It’s the frustrating plateau where you find yourself asking, “I’m doing the work. Why am I not seeing the results?”

Your principles, values, leadership philosophy, vision statements, all of it is very important - but how you handle conflict will ultimately define your leadership effectiveness.

If we want to experience peaceful being and purposeful doing we need to get comfortable with living differently than those around us. Get comfortable with being yourself.

Whether you’re highly regarded or “Clueless Joe”, the standard doesn’t change for the performer’s mind. 

Everyone else gets to watch. You have to perform. 

What gives energy to your efforts?

Why the best performers don’t compete to prove themselves.

We have more “hustle” than ever, but less meaningful progress

We have more “connection”, but in the midst of a loneliness epidemic

We have more "achievement" but everything feels “empty”, devoid of meaning

Perhaps the beginning of transformational leadership is to develop the confidence to know who you’re not. Then you are free to move about who you truly are.

Many of us are operating from a biased paradigm that suggests we would rather be miserable than considered a quitter. 

Your commitments say more about you than your goals do.