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Want to be your best self? Ruthlessly eliminate hurry.

I talk a lot about how to show up as your best self every day. When I’m living as my best self, I’m more patient and a better listener. I’m more open to new ideas and can find more creative solutions. I have more energy and I’m genuinely present with the people I’m with. This state of being, this presence,…

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Everything’s amazing; I’m worried about tomorrow.

Over the last few weeks, the same conversation keeps coming up with the leaders I coach. They tell me how well their businesses are doing—record first-quarter sales, overflowing demand, and maxed-out teams. They’re even considering hiring more people. Then, without missing a beat, they say, “But I think we might have to lay some folks…

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The Unexpected Power of Presence in Leadership

Walking into a meeting, my head is caught in a web of worries – we missed our sales target, I’m disappointed with the lead generation, and several projects are running behind. My irritation flares as the agenda items feel irrelevant to my immediate concerns, and soon, the meeting descends into unproductive conflict. On a different…

More Best Days

“All I want to know is where I’m going to die, so I’ll never go there.” — Charlie Munger Last week, I talked about who I was on my best days and how different that person was from me on my worst days. I want to be that best-day-Brad more often! So I looked again at…