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“Ancestral math” shows twelve generations, 4,094 of your ancestors, came together from all over the world to create you… Your life isn’t the result of luck, chance or coincidence. Your life has purpose. It has value and meaning.  Regardless of your roots, your resources, or your lack thereof, there are simple and powerful steps you can take today to redesign…

You – yes, you reading this – you are a leader. You may know it and identify that way. You may consider leadership one of your strengths. On the other hand, you might consider yourself the farthest thing from a leader. But in reality, everyone has influence. No matter who you are, no matter where you serve, no matter what…

Part of my morning routine is getting up early and riding my bike. One morning recently, while riding my laps, I was listening to the Maxwell Leadership Podcast with Mark Cole and Matt Tresidder. The podcast topic was on shifting from managing people to leading people. As I rode, I began to think about my journey over the past five…

Is work-life balance even possible? It’s a question I hear repeatedly in my work with high-performance leaders. Perhaps it’s the wrong question? The reality is, there is no such thing as balance considering, if you exclude sleep, most people spend way more time at work than they do at home. I once heard balance defined as learning to live in…

I met a young employee at Toyota who told me what he loved most about his workplace. Believe it or not, he wasn’t in a white-collar position. He worked on the assembly line, but he was satisfied, nonetheless. To be honest, I was surprised. He did not fit the typical profile of a twenty-something who wants to begin a career…

What comes to mind when you hear the word “excellence?” We all have definition for what the word means, but more than likely, the image that comes to mind when we hear the word is different for everyone. For me, excellence requires more than being good at something. It is not something you do; it is something you are. It…