Week 26 - XLR8 The Passionate Leader

THANKS to everyone who has taken the time to follow this blog. It’s been six months and I haven’t missed a week. YEAH BABY!!! I started this blog out for two reasons:

1. To get in the discipline of writing – why? – because I often don’t demonstrate a lot of personal discipline and I had convinced myself that not only wasn’t I a very good writer, but I didn’t like to do it.

2. I had hoped that this disciplined approach to writing would provide the “habits” necessary to go from a chapter in the Wake Up Live the Life You Love – EMPOWERED book, to a full fledged book about leading a PASSIONATE LIFE.

But what I found is that # 1 was an excuse and # 2 isn’t about a habit, but whether further writing about the wonderful, often transformational, experiences we have shared together in our leadership journeys is truly my PASSION. I have actually enjoyed the experience immensely. Go figure!!!

• Zig Ziglar’s Inspiration: 365 Days A Year
• My favorite quote for the week of June 29^th – July 5^th: “Too often the opportunity knocks, but by the time you disengage the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the two locks and shut off the burglar alarms, it’s too late.” – Rita Coolidge
• As I mentioned in # 1 above, after reading, listening and viewing Wayne Dyer’s latest program Excuses Begone everything was part of my “excuse catalogue” for thinking small. So my BHAG (Big Harry Audacious Goal) is to fulfill my passion by writing the book!

• The Best Year of Your Life: Get Debbie Ford's Kit
• Week Twenty Five Assignment – Lavish Love
• I went to Elaine’s aunt’s Golden Jubilee for 50 years being a nun. She and her co-jubilarians know something about lavishing love. WOW! I am an amateur.
• Week Twenty Six Assignment – Take the Week Off
• Acknowledge all the great work you have done so far and luxuriate in your extra free time. Have fun!

• Creating a Culture of Leadership Development – A Drop for Your Bucket!!! Send an electronic drop or comment by going to the blog (click on this blog’s heading – Wake Up the Passionate Leader above) and click on the “comment” icon at the end of this week’s posting.

o I saw a “graduate” this week that I haven’t seen in some time because he worked with Elaine. He asked me why we have been hovering just below 200 subscribers for so long. I was impressed that he even knew that – he must actually read them! For that I am sending him a complimentary copy of Wake Up…Live the Life You Love – EMPOWERED, along with a sincere thanks for making my day.

o How would you answer his question? Give me some feedforward. We are all trying to “Be the Best for the World” through our leadership. We are on the same team.

To date, we have 197 subscribers. My goal is 1,000 by year end. We need your help!!! Invite a friend, colleague or sign up your team this week.

Week 25 - XLR8 The Passionate Leader

THANKS to everyone who purchased Wake Up …Live the Life You Love: Empowered at Barnes & Noble. We made it as high as #4 overall as well as #1 in the self-help category. If you haven’t already, please make sure you tell me you bought a book so I can send you your free copy.

• Zig Ziglar’s Inspiration: 365 Days A Year
• My favorite quote for the week of June 22^nd – 28^th: “Regardless of your lot in life, you can build something beautiful on it.” – Zig Ziglar
• Lesson #7 from Napoleon Hill’s Golden Rules – The Lost Writings (If you would like the Audio-tech summary PDF file – e-mail me). The Golden Rule IS the key to all achievement. This was never more evident for me until I went out on my own as a coach/consultant. Looking back on it, the Golden Rule has been fundamental to not only in making that transition but our continuing success.

• The Best Year of Your Life: Get Debbie Ford's Kit
• Week Twenty-Four Assignment – Feed Yourself
• For those that have started reading our book, I hope our stories of being empowered will inspire you to your own state of being EMPOWERED!
• Week Twenty Five Assignment – Lavish Love
• Given that Father’s Day is tomorrow (I’m writing this on Saturday since I will be busy lavishing and soaking in the love we share as a family), don’t miss the opportunity to let people know how you feel about them. Remember, we always do our best as a parent even though it may be far from perfect.

• Creating a Culture of Leadership Development – A Drop for Your Bucket!!! Send an electronic drop or comment by going to the blog (click on this blog’s heading – Wake Up the Passionate Leader above) and click on the “comment” icon at the end of this week’s posting.

o I had the opportunity to visit with some folks who have taken on a new leadership assignment. They all were very respectful of what the previous leader accomplished and they were energized by what they discovered were their opportunities to improve the results. What struck me was how easy it is to get into a routine and not be open to so many ideas that are obvious to someone who replaces us. We should all have the courage to go back and see what “low hanging fruit” was right under our noses that someone else acted upon.

To date, we have 196 subscribers. My goal is 1,000 by year end. We need your help!!! Invite a friend, colleague or sign up your team this week.

Week 24 - XLR8 The Passionate Leader

Tomorrow, Tuesday June 16^th is the date that my fellow co-authors are encouraging their family, friends, colleagues and clients to take our book Wake Up…Live the Life You Love: Empowered to the Top 100 at Barnes and Noble. To purchase your copy tomorrow, go to:

http://tinyurl.com/wakeupempowered

Make it BUY ONE GET ONE FREE! E-mail me your receipt, I will send you a free copy to pass along to a friend or loved one.

