Seeking calm is stressful.
The more you focus on inner calm the more you sense its absence.
Good feelings aren’t a roadmap. Calm isn’t a compass.
Stress means you care.
Discomfort indicates commitment.
Anxiety says, “This matters.”
Calm is a consequence, not a goal. When stress goes up, redirect your attention.
Weakness is an asset.
Don’t wait until you have it all together to lead. You’re disqualified from leadership if you don’t have weaknesses.
Make the most of frailties.
Your struggle is your laboratory.
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Jim Collins said, “Humble leaders look in the mirror when things go wrong and out the window when things go right.”
Arrogance advantages self over others.
Competence without humility creates dangerous capability.
Humility puts strength to work for others.
Here’s how to spot the humility advantage.
The alternative to evaluation is self-deception.
In your head you’re a superstar. But the team struggles with your mediocrity. Bridge the perception gap with questions.
How are you making yourself unnecessary?
How are you making yourself accountable?
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My wife laughed at me while we were singing in church. I complained, “What? I’m singing harmony.” She said, “No, you’re not.”
The hardest person to see is yourself.
The most common blindspot: believing you don’t have them.
What if the people who hint you should change are right?
5 Leadership Blindspots…
Poking fun at death relieves the tension.
“After Wendell Phillips’s death, someone met Judge Hoar and asked him if he intended to attend the funeral. ‘No,’ answered the Judge, ‘I don’t; but I approve of it.’” NY Times 1885
A friend asked, “What two words would you love to hear at your funeral?”
I dodged the question…
