and is realizing that there's a lot she's held on to, to her own detriment. She's doing some damn hard work to set herself free. Forgiving someone who has hurt us has very little to … Continue reading Forgiveness
Speaking and listening
Speaking and listening are Built to Lead fundamentals. Most problems circle back to people doing a terrible job of speaking and/or listening. If you're speaking, be CCD - clear, concise, direct. If you're listening, get curious. Listen with an ear to understand not reply. You're frustrated your team isn't "getting it"? Slow down and get … Continue reading Speaking and listening
David and Lu…
Last night, David and Lu got married. Was a beautiful ceremony with friends and family. So happy for them. Most of the night was spoken in Spanish. I don’t speak it. Neither does Miss. We both felt it. Special night with special people. David’s mom, Clotilde, has been being built into by JimmyTHEgant for over … Continue reading David and Lu…
Failure
Research shows that quality of work improves when people are given the freedom to fail without punishment and the opportunity to learn from the fail. They are willing to DO more and learn more from the doing. When they believe failure will be punished, they play it safe and don’t iterate or evolve. Failure without … Continue reading Failure
Unread books…
C.S. Lewis once said the quality of your library is reflected by the quality of your unread books. Looking at my bookshelf this early am and noticed this beauty. Opened it up. No writing. Never been read. A client gave this one to me many moons ago. Been waiting on me. Today I began this … Continue reading Unread books…
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