From Elite Performance to Everyday Life: 3 Simple Strategies to Manage Stress This Month … and Beyond!!
April is Stress Awareness Month—a perfect time to pause and reflect on how we handle the pressures of daily life. As someone who has spent years studying (and living) how elite performers prepare for high-stakes moments, I’ve learned that the stress-coping strategies they use under extreme pressure can help all of us better manage everyday […]
How will YOU use your leadership power?
When I first got into the SEALs, there were a lot of senior officers and enlisted leaders who tried to change me into a more vocal and “in your face” type of leader because they didn’t like my more reserved, stoic way of doing business. They were always quick to point out that SEALs and […]
“THANK YOU”
On Veterans Day, I typically have a lot of family and friends text/email or personally tell me “Thank You” for my 31+ years of military service. And, I’ve always felt awkward when they do that, because I don’t quite know how I should respond back to them……if at all. I’m extremely appreciative that they remember […]
RETAINING LEADERSHIP HUMILITY: Being a Good Leader Doesn’t Require Being a Bad Person.
In our book The Leadership Killer: Reclaiming Humility in an Age of Arrogance”, my co-author Bill Treasurer and I identify “hubris” (aka….HUGE self-ego) as the single most lethal leadership flaw of all leaders, at any level, in any organization. Our goal in writing the book was to help those in charge recognize the signs that […]