• Zig Ziglar’s Inspiration: 365 Days A Year
• My favorite quote for the week of June 15^th – 21^st: “I read myself out of poverty long before I worked myself out of poverty – Walter Anderson

1. Lesson #5 from Napoleon Hill’s Golden Rules – The Lost Writings (If you would like the Audio-tech summary PDF file – e-mail me). People who cheat to get ahead will eventually lose, and those who follow their principles will eventually succeed. This follows the law of compensation which states that what is taken away is replaced by something else. My fellow co-authors illustrate that in their stories.

• The Best Year of Your Life: Get Debbie Ford's Kit
• Week Twenty-Three Assignment - Worthiness
• For those who have articulated their Unique Ability, Personal Mission & Values, they KNOW they are worthy of their passions because they come from their soul.
• Week Twenty-Four Assignment – Feed Yourself
• Whatever we crave . . . whether its love, acknowledgment, adoration, or respect – we must learn to feed it to ourselves. When we do we are EMPOWERED!

• Creating a Culture of Leadership Development – A Drop for Your Bucket!!! Send an electronic drop or comment by going to the blog (click on this blog’s heading – Wake Up the Passionate Leader above) and click on the “comment” icon at the end of this week’s posting.

o While we must empower ourselves, we can gather ideas from how others have been empowered. Ask them how you could seek validation, love, success, acknowledgment, respect or intimacy. Get ideas for actions you could take using what Marshall Goldsmith calls feedforward (we call it XLR8Forward). Watch this four-minute video that explains it. Feedforward

To date, we have 195 subscribers. My goal is 1,000 by year end. We need your help!!! Invite a friend, colleague or sign up your team this week.

Save the Date - June 16th; Buy One Get One Free

I need your help. I am a co-author in the latest book of the Wake Up…Live the Life You Love - best selling series that features over 40 co-authors who are top professionals from all around the world, and we are taking this book to the Top 100 at the Barnes and Noble Web site on Tuesday, June 16.

I'm writing to encourage you to order a copy of the new book, Wake Up…Live the Life You Love: Empowered on this date. This book is the perfect gift. It is inspirational, motivational and full of advice for anyone wishing to be empowered in today’s world.

So, please get ready and remember to order your copy of the book on Tuesday, June 16. To purchase your copy, go to:

http://tinyurl.com/wakeupempowered

If you e-mail me your receipt, I will send you a free copy to pass along to a friend or loved one.

Thank you in advance for your help. It is much appreciated.

With much gratitude,

Tom Brady

Week 23 - XLR8 The Passionate Leader

“This is truly a significant life marker” ~ A world-class organization with a world-class culture sent their high potential leaders and they gave each other a world-class experience! Twelve individuals clarified and focused their pathway to JOY (G + L + F). Elaine and I are proud to be a part of witnessing these role models and leaders of the future. They are not afraid to say – “What’s the coach’s job … to love us; what’s our job … to love each other.” To understand what we mean, click on this ESPN Real Sports segment Joe Ehrmann's Real Sports Segment

• Zig Ziglar’s Inspiration: 365 Days A Year
• My favorite quote for the week of June 8^th – 14^th: “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” – Woodrow Wilson

1. Lesson #5 from Napoleon Hill’s Golden Rules – The Lost Writings (If you would like the Audio-tech summary PDF file – e-mail me). Your personality is shaped by environment and habit. The people with whom you associate every day constitute the most important and most influential part of your environment. You should select friends who are aligned with your passions and whose mental attitude inspires you to determination, enthusiasm and ambition.

• The Best Year of Your Life: Get Debbie Ford's Kit
• Week Twenty-Two Assignment – Make Powerful Requests
• During Leadership Week, participants clarified what they Really, Really, Really, Really … Want!!!
• Week Twenty-Three Assignment - Worthiness
• Our feelings of worthiness dictate how much love, success, abundance, fun and pleasure we’ll allow ourselves to achieve. It doesn’t come solely from what we do but from who we are. We reinforce our worthiness when we ask people to provide “Unique Ability” data ~ part of our inner guidance system articulated at Leadership Week.

• Creating a Culture of Leadership Development – A Drop for Your Bucket!!! Send an electronic drop or comment by going to the blog (click on this blog’s heading – Wake Up the Passionate Leader above) and click on the “comment” icon at the end of this week’s posting.

o Great new Ken Blanchard Book – Helping People Win at Work – “Don’t Mark My Paper, Help Me Get an A”. I’ll let the 12 participants tell you if we got an “A” last week based on these intentions:

1. To create a learning community

2. To create a team

3. To improve your coaching and leadership abilities

4. To unleash dormant forces

To date, we have 192 subscribers. My goal is 1,000 by year end. We need your help!!! Invite a friend, colleague or sign up your team this week.