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The Power Of Thankfulness

Do you know there’s power in thankfulness? When you thank someone, you extend more than mere words. You extend a lifeline at times.

While I love writing leadership blogs for you and others to read, writing them can be a challenge. There’s a widening chasm when it comes to hearing feedback from readers. I feel like I’m in a void.

Talking to other bloggers, they feel the same way. The two-way communication between blogger and reader has declined to almost nothing. 

However, two readers recently encouraged me on the same day. They reached out about a recent article, shared their thoughts, and thanked me for my writing. 

I about jumped for joy. People are still reading what I write (I know they do because of Google Analytics but it can be lonely out here)!  Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From The Killer’s Game

A Reel Leadership Article

If you enjoy this article, you’ll love my book Reel Leadership. It’s available on Amazon.

What’s up, Reel Leaders? Welcome back to another edition of Reel Leadership. This is the time of the week when we look at a great movie and the leadership lessons it contains.

This week, our movie is The Killer’s Game. It’s a thrill ride that’s a lot of fun, especially if you like action movies.

Starring former wrestler Dave Bautista as hitman Joe Flood, it’s a story of misinformation and then revenge. Joe received a terminal diagnosis. He has Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). This disease will slowly eat away at his motor skills until he dies.

Dave Bautista in The Killer's Game. Muscular man in a leather jacket looking down the scope of a riffle.

Joe puts a hit out on himself to make things easier on himself and his newfound love, Maize (Sofia Boutella). This way, he won’t rot away and die a painful death. He can ensure his death is quick.  Read more...

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10 Leadership Quotes From James Earl Jones

As a huge movie lover, it broke my heart to hear of the passing of James Earl Jones on September 9th, 2024. Jones had been a significant fixture in the movie industry. Some of his most notable roles include:

  • The voice of Darth Vader in many Star Wars movies
  • Mufasa in The Lion King
  • The Narrator in Judge Dredd
  • Mr. Moses in The Meteor Man

And many more. You knew who it was the instant you heard James Earl Jones’s voice. And it creates instant excitement in any film.

With his passing, I want to look at some of his most memorable leadership quotes and the characters he played. His experience and legacy will be here for generations to come. Let’s celebrate the leadership insights he gave.

10 Leadership Quotes From James Earl Jones

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More Important Than Business

While business and results are important, they’re not the most important things in life. Maybe even in business.

Back in 2012, singer Fiona Apple realized this. She was booked for 12 dates in South America, but Apple postponed those tour dates because of something extremely important to her.

What was more important than touring? More important than pleasing customers? More important than making money?

Her ailing 13-year-old pitbull Janet.

Apple had rescued the pup 10 years prior in Echo Park, Los Angeles. She took in the dog, and the two quickly became best friends. Over the years, they had their good days, and then, in 2010, Janet began to show signs of a tumor. 

As Apple saw the health of her constant companion wane, she gave up what many people think is all-important: Business, customers, and making money.  Read more...

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

A Reel Leadership Article

If you enjoy this article, you’ll love my book Reel Leadership. It’s available on Amazon.

In 1988, Tim Burton released Beetlejuice. It was a hilarious horror/comedy film about a recently deceased family disgusted by a new living family moving into their home. They hire a ghoul, Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton), to scare the family away.

Almost 40 years later, Tim Burton and Michael Keaton return to the world of Beetlejuice. That same family is now in need of Beetlejuice’s help. Winona Ryder returns as Lydia Deetz, along with Catherine O’Hara as her mother, Delia. Joining the family is Jenna Ortega as Astrid Deetz, Lydia’s daughter. 

Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder as their Beetlejuice characters. Woman in a black dress and a man in a pin-striped suit

This time around in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Delia, Lydia, and Astrid return to Winter River. Delia’s husband has passed away. The trio now has to tie up loose ends on the family estate. That is until Astrid opens a portal to the other side…  Read more...