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Archive, 2023 to 2025

Before the notebook

For two years I wrote almost every day about leadership: accountability, trust, delegation, and later being a father.

In numbers

Essays
131
Words
46,505
Years
3
Series
The Daily Leader

The first year was planned around twelve monthly themes; here is the original outline.

2025

2 essays
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
JunExhaust is Thrust 🔥🚀
JulYour Voice Was Their Very First Home
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

2024

16 essays
Jan
FebDeepening Trust Through Enduring Leadership
MarNavigating Tough Conversations for GrowthThe Strength in Sharing SetbacksListening in ChaosCuriosity Unites TeamsThe Fine Art of Shutting UpYour Words Matter? Shocking.
AprKeeping Your Cool Takes PracticeProactivity or ReactivityA Call to Keep FightingThe Echoes of Missed ChancesThe Price of the Easy Path
MayLead Through the Mess and Embrace the Cleanup
JunEmpowerment Over MicromanagementListen or Lose
Jul
AugBe an Advocate
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

2023

113 essays
JanYour Leadership Vision Realization MomentAligning Your Personal Purpose With Your Leadership GoalsDescribe Your Leadership Vision in 5 WordsCore Values Driving Your VisionInspiring Others to Align with Your VisionLearning From a Visionary LeaderEvolution of Your Leadership VisionTake Action to Fulfill Your Leadership PurposeRefining Your Vision for the FutureHelping Others Discover Their Leadership PurposeVision and Purpose in Decision-MakingMaintaining Purpose During ChallengesTrust and Accountability in LeadershipOvercoming Impostor Syndrome And Keeping Your VisionEffectively Communicating Your VisionRecognizing When to Update Your VisionResponding to Challenged VisionsEnsuring Your Team is in Alignment with Your VisionCultivating a Visionary MindsetYour Desired Leadership LegacyStaying MotivatedWhat if a Leader Loses Sight of Their Vision?Balancing Short-term Goals and Long-term VisionEmpathy in Your Leadership VisionInspiring Others to Align with Your VisionThe Proudest Aspect of Your VisionGuiding with Clarity and IntentHold Yourself to a High StandardOvercoming DisconnectionStaying RelevantEverything is a Test of Your Resiliency
FebThe Art of Shaping SilenceMisplaced Trust: The Fall of a KingdomIt's a Two Way StreetTrust in the TrenchesGive Your Team What You Didn't GetHandling Broken TrustForge Unshakable BondsEarn Trust, Ignite ActionBalancing Trust and AccountabilityEarning Trust from Skeptical Team Members
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
JulInspiration Through PlanningFuture-Focused PlanningCrafting Successful Roadmaps: A StrategyYou Can't Do This AloneAre You Adaptable and Resilient?Out with the OldThe To-Do List FallacyThe Gateway to BreakthroughsHow Are You Using Your Influence?It’s Really That SimpleThe Hidden Ingredient of ProgressFrom Stumbling Blocks to Stepping StonesLeadership and the Art of AnticipationSteering Through ResistanceThe Hidden Strength of Great LeadersSustaining the Collective SparkCreating Strategies to Tackle RoadblocksBalancing Tactical and Strategic ApproachesStep Back… It’s OKKeep the DisciplineThe Unseen Battles of TeamworkUse Everyone's Time WiselyThe Yardstick of ProgressYou’re Never DoneThe Art of Balancing Now and LaterWhat Are You Comparing Against?You Need to ThinkSaying No Without Saying NoIs Good... Enough?Do You Talk to Each Other?Problems With Your Plans are Opportunities
AugYour Role and AccountabilityAnger and AccountabilityIt Starts With YouAre You Leading or Misleading Your Team?Who Do They Trust in a Time of Need?Accountability Has Its LimitsDelegation and AccountabilityFrom Red Flags to Green LightsStop Making ExcusesBut It's Not My Fault!It All Takes TimeYour View Must Change As You GrowMistakes HappenDon't Fear ItEmpower Your TeamThe Road Will Be ChallengingYour Voice MattersEveryone is AccountableFocus on the Productive ThingsYou Can't Control EverythingYou Must Own ItToday is a Good DayWhat Does Your Picture Look Like?Are You Being Honest With Yourself?Give Your Team SpaceStop Competing With Each Other
SepChange Isn't Sudden, Until It IsIf You Don't Reflect, Others WillA Paycheck is More Than Just NumbersUnsolicited Advice Could Be a Game ChangerLet it GoAll The Cool Leaders Do ItSometimes You Need to be AloneIt's Time to Pause and Reflect
OctDon't Play it SafeAre You Ready?
NovNavigating With Grace and GritNow What?What Would They Say?
DecAre You Truly Working Together?The Art of Teamwork

