But there is one more thing

Apple live event 2018 — Tim had big shoes to fill. Still does.

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But there is one more thing.

Show, don’t tell.

Use story to “show” what you are telling.

Facts and theories stick better when revealed through story.

i can tell you our son is a risk taker, or i can share with you, one more thing…

Writing this morning from Towson, Maryland in a Sheraton Hotel room adjacent to Goucher College. The reality of “nothing is guaranteed” was hyper-real yesterday as we attended the admissions info session and walked through campus on the student-led tour, for the fourth time in two years.

High School seniors across the United States are well-advised to apply to four to six colleges. At the very least, if you are deadset on one college, have a suitable second-choice as a backup.

Makes perfect sense.

Except…

Chapin has no backup.

He is applying for only one school, Goucher.

As parents, we are not insisting, as we probably should, that he have a backup plan, “just in case”.

A common inspirational saying for being fully committed is “burn the ships“, attributed to the 16th-century Spanish explorer, Hernan Cortes.

He may not get accepted into Goucher.

He may be faced with an opportunity in his future that will require him to be all in.

No matter what, the lesson he learns from his current approach will serve him well.

But only because he is all in now.

No theory.

No what-if.

Only all in.

Here’s to the crazy ones.

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Should we prepare for battle?

Glacier National Park — How do we lead ourselves and others over tough terrain?

Should we prepare for battle?

What battle?

The battle to win the hearts of your employees.

Your mission is extraordinary for your customers.

In your recent town hall, you observed frontline employees actively disengaged and even some eye-rolling as the leadership team spoke.

Now here’s the question that everyone wants to ace, but you might feel like you are falling short.

“Do your leaders deliver your customer mission to your employees?”

The degree to which a leader demonstrates genuine care is the degree to which those employees pass that genuine care onto their customers.

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Three critical questions to put up or shut up

Orlando Innovation Keynote Speaker — Write it down. Publish it even.

What attitude do you want to live with?

Why do you want live with that attitude?

What are you prepared to do to live like that?

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It’s easy to make decisions

It’s easy to make decisions when you know what your values are. – Roy Disney

You don’t need more time, you just need to decide.

Easy to say.

Hard to embrace.

Why?

Deciding is difficult because decisions come with responsibility. It’s better and easier to not decide, our lizard brain says.

Responsibility can make us look like a hero if we handle it well (like physical health).

Responsibility can make us look like a hypocrite if we handle it poorly (again, like physical health).

So, oftentimes, it’s easier and better to not decide.

How to not decide?

Ask for more time.

If you have more time, you can move away from the decision.

Maybe someone else will make it for you.

Maybe it won’t need to be made at all.

Yeah, like what are the odds of our health becoming nothing to defend.

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To teach is to learn twice

Glacier Red Bus Tours — The Red Bus Tours are a signature way to see Glacier National Park for the first time.

i’ve been writing these blogs for nearly a decade, and one of the best things that’s ever happened (besides getting to read them) is the opportunity i have to dwell in truth all day, every day.

To reflect, to act, and to hope.

This is power food for personal and organizational leadership.

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