Who’s on your sideline? I love a good cheer. One of my favorite sporting events is when Dallas Stars fans shout STARS while playing the national anthem at home games. My friends who are Texas Aggies will list all of the brainwashing cheers they learned
It’s that time of year as the holiday season rolls into town and our calendars fill up with events that require us to socialize with strangers. The idea of networking and engaging in small talk may make many of us cringe, especially extroverted introverts like
“Do your best” may not be the best advice. If you’ve followed the Compete Every Day brand for longer than five years, you’ll remember we used to say, “Always Do Your Best.” We believed that was the right mentality at that time. We tried convincing
There are always going to be people in our office and our lives that are just a pain in the butt. What often happens is that we start to develop an immediate reaction to those people. We walk into situations with those people ready to
I feel like a lot of us have so much on our plate. It’s like we keep going through the buffet of life adding more and more to our plate. Then we sit down and realize the number of things that we have in front
Leadership can be frustrating. It can be aggravating to manage people because we aren’t perfect and the people that we work with aren’t perfect. How do we handle situations when people mess up or fall short of an expectation? When learning to lead and manage
Today I want to talk about the idea of “other people’s opportunities” in the context of leadership. If you want to be a leader, first ask yourself these questions: Am I only looking out for myself? Is my focus solely on me? Leadership is the
As leaders, you have to understand that in every interaction and every opportunity, you’ve got to lead with value. This came up because I get pitches all the time from people who want to be on the podcast, want a promotional post on social media,
Every leader wants to know how to get better buy-in. How to get people more motivated. I get it! It’s hard motivating people. One of my early frustrations when starting Compete Every Day was not understanding why people weren’t as passionate about the business as
Recently, I was working with one of my coaching clients and one of his managers was struggling with always giving advice. Anytime a team member would come to him with a question like, “How do I handle this situation?” or “I don’t know what to
Do we know why we’re doing what we’re doing? One thing leaders need to communicate the most and often gets missed is the “why” – the reason, the purpose, or the bigger picture. Our schedules are full and priority lists long, putting us into a
I recently found out that one of my dear friends is having a hell of a ride battling cancer. And around the same time, I got an email about another friend whose husband has needed multiple surgeries and kid might need a kidney transplant. This
What if the key to having an edge in your career had less to do with your natural talent levels and more about daily choices you had full power to make? It can be. In fact, most of us have the agency to carve out
Leadership is more than just a title. It’s an opportunity. It’s an opportunity to make an impact by bringing out the best in others and helping to equip them with knowledge and empower them with confidence. It has little to do with your job title
Becoming our best requires building a faster feedback system. The more consistent we are providing our teams with effective feedback, the more opportunities we create for them to improve. One thing that I didn’t always enjoy, but I see as a crucial part of high
“To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom.” – Socrates Great athletes watch film after games to review what they did well & where they have room to improve. It’s by watching film, making notes, & then applying that new knowledge that they’re able to
You can’t ride the rollercoaster through peaks & valleys if you want to be consistent. I get it. Emotions can be overwhelming. They can fire us up and they can fill us with dread. But understanding our ability to influence and impact others starts
“Your body language is a billboard for your #mentaltoughness & maturity.” Julie Fournier What is your body telling other people about you when things go your way – and especially when they don’t? Here’s an important reminder about changing your default response into your
