2/12/2026 PAIN IS A PRICE TO PAY FOR NEXT LEVEL EPISODE 1740One of the saddest things I see in society is the number of people suffering from their own comfort. Gary Brecka says “Aging is the relentless pursuit of comfort.” I coach leaders, trainers, speakers and many other coaches who are baffled by this human…
2/11/2026 DID MEDIA MAKE MUSH OF MINDS AND MENTAL ABILITY?EPISODE 1739Mind numbing activity literally effectuates the process it describes and prescribes. Whether binge watching a favorite program on your streaming device or doom scrolling on your favorite platform with your mobile device, the result is both measurable and predictable. The resistance to cease the escapism and…
2/10/2026 BOLO - LOST DOG POSTERS AND DATING SHARE A POWERFUL LEADERSHIP HACKEPISODE 1738Here’s a truth no one can deny: if you don’t know what you’re looking for, finding it is significantly more complicated. Lost your dog but don’t know what he looks like? Good luck. Can’t decide the type of person you want to date? It’s…
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2/9/2026 YOU SHOULD LEARN SOMETHING NEW FROM AN OLD BOOKEPISODE 1737 In case you haven’t heard, each new iteration of artificial intelligence seems to suffer from more hallucinations. Ironically, the faster and more data inundated it gets, the more errors, omissions and gaslighting we humans experience. Funny thing to me is this - whilst some of the…
2/5/2026 ONE SURE FIRED WAY TO GUARANTEE OBSTACLES ARISEEPISODE 1736It seems to me the universe is aware of leaders who rock the boat. Murphy’s law catches a ton of blame. “Something bad is going to happen at the least opportune time.”If my theory is accurate, the one sure fired way to insure obstacle arise is…
2/4/2026 I STAND CORRECTEDEPISODE 1735One of the hardest things to do in leadership is to admit fault. Acknowledging mistakes, errors, bad judgment leading to wrong decisions seems like weakness and defeat. A leader must be strong. Others must be willing to accept responsibility for negative outcomes. Leaders need to maintain their air of superiority. Your coming…
2/3/2026 THE HARDEST LEADER TO COACH BRUSHES MY TEETHEPISODE 1734Coaching a team of people can be difficult. It’s more difficult to coach a team of people when the leader of that team is not coachable. Perhaps they have it all figured out. Perhaps they are unwilling to be lead by new ideas, new feelings, new beliefs.…
2/2/2026 WHEN LEADERS GET IN OVER THEIR HEADEPISODE 1733Too often leaders fail because they do not realize they are drifting into the deep end. Generally speaking these are leaders young in age. However, it can happen to leaders new to an industry, a role or a process. Changes in policies internally or laws externally can…
1/30/26 A GREAT COACH KNOWS HOW TO DISCOVER AND DISPEL DISTRACTIONSEPISODE 1732 “Delays, detours and disappointments become distractions from our vision of the future, robbing us of hope, passions and ambition. A great coach knows how to discover these distractions and plan a better strategy to get you motivated you with a balance of mercy and…