FieldNotes
Our daily Field Notes email is just the kind of jumpstart you need. A fast read. Maybe less than a minute. Because sometimes it just takes one insight to change the trajectory of the day.
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Success Isn’t Always Measured by Results
Success in life is an impressive feat. We all want to be successful. As we judge our success, it is essential to reflect on where success truly lies. Is it in the result? Or in the struggle?
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The One Word Lens Into Anyone’s Character
People who have integrity and good values apply standards to just about everything they do.
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Here’s a Coin You Should Toss
Sometimes an opportunity is so good it shouldn’t be missed.
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The Attitude Choice the Best Leaders Make Each Day
Do you know a truly negative leader? So negative that if you should suggest they take a course on fostering a positive attitude, they’d shoot it down in seconds?
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Are You a Bottleneck Maker, or Breaker?
You know this kind of leader. Always complaining that everyone needs their time. So many requests for face-to-face meetings. Continually pestered to weigh in on a vast array of matters. Life is so hard for this leader!
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You Have to Set Yourself on Fire
How do other people recognize your true passion?
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Do You Run Toward Opportunity?
As it turns out, your life is full of lotteries. Minus the lotto balls. Life’s lotteries come in the shape of opportunities.
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Every Action Should Have Purpose
Brando, Garland, De Niro, Stritch, Taylor and Sheen all learned a singular, powerful idea from one woman: Stella Adler. An exceptional actress. A woman unusually full of mischief and mystery. And, of course, a legendary acting teacher.
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The Tricky Truth About Power in Relationships
“You can’t own someone, but someone can own you,” Truman Capote wisely pointed out. The power dynamic in relationships is tricky. And often counter-intuitive.
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How the Pandemic Negated Negative Leadership
An insecure leader I know berates his people and expresses his emotions like a freight train about to derail. The team suffers from the barrage. This leader is smart. Charming at times. Not afraid to be candid. But things turn dark when he’s not satisfied.