Published May 2017
We all want somebody to tell us what to do. To succeed, what do I need to do?
Well, I’m here to tell you it’s also important to know what not to do: Never take advice from someone more screwed up than you.
You need to surround yourself and listen to people that lift you up. People that have achieved success and can help you move forward.
It is so easy to find the naysayers and the doubters. If your goals and dreams don’t make some of your friends laugh at you, then you don’t have big enough goals and dreams.
You need to dream big, think big and plan big―and listen to the people who build you up and move you forward.
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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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