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Love this post about intentionality, community, and the need for other people in your life (I'm paraphrasing). Especially the line, "Your talent gets you started. But trust is what takes you to the next level." This is why Winsight Masterminds exists. To help business owners thrive at work and home by being in authentic, growth-minded community and conversations with others.

Oh man, this is SO good. Definitely not perfect at this but striving to give my children experiences AND to do it with them. Thanks for the post Amy and Jeff Staheli!

"We believe (the lie) that stress, anxiety, and burnout are the tax on the results we want to get" This gold nugget came up in a conversation yesterday when Andrew Hartman and I connected for the first time (thanks 🇨🇦 Thom Van Dycke! for the intro). In our short time talking I got to hear Andrew's heart behind Time Boss and how it was created out of his personal experience in pushing so hard that it was manifesting itself physically in him. I wish I had a giant post and a clever hook about how this points to something else substantial, but right now I don't. This post is just to put eyes on Andrew. So if you don't know him, or know about him go check him out! Oh, and 🇨🇦 Thom is pretty great too. :)

Losing my voice for the last 4 days has been a gift in a way I couldn’t have imagined. (Though it makes running a coaching and mastermind business VERY difficult 😅) While leading masterminds is my vocation, my role is dad to four (almost 5) incredible little boys and husband to a wonderful woman. While I do everything I can to be friendly and helpful to those around me my shadow side is that I can be quick to speak, slow to listen, and occasionally harsh…especially to my kids. Funny enough though, when you can’t talk and there aren’t any words, all you can do is listen and reflect. One of the things I’ve become aware of in the last few days is how often I want to jump in. How often I want to respond to a ‘parenting opportunity’ with quick words. How often, unfortunately, that my first response can be more elevated than it needs to be. And it’s been humbling. And the gift has been that I’m seeing ways that I can continue to grow and be a better father. How to be slow to speak, slow to anger, and quick to understand. To be the adult that my children so desperately need. It’s been cute that because I can only whisper, my youngest sons are whispering back to me. A great reminder to me as a parent to be a ‘thermostat’ and set the temperature in the room rather than a ‘thermometer’ and rise to the temperature being set. My wife joked that I’m like Zechariah in the Bible story where he couldn’t speak from questioning that Elizabeth was pregnant. And who knows? Maybe? All I know is that I’m taking this time to be aware, reflect, and see I have a growth opportunity where I didn’t see it before. And I’m grateful for it. I’m also grateful for zoom chats and being an above-average typer. 😅

The fact that Starbucks baristas are protesting their dress code (and not just saying “OK”) is mind blowing to me. 🤯 I was a partner for about 3 years before and after college, and the tan/black/white dress code was just what we did. We had SO much flexibility with it, and that was the color palate we had to use because it was synonymous with the brand and company we worked for. For anyone in food service or restraunts the uniform is something that sets apart the person behind the counter versus the person in front of it. Not as a “better than you” but as a “I’m here intentionally and can give you the service that you’re hoping for”. It may not be what’s said, but it’s part of what is communicated. I was surprised the first time I went to Starbucks one day and saw someone wearing a band t shirt and jean shorts. All I could think was, “What a shame. The brand must not care about excellence in what they do and trying to stand out from the crowd”. It’s counter to the narrative now, but way to go Starbucks for taking a step back towards your roots. As a previous barista and coffee master for the company, I support you!

Self-awareness in a peer group (mastermind) is VITAL to a groups success. One of biggest frustrations I see in groups is when someone in the meeting spends more time talking than they do listening. Talking isn't bad. But spending 10 minutes talking about the problem robs the group of being able to help. I remind members early and often to be curious with one another. But I also say "All of us is smarter than one of us". Often before a call we ask for context of a question / problem with the caveat of "Give us 20-30 seconds of what's going on and what you'd like to walk away with after the discussion". After that we jump into discussion. That's because the GOLD comes from the questions we ask one another and the discussion that follows. Why? Because more times than not, the REAL problem being discussed isn't what was initially shared, but is buried beneath it. And when the group takes time to be curious and dig deeper some really neat stuff can happen. A tip for you if you're in a peer group / small group / mastermind...be ready to know what you need help with, ask your question plainly, then be quiet and let others talk. That's when you'll get to experience the true power of a mastermind group. --- Hey, I'm Brian, and I lead business mastermind groups. We have a free 6-week mastermind cohort that will start on May 6th from 11:00am-12:00pm CT. If you're a business owner, looking for community, who is hungry to make movement, and humble enough to give and receive feedback - you're who we're looking for. Message me if you'd like to know more and join us! (There's also a link in the chat to schedule a quick call). #masterminds #selfawareness #community #humility 📸 credit to Levi Lindsay 💭 for the picture!

"Based on what you know about me, design my dream office." On a Winsight community success call today Alyssa Burlingame brought up this prompt and asked if we had tried it yet. I answered no, then quickly copy and pasted it into ChatGPT. I know there are ENDLESS possibilities and business use-cases for such a powerful AI tool - but man is this cool. Also I love that it put a (sort of) Patrick Lencioni quote on the all for me. ALL of my coaching and business looks through the lens of organizational health, so it was appropriate! Bonus points! 😅