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"You are never as good or as bad as you think you

"You are never as good or as bad as you think you are.” This was the wise advice given to me by a mentor in my earlier years of speaking. You will bore certain people and you will be too much for others. You will be too real for some and not real enough for others. You will be one person's favorite, and another person's favorite target. The reality is, if everyone likes you, you probably aren't driving meaningful change in the earth. Just keep doing you. Believe in yourself. Surround yourself with the people you admire, and who admire you. You were never meant for everyone anyway.

It’s important to emotionally process failure. F

It’s important to emotionally process failure. Failure leads to growth and change if we choose to evaluate and process how and why we failed. Too many people are practicing emotional avoidance and calling it a positive mindset. Suppressing your emotions is not the same thing as dealing with them. In fact, it’s the opposite of dealing with them, and guess what? If you don’t process the emotions of failure today, you’re going to have to process it tomorrow, or next week, or a year from now, or 20 years from now. In the mean time, you’ll have to deal with the very real physical, mental, and emotional fallout from holding onto the emotions associated with failure. Far better is it to simply allow yourself to feel what you need to feel, and deal with it now. Do you need to feel sad? Disappointed? Angry? Frustrated? Hopeless? Confused? Good! Feel it! Give yourself permission to really, really feel it. Just don’t stay there. Move on, using those emotions for something constructive, allowing them to push you to go for that run you’ve been putting off, or start that book you’ve been talking about writing for a *ahem* a few years, schedule that meeting with your boss, or launch that first podcast episode. Because that’s the thing about failure - if evaluated and accepted, it can motivate us to try again with bigger and better things! Or, you can pretend it never happened, stuff your emotions deep down, eat a tub of ice cream, and go binge-watch Netflix. Your call 🙃 #FailForward #GrowthOverGoals

Who’s on your team? TAG them below!

Who’s on your team? TAG them below!

Shout out to @storylinemultimedia & @mrchoate for

Shout out to @storylinemultimedia & @mrchoate for the new intro video for future speaking engagements! Appreciate you!

Leading well starts with following well, and the b

Leading well starts with following well, and the best leaders understand that following is a key part of their leadership journey. Many young and emerging leaders today are overexposed and underdeveloped. These leaders have stopped accepting feedback, listening, learning, reading, or praying. They have forgotten that followership is a part of leadership. We all want to make it big. To strike that record deal. To make that huge sale. To qualify for that promotion. To get picked for the NFL draft. But if you are discovered before you are developed, things probably aren’t going to go so well. Think about it like building the second story of a house before the foundation is completed. Sure, the house might look more impressive with a second story on it, but at the first gust of wind or shake of the ground, it’s going to collapse. Build the necessary foundations first, THEN add on. Don’t be in such a rush to seek out recognition that you forget to develop yourself from the ground-up, and end up in a pile of rubble!

T. Swift, thanks for the memories…❤️ Chicag

T. Swift, thanks for the memories…❤️ Chicago | Eras Tour

Leadership isn’t about having all the right word

Leadership isn’t about having all the right words. It’s about having the right attitude. Your words are what people hear. Your attitude is what they feel. You don’t have to have all the right words… just show up, serve, and stay focused on others!

APPRECIATION POST! My guy @davidnursenba just wrot

APPRECIATION POST! My guy @davidnursenba just wrote his third book and it’s a Wall Street Journal Best Seller! It’s a little bit overdue, but I couldn’t let the moment pass… this dude is the single greatest encourager I’ve ever known. He spends his life supporting, elevating, and encouraging others! David, @ashleyjmontgomery and I wanted to encourage you and remind you of the amazing impact you’ve had on this world! Keep being you, God is using your gifts in the lives of MANY! We love you and @taylorkalupa and can’t wait to watch your continued impact unfold! If you’ve ever been impacted or encouraged by David, drop a comment below to show him some love! 👇🏼❤️