INSIGHTS FOR GROWTH

Growth requires seeing what's uncomfortable. We want growth without discomfort. Progress without challenge. Change without letting go. But growth requires seeing what's uncomfortable. The patterns that aren't serving you. The habits you've outgrown. The feedback you've been avoiding. This week we've explored awareness, blind spots, feedback, and honesty. They all lead here: growth. Not growth that happens to you. Growth you choose. What's one uncomfortable truth you're re

Feedback shouldn't feel personal. But it does. Even when it's delivered thoughtfully. Even when you asked for it. Even when you know, intellectually, that it's meant to help. Something in you tightens. Your mind starts composing a defense before the other person finishes their sentence. You smile and nod while internally dismissing what you're hearing. This isn't weakness. It's biology.

Every leader has a blind spot. The question isn't whether you have one. It's whether you know what yours is. Here's the uncomfortable truth: the higher you rise, the less honest feedback you receive. People filter what they tell you. They soften the edges. They tell you what they think you want to hear — or what feels safe to say. Meanwhile, your blind spots are shaping your reputation and your results. Every day. Whether you see them or not.

Blind spots. We all have them. The patterns we repeat without realizing. The impact we have without intending.

Awareness. This is where all meaningful change begins. Not motivation. Not strategy. Not effort. Awareness.

From Insight to Action: The Step Most Leaders Skip. Clarity is powerful. But it's not enough.

Consistency. We overvalue intensity and undervalue consistency. The dramatic all-nighter gets celebrated. The quiet daily discipline goes unnoticed.

January is full of goal-setting. Vision boards. Strategic plans. Long lists of everything we want to accomplish. But here is what I have learned from working with hundreds of leaders: the ones who achieve the most do not have longer lists. They have shorter ones.

Reset. The first Monday of the new year. For many, today feels like the real beginning.

The Leadership Skill Nobody Talks About: Knowing When to Let Go

We celebrate leaders who move fast. Who decide quickly. Who never stop. But the best leaders I have worked with share a different quality: they know when to pause.

24 Character Strengths: Forgiveness

24 Character Strengths: Prudence

24 Character Strengths: Humility

24 Character Strengths: Self-Regulation

24 Character Strengths: Teamwork

24 Character Strengths: Leadership

24 Character Strengths: Fairness

24 Character Strengths: Gratitude

24 Character Strengths: Awe