You made it through the week. Barely or smashingly?

It's November.
Notice what is happening in your mind-brain-body connection and adjust accordingly. Even a small action is a significant change. (What will it be?)

(Also, engage in a wise double-click on the word 'balance'. Is that even the word you really want to keep using?)

Lead yourself well, especially if this is a bleak November for a multitude of reasons.

Do you what you can. As you can.
Right foot. Left foot. Breathe.
Right foot. Left foot. Breathe.

Lead yourself well.

As leaders we never stop learning, do we?
We never stop developing our own growth and awareness.
We never stop being human.

Count it an unpretentious honour, a humble privilege and a meek blessing to influence others around you, by first influencing your own development and growth.

Notice and Name.
Lead yourself well.

Leadership Recommendations from LR:

1. Give 100% eye contact (when culturally appropriate to do so) and *see* your people. Say their names.
2. Possess insatiable curiosity and suspend the judgements.
3. Be proactive.
4. Be open to learning.
5. Get comfortable with offering a genuine " I"m sorry'.
6. Don't say 'my door is open' if it isn't.
7. Create and maintain a consistent CEO time for yourself.
8. Commit to life-long learning and personal development.
9. Prioritize your family relationships.
10. Remember to phone your mom.
11. Do the work to 'manage your  mind'.
12. Drop perfectionism and workaholism like a hot potato, every single day.
13. Maintain enoughness in sufficient sleep, bmovement, and hydration.
14. Dance as often as you can. If you don't prefer dancing, then laugh as often as you can.
15. Befriend grief.
16. Blend grit and grace with every goal, standard and aspiration.
17. Develop a small group of trusted others.
18. Show up prepared and on time.

Spoiler alert: personal leadership growth is a life-long commitment to meaningful work with a life that works.

Lead yourself well.

I believe that all people matter.

I believe that all people have a right to experience the context and environment to life safely and experience human dignity.

I believe that all people need to face, and will face, tough conversations and gut-wrenching circumstances that require long seasons of grit and grace by others, and by themselves.

I believe that actualizing core values and meaningful purpose are what provides satisfaction of a life well lived.

I believe that the right people at the right time are MUCH better together.

I believe that sound, safe, successful, sustainable leadership is the ever-expanding personal capacity to guide, inspire and invite others to a mutually beneficial mission, while fostering a positive and values-based environment for all.

I believe that leadership is more than a title, status, position or designation. I believe it is a result of personal integrity, of acting and interacting with others that generously integrates the betterment of all participants.

Here's how leadership evolves in cultural and individual transformation - by leading one's self well.

Yes, it begins within you.
Notice. Name. Choose.

Lead yourself well.