“𝗜’𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝘁… 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝘆.” That’s what I used to tell myself. Let me finish this tour. Let me hit that next milestone. Let me make it to 30 years of service. Then I’ll start the coaching business. Then I’ll do what I 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 feel called to do. But here’s the trap: There’s always a…

Want your team to admit when something goes wrong? Start by showing them it’s safe. In my first week as commanding officer, I made a call I shouldn’t have. It wasn’t a crisis, but I owned it. In front of the whole team. Why? I wanted a culture where people felt safe to admit mistakes.…

You can follow the accepted path and still feel ‘off.’ For a long time, I did what most high performers do. • I took the next step. • Then the next one. • And the one after that. Because that’s what success looks like, right? Keep advancing. Keep achieving. But eventually, I had to pause…

You already know humility isn’t weakness. It’s a mark of a grounded, self-aware leader. And it’s necessary to create trusting, innovative teams. It signals self-awareness and the fact that you couldn’t possibly have every answer. And that’s what makes you open. • Open to other perspectives • Open to seeing something you hadn’t before •…

The leaders I respected most didn’t force it. They just seemed…natural. Not natural like “natural born leaders.” Natural because they were clear. • Clear on who they were • Clear on what mattered • Clear on their purpose I’ve also seen the opposite. Leaders who seemed to be copy-pasting something from a book. Saying the…

Want to learn something faster and more effectively? Learn in public! I think of learning much differently these days. The old way: Lectures Homework Exams and quizzes The new way is a cycle you can enter from any point: Experience Reflect on lessons Connect new lessons with old Incorporate learning into your next experience Repeat.…

You’re a leader. You have a great team yet feel isolated. Even when you’re surrounded by teammates or have a supportive boss… The responsibility is still 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. The tough calls? 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. That weight can be isolating. I’ve felt it too. One of the best things I ever did? I joined a group of leaders who…

It can be lonely at the top… If you let it be. I get it. You’re the leader and you: Feel like you’re supposed to have the answers Don’t want to let your teammates down Want support outside the daily grind You used to be in the trenches talking about how “they” always mess everything…