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Clarity Comes When the Water Settles
#458: Why Leaders Must Pause to Find Clarity, Wisdom, and True Proactivity
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The Simple Secret to Better Negotiations: Trust (Even When They Know You’re Building It)
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Beyond The Snapshot
#458: Avoiding the Trap of Instant Judgment
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What Happens When the Vacuum Dies? The Accountability Lesson Everyone Needs
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Moral Victories: From the Lions' Last-Second Win Over the Bears to Losing a Deal Gracefully
#455: Why "moral victories" matter more in sales than you think, and why I'm still cheering that field goal against Chicago.
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Room 143 and the Gift Card That Changed Everything
#454: Recognition: The Free Benefit That Outperforms Any Bonus”
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You can’t build a race car by committee
#453: Ford vs. Ferrari, lessons on leadership
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Don’t worry, you can do this with your left hand
#452: What I learned reading about the history of the Detroit Lions
Jan 1
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2025: Process, Not Pity: The 3 Lessons of a Challenging Year
#451: Why Process Over Outcomes, Leaving Marks, and Intentional Discipline Are Your Keys to 2026
Dec 15, 2025
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Get a bigger raise, with this million dollar wrench trick!
#450: Steal this mechanic’s mindset before you walk into your performance review
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The 5th and Final Enemy of Greatness: Why Coasting Means Going Downhill
#449: Complacency disguises surrender as a reward. Learn three tactical exercises to keep your team hungry, humble, and relentlessly focused on the next…
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November 2025
Self-Pity, The Fourth Enemy of Greatness
#448: How Nick Saban’s Process Turns “This Isn’t Fair” into “We Already Did This—Now It’s Official”
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