Pbd's 5 moves for the week
November 22, 2021
1. Reflect

There is no such thing as stage fright. It's a made-up term to protect yourself from criticism. Fear is normal. Creating a label for giving into fear is weakness.

Your Move

If you hear your peers, friends, staff, or kids using made-up terms like stage fright, challenge them. Let them share their fear and empathize, but don't let them off the hook by rationalizing their fear through a made-up term. If you need inspiration to have the courage to sing or perform, check out what i shared with my kids and my team and watch Calum Scott sing "Diamonds" on Britain's Got Talent.

2. Stat of the week

The number one quality of a leader who is duplicatable and creates other leaders who win at a high level is....they have a way of making it look easy. When people look at you and think they can do it too, it makes them BELIEVE they can win as well.

Your Move

Make your success look easy by showing your imperfections. Be vulnerable. Show your fears and flaws. Talk about the times you sucked. Make people understand that they're not the only ones who struggle and have doubt. If you let people know all the mistakes you made along the way, they'll believe they can replicate your success.

3. Strategize

Everything you say and do needs to move people. Too many business leaders are so focused on logic and strategy that they forget the importance of emotion.

Your Move

Get out of your head and into your heart. Speak to people's dreams and/or tap into their crusade. If you've plateaued, it's likely because you're too logical and don't move people by speaking to their emotions.

4. Read

The Fourth Turning: Am American Prophecy - What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by William Strauss It's crazy that this book was written in 1997. It's equally fascinating and alarming.

Your Move

Two quotes that stood out to me are: "Where we once thought ourselves collectively strong, we now regard ourselves as individually entitled." And, "Sometime before the year 2025, America will pass through a great gate in history, commensurate with the American Revolution, Civil War, and twin emergencies of the Great Depression and World War II."

5. Perspective

America. I'm still fired up from the speech I made at my kids' school on Veterans Day about why America is the world's greatest country.

Your Move

Watch the video about the data proving America is the greatest country.

Future Looks Bright!
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