Be a Black Belt Leader

Why do we seem to never finish what we start? We procrastinate, make excuses, or simply walk away from seeing things through to completion. There are three fears that are often at the root. Here's what they are and how to overcome them.

Our comfort zone is comfortable, so why do we need to leave it. It's in that uncomfortable place we don't want to go where growth happens. It's how we expand what's possible and rise to our full potential as we learn to become a Black Belt MASTER of who we are and what we do.

A ladder is nothing but a tool - just an instrument to use in order to arrive at some destination. What is the "Lesson of the Ladder" and how does it lead to more success? It's an important life lesson for high school and college graduates, and for everyone else as well.

Grass cannot reproduce weeds any more than an apple tree can reproduce oranges. The same is true for leadership. We reproduce after our own kind. We are sowing the seeds of leadership in the lives of those who are following. What does that look like when it germinates and grows? That's the topic of this week's Be a Black Belt Leader Podcast.

Who said it was okay to stop measuring progress, rewarding results, and keeping score, and what can we do about it? That's the topic of this week's "Be a Black Belt Leader" podcast.

A leadership lesson from Star Trek reminds us the greatest enemy to our success often lurks within ourselves. How do you learn to recognize and defeat the Enemy Within? That's the topic of this week's leadership conversation.

When the names we call ourselves cast blame, insult, ridicule, or humiliation on ourselves, we close the door to our future success. This is how you change the conversation you're having with yourself.

You can't more forward in life if you're constantly focused on what's behind you. Here's how you let go of the past and stop missing out on life.

Why is it SO easy to point the finger at others than accept personal responsibility for our actions? It's roots go all the way back to the Biblical account of creation, and it continues to stifle the growth and limit the opportunities of people around the globe. Here's how you stop doing this?

Your greatest return as a Black Belt Leader comes from continually improving yourself in the areas of your giftedness, your greatest strength. Do you know if you're playing to your strengths or your weaknesses? That's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" Black Belt Leadership podcast.

Your job is where you earn an income. Your calling is where you cultivate an outcome. Do you want an income or an outcome? That's the topic of this week's leadership insight. *|URL|* #incomeoroutcome #beablackbeltleader #success #significance #passion #calling

The height of the mountains you will summit in life is predicated on the amount of time you've put in training, preparing, and getting ready. Are you prepared to summit your Mt. Everest? A poignant leadership lesson from veteran climber, Allison Levine, in this Black Belt Leadership "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

Your words speak. So do your actions. If you want to be an effective, respected leader, your saying and your doing must be congruent. How you perform on the stage of life is the topic of this week's MASTER Your Life Video Podcast.

If you want to continue to become a better version of YOU every single day, this is how you stay in the Growth Zone. A simple, but highly effective growth hack.

If we choose to settle for STATUS QUO, that's all we'll ever get. We've killed our opportunity to learn, accomplish, and become more. How do you answer the question, "Of all the things I could be doing...?" I help you answer that well in this installment of Black Belt Leadership's "MASTER Your Life" Video Podcast.

High-performance teams and individuals are seen as "the best of the best", and people seek them out for that reason. I learned a lot about preparation and performance, and that's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" Video Podcast.

Living a life of gratitude has incredible benefits. Why don't we do more of this? That's the discussion in this week's Master Your Life podcast from Black Belt Leadership.

What if Dick Grayson had been raised by the Penguin rather than Bruce Wayne? How would his life have been different? Who mentors you matters, and that's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

Armani is growing, but he's not yet growing up. There's a lesson in that for all of us. Growing is easy. Growing up demands more. Are you growing up, or simply growing? There's a LOT to learn from our new puppy we can apply to being a better Black Belt Leader and that's the topic of conversation this week.

A life lesson on leading through adversity as taught by "Armani", a 12-week old Catahoula that has real-life leadership applications.

Is what matters to you moving you forward, or keeping you going in circles riding the roller coaster of life? Life can be a roller coaster, full of twists and turns, that keeps bringing us back to the same place over and over again. What's the answer? How do we get off the roller coaster so we can start moving forward and live our lives ON purpose, FOR a purpose? That's the topic of this week's "MASTER Your Life" podcast.

Success doesn't happen by accident. It's an intentional act of doing certain things to stand out, be recognized, and be seen. Branding is an integral part of that process. Here are some tips to help you become a Black Belt in Branding You and Your Business.

Your best excuse is your worst excuse. Why? Because it sounds good, and you believe it to be true. When you stop making excuses, you start accepting responsibility. This is Step One to becoming a better version of YOU.

Every day, we get to choose whether we will be a victim of the circumstances of life...or whether we will rise victorious over those same circumstances and not allow them to define us.

We all face giants in our lives. Challenges, obstacles, and difficulties that seek to hold us back from accomplishing what we were put on this earth to do. You can conquer these giants in your lives...and here's how to do it.