Confronting Fear with Purpose

If you’re human, you’ve been afraid. Heck, you’ve probably even experienced the fear of something irrational, like the boogeyman or a monster under the bed. Those things aren’t real, but we experience them as though they are. I’m willing to bet that if you’re reading...

Turn Your Fear into Fuel—Why Sharing Your Story Matters

I’ve been talking about fear for more than twenty-five years—on stages, in boardrooms, and across kitchen tables with people who were searching for a way forward. The phrase “turn your fear into fuel” has been in my vocabulary for decades. But for one reason or...

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...
Turn Your Fear into Fuel—Why Sharing Your Story Matters

Turn Your Fear into Fuel—Why Sharing Your Story Matters

I’ve been talking about fear for more than twenty-five years—on stages, in boardrooms, and across kitchen tables with people who were searching for a way forward. The phrase “turn your fear into fuel” has been in my vocabulary for decades. But for one reason or...

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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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Fearless in Transition: Building Resilience in Life’s New Seasons

Fearless in Transition: Building Resilience in Life’s New Seasons

It’s that time of year again when Mother Nature reminds us how beneficial it is to let things fall away. These things will serve as fertilizer for the rebirth that will come a few months down the road. It can be scary, letting go, but if we look around us and take our...

Nothing but Fuel

Nothing but Fuel

Life has a way of throwing challenges at us, and it’s easy to let fear or doubt slow us down. But with the right mindset and a few powerful resources, you can turn those obstacles into fuel for success. In this blog, I’ll discuss how motivational quotes, mental...

Big Business Lessons You Won’t Learn in a Classroom

Big Business Lessons You Won’t Learn in a Classroom

You know, it would be a real shame if I’d come this far without picking up a few lessons along the way. Without the wisdom passed down from the incredible mentors I’ve had, I might not have made it here at all. I have been fortunate to learn from some of the best, and...

How Doubt is a Tool for Success

How Doubt is a Tool for Success

I doubt you’ll read these first few lines and think that doubt is anything good or useful. As a society, we have been taught that it’s not a positive thing. It has a negative connotation in just about every use of our language. From self-doubt to doubting others and...