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The college sports team I cheer for had just completed another impressive win. The head coach was being interviewed and asked the reporter to assess the win and the team’s future.

Coach John Wooden would encourage his players to “Make each day your masterpiece.” This idea was one of the seven things Coach Wooden’s father instilled in him from a very early age.

As a leader, you set the standard of performance for your team. People are watching you all the time, and it is not easy to expect more from the people on your team or in your family than you expect from yourself.

The facilitator asked the class, what is it you want from the people on your team? As I considered his question and began to write, the facilitator interrupted my thought process by asking a question that would forever change my leadership mindset; “Don’t you want things FOR your team, not FROM your team?”

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Vulnerability in leadership is being talked about a lot these days. And in many cases, it is still viewed as something to be avoided.