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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,...
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...
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Message of Hope
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Master the Art of Delegation in 3 Steps
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What to Do When You Fail
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How to Build Self-Control
You are a reservoir of powerful resources. Your direction, focus and energy are constantly…
4 Ways to Quiet the Emotional Enemies in Your Mind
I have a recurring nightmare that has plagued me since my days at Georgia...
4 Ways to Say No to Negativity
Here’s the truth: Human beings are naturally negative. When you’re...
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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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Highly Effective Habits of Great Leaders
I’ll be the first to tell you that leading others is no easy task. It requires a unique set of skills, characteristics, and habits that separate great leaders from the rest. Visionary thinking, empathy and compassion, resilience in the face of adversity, and effective...
6 Southern Expressions With Hidden Leadership Lessons
Growing up as a boy on the dirt roads of Georgia, I was surrounded by the colorful characters of this place—my grandma with her warm biscuits and tales of old, the friendly faces at the gas station who could talk your ear off given a chance, and the never-ending...
8 Fictional Quotes That Inspire Real Leadership
Take a moment to imagine: You’re sippin’ sweet tea on the porch, a gentle breeze rustling the pages of a worn book. As the sun sets, you embark on an adventure alongside characters who might be figments of someone’s imagination, but they sure do teach some real-life...
Leadership Growth: Nurturing Your True Potential (Part 1 of 2)
Each spring, I take time to look around the farm and see how things are starting to come back to life. Some things will have died off completely and need to be replanted, while others will have gone dormant during the winter months, but will be ready to bud again as...