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From Doubt to Drive: How Great Leaders Take Action in Uncertain Times
No matter how prepared you think you are, the unknown will always find a way to slip into the equation. It’s inevitable. The true mark of a leader isn’t the ability to avoid uncertainty and fear—it’s the ability to confront it, adapt to it, and use it as a springboard...
15 Years Later: Reflecting on Primerica’s IPO and Turning Fear Into Fuel
A Monumental Day to Celebrate Today marks the 15th anniversary of Primerica’s IPO—a day that will forever be etched in my memory. April 1, 2010, was not just a milestone for the company but a testament to resilience, perseverance, and the power of pushing through...
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Overcoming Your Fear Through Focused Action
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The Keys To Motivation: A Guide to Success
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Highly Effective Habits of Great Leaders
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6 Southern Expressions With Hidden Leadership Lessons
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“The scarcest resource in the world is not oil, it’s leadership.”
As Co-CEO of the largest independent financal services company in North America, John Addison’s skill as a leader was tested and honed daily. He retired in 2015 after taking the company and it’s people to massive heights. He’s just not done helping people get to the top. Today, he’s at the helm of Addison Leadership Group, INC working daily to mentor and educate new leaders.
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The Silent Impact of Fear in Leadership
If you’ve been a leader—in any capacity—whether it’s in a business or sports setting, at home with children, or in your group of friends, you have probably encountered the ankle-biting doubt demon known as fear. Are you enough? Can you get the job done? Will you make...
The Gumption Trap
If you have ever started a project with full confidence and inspiration, only to be left empty of both within a short while, you have experienced what I call a “gumption trap”. These traps halt progress, seize forward momentum, plant seeds of doubt and destruction,...
Looking Inward to Look Ahead
As 2024 winds down, I’ve got two things on my mind. First, I’m reflecting on some end-of-year leadership insights. There are many opportunities to see where I got it right and could applaud myself, but there are also ample opportunities to see where I got it wrong and...
Reframing Fear to Live a Full Life
If you’ve been keeping up with my blog recently, you have figured out that I’ve been talking a lot about fear. The entire theme of my upcoming book is how to take your fear and make it work for you. That isn’t an easy topic to broach. In fact, I’ve written a whole...