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There are a lot of reading lists out right now... what great people read in 2024 or the best reads for starting 2025.  These can help direct you to some incredible authors and information.  Yet one of the most common questions Brian and I get asked is, "What should I read?"  The answer is always, "It depends on what you are trying to do or what you are focused on."  Reading for the sake of reading...

Most people have great intentions, but without a PLAN OF ACTION, only by luck will you get there.  So let's make it easier to get there in 2025! Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to  questions@leadershipharbor.com Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidenc...

Looking back at the past year can help us not just rely on our most recent emotions - nor our memory - when it comes to true growth.    We use 5 topics to helps us do our refelctions - some folks have questions they like to use.  Here's our 5: What Joys have occured? What challenged us?  or What problems did we face this past year? Where did we see growth in ourselves? our business? our personal l...

Setting Goals for the upcoming year is very helpful! Whether you are creating a vision board, choosing a word of the year or setting your KPI or SMART goals is your choice. Choose the method that works best for you. Written goals are 80% more likely to be achieved; Goals not written down have a 10% probability of being achieved. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any fut...

You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your relatives. We have found that every family has the uncle or aunt who has some definate opinions and sharing them can create tension during the family dinners and celebration of the holidays.  Maybe a little perspective, or at least a couple of great ideas to help you steer the conversation into pleasant paths and keep the ruffled feathers at b...

Jon gordon has done many presentations all over the globe, helping teams (mostly sports teams) learn to connect better with each other.  We love his 4 C's!  Brian and Kris also see the application in any setting where there is a group of people gathered or working together.  With the holidays coming up, we thought we'd share some ideas to connect people with each other.  This advice can work in an...

They say, "An Optimist is someone who believes a small house fly is trying to get out."  Brian and Kris say a Pestimist is someone who uses a fly swatter in a Camper! So what exactly is an optimist?   Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to questions@leadershipharbor.com Leadership Harbor LLC em...

Abundance Mindset - Our attitude and the way we think about things. What we think about determines what we see.  What we see determines what we do. What we do determines what we get. Let's say it with pie. If I only have 1 pie, I will protect it. If I have multiple pies, I'll think abundantly and share it.  What if I only have the 1 pie?  Simple.  Bake more pies so you can give it away. Keep think...

What if the conflicts in your present that came from your past are preparing you for your future? There is a conflict inside before there is a conflict on the outside. You have to solve the inside conflict before you can solve the outside conflict. And in order to do that, you have to be curious.  Hmmmmm .... Here's another thought ... Laughter is a tangible evidence of hope.  Micheal Jr is a comd...

We recently had an opportunity to hear Chante Lowe - 4 time Olympic champion - talk about her mindset.  To be a successful high jumper, you have to keep raising the bar.  This is the same thing you must do to become a better leader, parent, employee, employer, etc.  You begin by first leading yourself.  The real question is, "How?" Have a listen to learn the how... Come out on the Dock and enjoy t...

We don't know about you, but both Brian & Kris want more courage to fail.  We want to go further faster , and we've learned that's where courage comes in handy! By failing, we  find what is actually possible for me/us/you.  So where does a person find that kind of courage?  Have a listen to this episode and find out! Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics o...

Getting more ..... Relationships, clients, profits.... Whatever we want more of .... What's going to help us along the way?  Are your goals getting in the way? Profits are important to you and your company, but that can't be the goal... Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to  questions@leadersh...

Who you are comes before what you do. So, leadership is "being" before "doing." Simon Sinek says, " Leadership is not about being in charge, it is about taking care of the people in our charge." Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to  questions@leadershipharbor.com Leadership Harbor LLC empower...

Kris & Brian let you in on a secret - 6 conversation topics to grow with others.  It will change your world! Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to  questions@leadershipharbor.com Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more a...

Know what you want - average, good, true quality.  We can take short cuts or go the easy way, but that doesn't always get us what we really want.  Leadership and Food are similiar that way.   Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to  questions@leadershipharbor.com Leadership Harbor LLC empowers p...

Often times we want to change a habit to get a certain outcome. So we focus more on the outcome than we do the behaviors that will change the habit.  What if we focus on WHAT we want to achieve?  How would that make a habit change easier or harder?  What if we focused on WHO we want to become rather than what we want to achieve? Brian & Kris discuss habit changes they want to make based on the met...

"The instant you accept responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you acquire the power to change it." Ed Mylett ​ Taking responsibility  - especially if you are a perfectionist or don't want to make others unhappy with you - is hard.  How do we move beyond that desire to CYA and step into the world of responsibility?  This episode will discuss how we have to take responsibility and...

When we aren't accomplishing what we "want" or we just can't seem to take the next step or just feel plain ol' stuck.... Why? What is the reason/justification that it is the task/idea/goal is not completed?  What is within your control? What is truly outside of your control? What should you be adapting to that you can control? Is the reason you have not adapted to a new situation yet? Is the reaso...

What's your desired outcome? Win-Win Win-Lose Lose-Win Lose-Lose Here's a hint to our suggested choice: "You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help other people get what they want." Zig Ziglar

Multiplication - To add growth, lead followers - To multiply, lead leaders.  It's great when you've built up your leadership and created influence.  Does your team make decisions or turn to you to make all decisions?  Are they feeling valued and purposeful or like they are "just employees doing your bidding"? The real question is, are you wanting to use your influence leading followers or leaders?...

"The instant you accept responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you acquire the power to change it." Ed Mylett How our Home Remodel helped us prioritize and stay in control of the uncontollable life of remodeling. It is a great analogy for everyday leadership. In control vs Out of Control Control what you can control through prioritization in 4 areas: 1.Functoin; 2-Decison; 3-Comm...

Question - Failing while trying or by not trying - Which one concerns you the most?   "Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." John Wooden  The advantages to embracing failure are many.... Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to questions@leadershipharbor.com Leadership Harbor LLC...

"When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower." Alexander Den Heijer   How does this apply to leading a team of people?  Make sure your people are being fed and growing personally and professionally.  Growing them for their sake is just as important - and maybe more - than growing them for the business.  Here's a few reasons why... Come out on the Dock and...

Assessments shouldn't be a one and done.  They can provide so much more to an employer - and an employee!   If you are only using the information to help you as the employer, you are missing a huge opportunity. Personal growth of your employees makes them better employees - more productive and creative (problem solvers). Use the assessments to help employees to better understand themselves and gro...

Leaders never get to the point that they don't need to prioritize.  Jump in as Kris & Brian discuss how an unanticipated kitchen remodel has required the 3 R's and a first things first focus. Only a clear picture of who you are and where you want to go can help you prioritize what you need to do. We all make choices. Clarity of vision creates clarity of priorities. John C Maxwell Come out on the D...