Poor leadership deprives those they're leading of seeing success modeled before them.  This is how leaders steal from those they are leading, and it sadly happens all too often.  How do we fix that?  That's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" Black Belt Leadership blog.  Listen, apply, and share.  

The story of how an obscure, rookie stockbroker turned 120 paperclips into $5 Million of new business in 18 months, and the lessons we can learn from that. Little habits, done daily, can yield BIG returns. (An excerpt from James Clear's book, "Atomic Habits" - a Must Read for Any Black Belt Leader!)

Yeast is a transformational catalyst for change.  What can we, as Black Belt Leaders learn from yeast that will help us become more effective at leading?  That's the topic of this week's Black Belt Leadership "MASTER Your Life" podcast.  Listen, share, and enjoy.

Another senseless act of violence, again pointing to the fact that far too many parents have abdicated their roles as the guardians of their children's innocence and moral upbringing, their obligation to prepare them for success in life, and their responsibility to be the protectors of their children's future. Here's how we change that. #beablackbeltleader #blackbeltparenting #livebyexample

Homeostasis is the process by which the brain regulates our bodies, such as temperature and respiration. It keeps our bodies in a state of being where they can function properly.

It also regulates our behaviors, and this can be problematic with our desire to learn, grow, and become a better version of ourselves.

Homeostatis fights against our desire to grow, but leaders challenge homeostasis to grow anyway.

The Law of Reciprocity is simple to understand.  The seed you sow into the lives of your Team will bring forth a harvest of like kind.  There is something hard-wired in our DNA that causes us, as people, to want to reciprocate in like manner to others.  How do leaders use the Law of Reciprocity to create a desired outcome?  That's the topic of this installment of the Black Belt Leadership "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

There is but one cure for the generational curse of poverty and lack plaguing the world.  It's a change in how people think and see themselves.  How do you do that?  That's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

What are you rewarding?  It's an essential question you must answer if you want to lead yourself and others at the highest level, and the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" leadership podcast.

Values are the moral compass that determines how we live in right relationship with those around us.  Based on this definition, we have a HUGE leadership deficit in America and around the world.  Why?  Because people no longer value people.  What's the solution to this problem?  A return to values, and that's the topic of this week's Black Belt Leadership "MASTER Your Life" installment.  Enjoy and share.

Did you know there's a GAP in your life?  It's a WHO Gap.  Leaders work to close the gap between WHO they are now and WHO they want to ultimately become.  How do they do that?  That's the topic of this week's Black Belt Leadership "MASTER Your Life" podcast.  Enjoy and share.