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Inside Out 2 wasn't just funny, it sparked a great conversation about navigating those tricky teenage feelings (and honestly, some adult ones too!).I was especially eager because we've been through in the past few months with my son’s mental health, social life, and growth as a young man.Is anyone else navigating the wild ride of adolescence with their teens?😓 🤣 5 stars for this summer movie!! It's definitely one we will watch again.And a bonus star for the perfect depiction of how to shift thoughts! I personally appreciated that scene. More on Inside Out 2's inspiring lessons here...

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𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭: 🎾 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫!! 🎾The stats included in Federer's commencement address shatters the illusion of perfection as the key to success. It's a liberating truth, especially for those of us striving for excellence in our own fields.Here's why:𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Dwelling on every misstep, every lost point, cripples momentum and breeds self-doubt. Federer's message is clear: 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵, 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦.It's about the continuous pursuit of improvement, not flawless execution.𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐧: 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. But champions like Federer rise above setbacks. It's the ability to stay focused and motivated that truly fuels success.𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 "𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭": Federer's 80% win rate is nothing to scoff at! It's a testament to his dedication and skill. The point is, even "almost perfect" can be phenomenal. 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬.Stephanie Harrison, in her book The New Happy, dives deeper into this concept, exploring how intrinsic motivation, like Federer's love for the game, can be the key to achieving extraordinary feats. Intrigued by the champion's growth mindset and how to unlock your own potential?Then I highly recommend you grab a copy of her book to learn how to find the joy in the journey, embrace the "almosts," and rewrite your own definition of success! Let's move beyond the myth of perfection and dominate our own games, one point at a time.#growthmindset #progressoverperfection #humanleadership

Healthy workplaces are possible.Period.The problem is when employers don't value their people or their well-being. And, to quote Jen Fisher 🦋 (Deloitte's Human Sustainability Leader), "Employers have both an ethical responsibility and incentive to create work environments that don't exacerbate mental health challenges, but actively promote psychological safety and positive wellbeing outcomes."Adam Grant's post is loud and clear.I'm curious, where do you stand on this?

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Someone recently asked me to explain how I built my business. That's a loaded question. And to be honest, it was difficult to answer. How do I summarize a decade of hustle in a few sentences?𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧—𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞!🎢So, after taking time to reflect, I thought I'd share highlights of everything I've done over the past decade to build a successful business. First and foremost, it was a whole lot of FAITH. 💪 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. You need a strong belief system to navigate the inevitable ups and downs.🛠️ DIY Spirit: I taught myself how to build my own website (and for a time, I was building others to bring in some capital), marketing materials, sales funnels, email marketing. 𝐈 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭.📱 Social media is a beast, but it's important. The key is to𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭. 🔍 SEO can be daunting, but with patience and research, I found ways to "hack" the system 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 instead of breaking the bank.I didn't know this was working until I started getting inbound leads through my website. That was a great feeling! 🧲 Growing the audience: Quiz funnels, free tipsheets – you name it, I've tried it! 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫, but finding what works for you can skyrocket your reach.📑 Content marketing is often overlooked, but through blogs, videos, and weekly newsletters, 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐬 to help my community go deeper in their personal transformation. 🎨 Thanks to YouTube and Canva, I learned to create 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 to elevate my brand and grab attention.🎙️ I launched 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞! This boosted visibility and brought incredible conversations with inspiring minds worldwide. I learned something from each and every conversation—golden nuggets.🙏 Community is everything! I've had incredible champions like Simon T. Bailey, Lauren Hodges, Ed. D., Melissa Spencer, Don Jenkins, Brian Palmer, CMM, Richard Hytner, and many others who opened doors and advocated for my work. Collaborations with businesses and entrepreneurs have also been instrumental in my growth.I would summarize it like this: 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞, 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. 😊

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Change sometimes happens in an instant... that's usually due to outside factors.But change that happens within, takes time. What a beautiful illustration, Stephanie Harrison! 💫 Thanks for the reminder.

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One of the most important skills I teach my clients is how to calm the body so your mind is clear to make good decisions.From AAU high school athletes to CEOs in boardrooms, it works for everyone.Here's the magic...𝐈𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧.👉🏽Are your thoughts racing like a hamster on a wheel? Is your body tenser than a drumhead? Without judgment here, pause and observe.𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭, 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦.👉🏽Deep breaths are your new best friend. Breathe in for 4 seconds, hold for 4, exhale for 4, hold again for 4 – picture a box, that's the pattern. Trust me, it works wonders (Navy Seal approved!)!𝐍𝐨𝐰, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.👉🏽Not a panicky "Oh no, what do I do?!" kind of question, but a helpful one: "What's one small, positive step I can take right now?"Taking one small pause can lead to *intentional* action. Which is the how you 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦instead of reacting on autopilot.You got this!#ConsciousLeadership #GrowthMindset #TrainYourBrain

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Did you know our brains are constantly changing? This is called 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲, and it's the key to unlocking greater joy, peace, and well-being. 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 offers a treasure trove of habits that, when practiced consistently, can 𝐫𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫. How does this work? Well...The more we 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 on what empowers us, the 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 those pathways become, shaping how we see the world and tackle challenges. Here are 5 powerful practices, they're some of my personal favorites! Over the past decade of rewiring my brain with healthier thoughts and habits, these have been the most effective when it comes to cultivating more happiness, peace, inner strength. Remember, rewiring your brain takes time and consistent effort. But with these positive psychology habits in your toolkit, you're well on your way to a happier, more resilient you!I'm rooting for you!! #GrowthMindset #Neuroplasticity #PositivePsychology⸺🧠 Learn how to train your brain with this mental exercise 👉🏽 Stop & Shift https://lnkd.in/eJuMKmGn

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Do you agree?If so... why is this?We often strive for flawless outcomes, but what if the key to success lies in embracing our humanity?Being human at work isn't always easy. We navigate complex emotions, juggle external pressures, and sometimes feel like we're missing the tools to truly thrive.The good news...Our imperfections are our greatest strengths! They allow us to connect authentically, learn from mistakes, and build genuine relationships.If you want to learn how to be more human at work, 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲 100% 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦. What we cover:- Rewiring a common limiting belief that holds us back.- Discover healthy communication skills to build strong relationships.- Learn to reframe feedback and approach it from a coaching perspective.- Explore strategies for managing your well-being in a demanding environment.- Uncover your Alignment, Purpose, and Impact (API) to fuel your leadership journey.- Discover how to live your leadership legacy and inspire others.𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡.Register here! 👇🏽https://lnkd.in/g-PCR5R8#leadershipdevelopment #personalgrowth #humanleadership

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