Tag Archives: balance

What needs your energy this next month?

The Olympic athletes have planned and trained for years to compete in London 2012.  The winners receive a medal; those who don’t earn gold, silver or bronze still make memories and life-long friends.  Isn’t it just as important to win … Continue reading

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4 Practices for Rest

Living well means learning to rest well. We need to take time to sharpen the ax, recharge, retool. There are rhythms to a healthy life which includes rest.  Learning to rest helps a leader recover from physical weariness as well. … Continue reading

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Leadership lessons along the journey, part 5: 9 Strategies for Beating Weariness

The late coaching legend of the Green Bay Packers, Vince Lombardi used to say, “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.”  Physical weariness is dangerous to leading courageously.  If we admit it, as leaders, we are often dopamine and adrenaline junkies … Continue reading

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the Leader Impact-5, (LI-5, v 1.7)

Last Saturday you may have noticed, but probably not…that I did not put up the Leader Impact-5.  Instead, I spent some quality father-daughter time with my baby-soon to be a college freshman, who in a couple months will leave her … Continue reading

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7 Practices to Relieve Leadership Loneliness

Loneliness:  It has been said, “It is lonely at the top, but at least you eat better.”   For most of us, eating better is not enough.  Allender’s (2006) fourth leadership challenge is to deal correctly with “the deep sense of … Continue reading

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