OctoberCreatitivty and Innovation

  1. 2Don't Play it Safe
  2. 23Are You Ready?

JulyStrategic Thinking

  1. 1Inspiration Through Planning
  2. 2Future-Focused Planning
  3. 3Crafting Successful Roadmaps: A Strategy
  4. 4You Can't Do This Alone
  5. 5Are You Adaptable and Resilient?
  6. 6Out with the Old
  7. 7The To-Do List Fallacy
  8. 8The Gateway to Breakthroughs
  9. 9How Are You Using Your Influence?
  10. 10It’s Really That Simple
  11. 11The Hidden Ingredient of Progress
  12. 12From Stumbling Blocks to Stepping Stones
  13. 13Leadership and the Art of Anticipation
  14. 14Steering Through Resistance
  15. 15The Hidden Strength of Great Leaders
  16. 16Sustaining the Collective Spark
  17. 17Creating Strategies to Tackle Roadblocks
  18. 18Balancing Tactical and Strategic Approaches
  19. 19Step Back… It’s OK
  20. 20Keep the Discipline
  21. 21The Unseen Battles of Teamwork
  22. 22Use Everyone's Time Wisely
  23. 23The Yardstick of Progress
  24. 24You’re Never Done
  25. 25The Art of Balancing Now and Later
  26. 26What Are You Comparing Against?
  27. 27You Need to Think
  28. 28Saying No Without Saying No
  29. 29Is Good... Enough?
  30. 30Do You Talk to Each Other?
  31. 31Problems With Your Plans are Opportunities

JanuaryVision and Purpose

  1. 1Your Leadership Vision Realization Moment
  2. 2Aligning Your Personal Purpose With Your Leadership Goals
  3. 3Describe Your Leadership Vision in 5 Words
  4. 4Core Values Driving Your Vision
  5. 5Inspiring Others to Align with Your Vision
  6. 6Learning From a Visionary Leader
  7. 7Evolution of Your Leadership Vision
  8. 8Take Action to Fulfill Your Leadership Purpose
  9. 9Refining Your Vision for the Future
  10. 10Helping Others Discover Their Leadership Purpose
  11. 11Vision and Purpose in Decision-Making
  12. 12Maintaining Purpose During Challenges
  13. 13Trust and Accountability in Leadership
  14. 14Overcoming Impostor Syndrome And Keeping Your Vision
  15. 15Effectively Communicating Your Vision
  16. 16Recognizing When to Update Your Vision
  17. 17Responding to Challenged Visions
  18. 18Ensuring Your Team is in Alignment with Your Vision
  19. 19Cultivating a Visionary Mindset
  20. 20Your Desired Leadership Legacy
  21. 21Staying Motivated
  22. 22What if a Leader Loses Sight of Their Vision?
  23. 23Balancing Short-term Goals and Long-term Vision
  24. 24Empathy in Your Leadership Vision
  25. 25Inspiring Others to Align with Your Vision
  26. 26The Proudest Aspect of Your Vision
  27. 27Guiding with Clarity and Intent
  28. 28Hold Yourself to a High Standard
  29. 29Overcoming Disconnection
  30. 30Staying Relevant
  31. 31Everything is a Test of Your Resiliency