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Showing People You Care #1540

by Sue Hawkes

How do we appreciate people?  With Valentine’s day being today, it’s a great question to ask.   Regardless of our manufactured holidays, most of us offer love and appreciation in the same way we’d like to receive it, which often doesn’t work.   Gary Chapman’s work, The Five Love Languages helps us do better and his work with Dr. Paul White helps…

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The Tamer of Perfection #1539

by Sue Hawkes

Excellence is always an option. Sometimes, it’s evasive and when life is overfull, excellence seems harder to reach given the time constraints.   I don’t do well doing things halfway. In fact, I have so many ideas about what’s possible and how great something can be, it becomes hard for me to settle.   I’m learning how to manage that as excellent…

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Real Practice #1538

by Sue Hawkes

“Practice makes perfect.”  Have you heard the phrase? Of course you have…and it’s wrong.  Practice makes permanent.   You need a coach, mentor, advisor, leader, or friend who will help you see what you’re repeatedly doing (often unconsciously) in order to correct the habits that are in the way of your success. It’s likely you’ve practiced them a lot.  Don’t allow…

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Confidence #1537

by Sue Hawkes

Confidence isn’t something you wait for – it’s something you build. And it’s built through action. Too many leaders hold themselves back, waiting for the perfect moment or the perfect level of preparation before they take the next step. But the truth is, no one feels fully ready for their biggest opportunities. The difference between those who move forward and…

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What’s Essential? #1536

by Sue Hawkes

When everything feels urgent, it’s easy to react instead of lead. But leadership isn’t about doing more—it’s about making better decisions. Clarity cuts through chaos, allowing you to focus on what truly matters instead of getting lost in the whirlwind of competing priorities. If you find yourself constantly putting out fires, it’s time to step back and reassess. Are you…

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Time is Life #1535 

by Sue Hawkes

“Life is a one-time offer. Use it well.” It’s an interesting process, aging, and this quote speaks to that. You can’t slow it down, it’s happening. Yet until there are life events, health events, and all the things reminding you of life’s pricelessness, many of us live as if we have time later.  When I consider life expectancy, according to…

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Ask And Begin #1534

by Sue Hawkes

Curiosity will get you further than certainty most of the time.  Am I suggesting you abandon all reason and those things you’re certain of? No. I am suggesting the only way we create connection, community, and possibility is through our relatedness. Shared knowledge, the belief that “we can do what I can’t,” and the sum of the whole is greater…

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Being Busy #1533

by Sue Hawkes

Being overwhelmed isn’t a badge of honor, yet too many leaders wear it like one. Just because you’re busy doesn’t mean you’re making progress. In fact, a packed schedule often disguises a lack of strategic focus. Productivity isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what moves the needle. Take an honest look at your calendar. How much of your time is spent…

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A Winning Recipe #1532

by Sue Hawkes

Building and scaling a business is hard work. When you have the right strategy – or “recipe” to follow, the actions you take are more like “ingredients” to enhance what’s happening.   I was asked in a recent interview “if there was a magic ‘reset’ button as it relates to starting your business, what systems would you go back and put…

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From The Inside Out #1531

by Sue Hawkes

I have a favorite tee shirt. It says, “Be YOU, they’ll adjust.”   I’ve purchased a few for important people in my life, and whenever I wear it, people comment, stop me, and ask where I got it.   I think many of us are fatigued with norms we’ve adopted which no longer fit.  One of the many gifts of our disrupted…

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