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How Leaders Can Boost Productivity by Breaking Social Media Habits
When you do something over and over again, it becomes a habit. Eventually, these habits become second nature—we often don’t even realize we’re doing them. Depending on the habit, this can be good or bad. Some habits make us healthy, productive, and wealthy, while others do the opposite. For many business owners, executives, and leaders,…
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If It’s Good Enough for the Battlefield, It’s Good Enough for the Boardroom or the Kitchen Table
Leadership is critical, whether on the battlefield, in the boardroom, or at the kitchen table. In military operations, poor leadership can lead to mission failure, injury, or even death. Fortunately, the principles of successful leadership can apply to all aspects of life, including your family, career, and personal growth. Why Leadership Principles Are Universal You…
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Reflecting On the Events of September 11, 2001: If It Is Not Making the World a Better Place It Should Not Be Called the New Normal
As I reflect on the events of September 11, 2001, I’m troubled by a term thrown around so much today, “The New Normal,” a reflection of a lack of leadership and accountability in America. I was in Manhattan on business on 9/11, and as the planes hit the towers and the towers eventually fell, a…
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How Stress Can Destroy Your Health and Leadership: Effective Strategies to Combat Inflammation and Make Better Decisions
“Stress is a killer” is not cliché. It is as real a statement that can be made on so many different levels. Stress can kill your health and your leadership. Besides the obvious, your life, stress can take away, or kill many things. Stress can kill your profession, your relationships, your outlook on life, and…
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How Navy SEALs Foster Independent Thinkers, Not Robots
Do you work with a team of independent thinkers? Before a Navy SEAL Platoon deploys overseas, they undergo an intense pre-deployment workup period lasting anywhere from 12 to 24 months. This training prepares them for all aspects of warfare as a platoon, ensuring they are ready for any situation. Sometimes, this preparation leads to combat,…
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It’s Election Season: Control Your Own Space
I believe in a very basic premise of leadership and the pursuit of personal excellence; Great leaders, and extraordinary people, solve problems and have a positive influence on their environment while doing so. Many can do neither, some can do one without the other. The extraordinary do both at the same time. These people have…
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Anniversary Lessons
Being a Navy SEAL and an FBI special agent were exciting jobs that taught me many lessons of leadership and personal excellence that I now share with people around the world. There is nothing quite like a dangerous Navy SEAL operation or FBI investigation story to capture someone’s attention and bring home, with complete clarity,…
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It’s All About the Transition
I talk a lot about my time in the SEAL teams, FBI, combat situations and all the leadership lessons I’ve learned a lot, having been in the very stressful situations these professions present. But remember, I’m a yogi as well and I can hug a tree with the best of them. This past week I’ve…
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Just How Tough is Aspen?
Are “Aspen” and “toughness” synonymous? Most people would say no. As a matter of fact, I would argue the general perception of Aspen is the opposite of tough. Soft, privileged, entitled — the list of the usual Aspen descriptors can go on and on. There are articles galore written in this very newspaper beating up…
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