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Learn how to practically apply the 6 Habits of Character to your life daily. Every month hear from our team as we continue to grow into the leaders we wish we had.
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 28, 2023
- 3 min
How We Drift Away from Integrity and into Hypocrisy
Few people set their sights on being a hypocrite. Most of us believe that Integrity is important and want to see ourselves and have...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 21, 2023
- 3 min
How Leaders Build and Destroy Hope
Whichever choice we make in tough circumstances, that choice will be contagious. They will lead our teams towards despair or towards...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 14, 2023
- 3 min
Courage is the Key to Character
Without Courage, any talk of character is just theoretical. You need Courage to put those words into action. Name one good thing you have...
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Dave Anderson
- Nov 7, 2023
- 3 min
West Point’s Class of 1988 - A Rare Level of Leadership
“The Worst Class Ever!” - Former Commandant of Cadets I just spent an entire weekend with some of America’s greatest leaders. They are 4...
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Dave Anderson
- Oct 31, 2023
- 3 min
Leaders Do The Messy Things
Show me a leader without a little dirt under their fingernails, and I’ll show you a leader who is falling short. Recently, my 90 year old...
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Dave Anderson
- Oct 24, 2023
- 3 min
Sometimes Winning is a Poor Measure of Success
There are a lot of lonely “winners” out there. Narcissistic people can win. Even stupid people can win sometimes! Sometimes winning is...
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Dave Anderson
- Oct 17, 2023
- 2 min
What People Don’t Understand About Humility
Exercising Humility doesn’t mean you have less conviction. It means treating people with different convictions with respect and not as...
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Dave Anderson
- Oct 10, 2023
- 2 min
Character is Not Bestowed - It is Earned
You don’t need an MBA, JD, or PHD to become a Leader of Character. There is a crisis in leadership in our society today. That probably...
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Dave Anderson
- Oct 3, 2023
- 2 min
The Person Who Will Kill Your Meeting
Who does most of the talking in your meetings? Meetings. Some of you just had a full body shiver. Meetings are often listed as the...
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Dave Anderson
- Sep 26, 2023
- 3 min
Moral Drift - How Did I Get Here?
The first step to solving a problem is admitting you have one. In the early 2000s, I realized I was not the person I wanted to be. If you...
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Dave Anderson
- Sep 19, 2023
- 3 min
Building Relationships of Value
If we value something, we are intentional with it. I love my Yeti! My Yeti keeps my cold drinks cold and my hot drinks hot! I paid extra...
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Dave Anderson
- Sep 12, 2023
- 3 min
Three Character Traits of People Who Persist
“The smallest of steps complete the grandest of journeys.” - Kyle Carpenter Imagine if your whole life radically changed in a split...
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Dave Anderson
- Sep 5, 2023
- 4 min
Exercising Character Even When You Get Demoted
Just over a year ago, I retired from the Baltimore Police Department, where I had served as a police officer for 25 years. In reflecting...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 29, 2023
- 3 min
Strong Leaders Expose Their Weaknesses
Ironically, leaders become stronger when they share their weaknesses. Some leaders would rather eat a bug than admit to others they made...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 22, 2023
- 2 min
Integrity is a Hard Path for Leaders
When we choose the path of most resistance, we are choosing to be the type of leaders people at our work, our spouses, and our children...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 15, 2023
- 3 min
The Difference Between Winners and Losers in Life
Excuses hold many people with talent and great opportunities back, while others with fewer gifts and the deck stacked against them, move...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 8, 2023
- 3 min
Leaders - Are You a Warrior or a Worrier?
The only way a Worrier becomes a Warrior is by facing his/her fears. Some people stress out and stay put. Others face their fears and...
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Dave Anderson
- Aug 1, 2023
- 3 min
3 Steps to Take After Failure
Failure is only a pit stop. The race is still going on! So Plan A didn’t work! What are you going to do? Failure is not the end of the...
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Dave Anderson
- Jul 25, 2023
- 3 min
It Takes Guts To Be a Leader of Character
Leaders of Character make regular choices - large and small - and face their fears. Leadership if not for the wimpy. The challenges...
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