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One of the most debilitating feelings you can have is feeling like you’re never enough.  That mindset changes everything you do.  You feel like you’re the only person that feels that way. Interestingly enough, you’re actually in the majority of how people view themselves.  On this episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll show you what’s really behind that feeling and that YOU can understand it, change it and own it!

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Every Leader wants to view themselves as a positive leader.  Survey data shows most workers do not believe that.  It’s actually human nature to lean toward being negative.  It’s easier to be negative than positive.  Add in all the distractions of the day-to-day grind, client demands and goal attainment and you start to realize something has to give.  On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll get real about the struggle to be a positive leader, the human reasons why it’s a struggle, and most importantly, how you can do just a few things to move your team forward and make you a better leader!

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Leadership Pro Tip: Everybody struggles!!!!  Yes, everyone.  We are started from somewhere and hopefully, we are all trying to be a better version of ourselves.  The good news is that you just to 5 DOGS that you feed well, exercise and take care of properly.  Stop trying to just beat or be better than others.  When you do that, the other person is the goal.  What if you really expanded yourself to be better.  That’s it….just better.  Then, repeat that process over and over again.  On the week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast we’ll explain how 5 DOGS gets you to focus on you, so you can be the best version to serve others.

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Recent data shows two things that on the surface, do not make sense.  Worker happiness is at a 30-year high, but worker disengagement is still at 70%.  How can both things be true?  Don’t confuse happiness with engagement.  Those are two separate things.  As a leader, you need to start asking yourself some questions.  No, you can’t solve everyone else’s problems or concerns.  However, you can make some serious headway if you start to acknowledge them.  On the week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we’ll explain some of these issues and some simple things you can do to move the engagement needle back in your favor.

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Ok….nothing is simple, but it’s definitely not complicated.  Leaders, the fact is, there is always a rub between what you want to accomplish and what gets in the way of accomplishing it.  We get caught up the day to day so much that taking time to really examine how your team is doing and how they get better results seems like it takes too much time.  But what if you don’t take the time?  Give yourself one hour or less, to complete this 4 “E” Exercise and you’ll start to see clearly, and pretty quickly, how you can effect change with your team and start achieving more.  Press play on this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast.  You’ll be glad you did!

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