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The formula for authentic, approachable leadership is simple: Heart Over Handbook, Soul Over Script. That means you need to be CONSISTENT. Because consistency is far better than rare moments of greatness. That means you need to maintain INTEGRITY. Because people are listening to the sound of your actions. That means you need to articulate your BOUNDARIES. Because if you don’t set healthy boundaries for yourself, people will set them…

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Today we’re going to continue exploring practices to help you become known as the most approachable person in your organization. (If you haven’t read Part 1 and Part 2, knock yourself out.) So, whether you’re an office professional, middle manager, C-level executive or part of the overnight cleaning crew, executing these strategies will accomplish three goals: (1) Boost the net worth of your human capital (2) Attract MORE attention,…

Have you ever stared at yourself in the mirror, half-naked, for ninety minutes straight? It’s painful. Not physically. But emotionally and spiritually? MAN. It hurts like hell. That’s why I love practicing yoga: There’s no escape. No leaving the room. No averting your gaze. No shutting your eyes. Just a forced confrontation with your physical truth – scars, stretch marks, badonkadonks and all. And I think that’s part of…

1. Be due at the page. Go to your rendezvous point every day, sit down and write. Enter the gentle fire, scrape down to your bones and immediately start dancing across the page. Crank the valve of your inner wellsprings and currents, sit with your search and start mining some nuggets. Search for dazzling visions of pure truth, then spill them onto the page. Look for what is strong…

Everyone has peeps. No, not those cute little marshmallow birds you buy on Easter and stick in the microwave until they explode. I’m talking about your PEOPLE. Employees. Clients. Guests. Fans. Readers. Listeners. Viewers. Attendees. Colleagues. Members. Congregants. Friends. Students. Hell, even your own kids. You know, your peeps. Your constituency. Those you serve on a daily basis. And when it comes to your interactions with these people, there’s…

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“Nobody ever comes up to me…” “Nobody ever asks me any questions…” “What’s WRONG with these people…?” POSSIBLE ANSWER: Nothing. Maybe it’s YOU. Maybe the reason nobody ever asks you any questions is because you’re NOT perceived as an Askable Person. Whoa. There’s a counterintuitive thought. Being Askable. Huh. SO, HERE’S THE SECRET: Forget about “getting” people to ask questions. Instead, identify and embody the attributes of Askable People,…

1. Bathtubbing. That means writing and writing and writing until you get something good. Letting the shanks, the crap, the not-so-good material come out first and swirl into the drain. This allows you to release it without committing to keeping it. Eventually, once you’ve found your rhythm – the groove and the tempo of your creative nature – and once you stop pumping out cold water and start releasing…

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