There are a lot of reading lists out right now... what great people read in 2024 or the best reads for starting 2025. These can help direct you to some incredible authors and information. Yet one of the most common questions Brian and I get asked is, "What should I read?" The answer is always, "It depends on what you are trying to do or what you are focused on." Reading for the sake of reading is great. However, one of our mentors, Chris Robinson, once taught that what you are reading or listening to should have a direct correlation to what you want to be learning or changing.

Because we agree that your reading should be intentional, we've decided to create suggested reading according to topics like,

• overcoming fears,
• relationship building,
• communication,
• financial health,
• team building,
• etc.

We will be sharing the list twice a month in an email. If you'd like to subscribe, https://www.leadershipharbor.com/email We promise there won't be a ton!

In your hands, you hold the seeds of failure or the potential for greatness. Your hands are capable, but they must be used for the right things, to reap the rewards you are capable of attaining. The choice is yours. Zig Ziglar

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Most people have great intentions, but without a PLAN OF ACTION, only by luck will you get there. So let's make it easier to get there in 2025!

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Looking back at the past year can help us not just rely on our most recent emotions - nor our memory - when it comes to true growth. We use 5 topics to helps us do our refelctions - some folks have questions they like to use. Here's our 5:

What Joys have occured?

What challenged us? or What problems did we face this past year?

Where did we see growth in ourselves? our business? our personal life? What did we learn?

What changes occurred or what did we choose to change? Or What things happened that will drive us to make changes next year?

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Enjoy!

Setting Goals for the upcoming year is very helpful! Whether you are creating a vision board, choosing a word of the year or setting your KPI or SMART goals is your choice. Choose the method that works best for you.

Written goals are 80% more likely to be achieved; Goals not written down have a 10% probability of being achieved.

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You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your relatives.

We have found that every family has the uncle or aunt who has some definate opinions and sharing them can create tension during the family dinners and celebration of the holidays. Maybe a little perspective, or at least a couple of great ideas to help you steer the conversation into pleasant paths and keep the ruffled feathers at bay.

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Jon gordon has done many presentations all over the globe, helping teams (mostly sports teams) learn to connect better with each other. We love his 4 C's! Brian and Kris also see the application in any setting where there is a group of people gathered or working together. With the holidays coming up, we thought we'd share some ideas to connect people with each other. This advice can work in any team setting, AND also in your family gatherings. We have even found that having this trick in your back pocket can keep the uncomfortable conversations and intense fellowship that can happen from becoming the focus of the holiday.

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They say, "An Optimist is someone who believes a small house fly is trying to get out." Brian and Kris say a Pestimist is someone who uses a fly swatter in a Camper!

So what exactly is an optimist?

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Abundance Mindset - Our attitude and the way we think about things.

What we think about determines what we see.

What we see determines what we do.

What we do determines what we get.

Let's say it with pie. If I only have 1 pie, I will protect it. If I have multiple pies, I'll think abundantly and share it. What if I only have the 1 pie? Simple. Bake more pies so you can give it away. Keep thinking the new stuff.

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