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Ryan Holiday is right. EGO IS THE ENEMY. A leader recently pissed me off. His Texas-sized ego got in the way. Shitty leaders force false choices. 💥 This or that.💥 You or me.💥 Right or …

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Which Weapon? Which weapon would you choose in a fight? A rock or water? Guess it depends on the fight. Short-term, I’d use a rock.Long-term, I’d choose water. 🪨 A rock will cause …

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“Can you PULEEZE just vacuum the stairs?” One of Briggs’ daily chores is to vacuum the dog hair off three sets of stairs in our home. On this day, I just wanted the damn stairs vacuumed. I was …

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“The Dangerous 2” always terrified me. You are most vulnerable when things are going well. You get lulled into thinking you’re invincible. Soccer personified this idea. When we scored a goal, …

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I cried 25 years ago today. Weird thing to remember, right? Well, today marks the 25th anniversary of Tony Hawk’s legendary 900 on the half pipe at the X Games. I stood in front of the TV, …

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“Trust me. Just trust me.” A senior leader new to one of my companies kept repeating to the team, “Trust me.” Even I grew frustrated by the repetition and asked, “Are you a leader worth …

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