Each week, I collect the resources related to leadership, personal growth, and professional development I shared on social media the prior week, with the accompanying quotations.
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Dan Rockwell:
“Cultivating Greatness: Your Personal Growth Manifesto” (7-25-24).
“Average leaders show up as their best selves. Remarkable leaders show up as the leader they aspire to become.”
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Vanessa Burke of McKinsey interviews “Olympic gold medalist and entrepreneur Mark Tuitert about his book The Stoic Mindset: Living the Ten Principles of Stoicism“:
“Author Talks: How Stoic thinking could help you play to win”
(7-12-24).
“‘You can control your inner mindset even though the world may feel chaotic. It’s up to us to live with purpose and meaning.'”
Note: Stoicism expert Gregory Sadler gave the book a positive review while noting that it presents ten Stoic principles, not “the ten.”
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Travis Bradberry:
“12 Daily Habits of Exceptional Leaders” (8-7-24).
“For the courageous leader adversity is a welcome test. Like a blacksmith’s molding of a red-hot iron, adversity is a trial by fire that refines leaders and sharpens their game. Adversity emboldens courageous leaders and leaves them more committed to their strategic direction.”
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Skip Prichard interviews Frank Sonnenberg about his new book, BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose:
“Unleash the Power of Moral Character” (6-11-24).
“‘Success in life begins with purpose. When you achieve clarity, you’ll gain a new perspective on your life. When you find your purpose, you’ll feel good about who you are, what you stand for, and where you’re heading.'”
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Marcel Schwantes:
“3 Bad Habits That Will Keep You from Becoming a Good Leader” (8-8-24).
“Empathic leaders naturally foster strong personal relationships and think about their team members’ circumstances; they understand their people’s challenges and frustrations, and they know that those emotions are every bit as real as their own.”
