Breakfast Leadership Show

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Michael discusses the importance of taking care of yourself first.  You can't serve from an empty glass!

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Gian Marco Palazio hails from Nicaragua, a country that's currently in turmoil.  However, that doesn't stop Gian Marco from experiencing enthusiasm in all that he does. Gian Marco is the author of Legacy: How Leaders Transcend the Past, Balance the Present, and Serve for Generations. Michael and Gian discussed the 6 elements that make up the word Legacy: Love Energy Grounded Abundance Connected You Gian Marco talked about his morning routine, that honors the mind, heart and body, and a focus on a micro and macro balancing of our lives. Gian Marco shared his recent challenge with burnout, and the steps he took to overcome those challenges. "When you face challenges, it's your moment to be the leader" Gian Marco's Website:  http://gmpalazio.com/Legacy book:  https://amzn.to/2C1NvNi Lifestyle Academy:  http://gmpalazio.com/legacy-lifestyle-academy/ Gian Marco on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gmpalazio/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/gmpalazio/  

Here's The Bottom Line: Using motivation as a blanket leadership tactic simply doesn't work. Motivation has limitations and does not scale in the long-term. But there's a better way. What if team members were responsible for motivating themselves and for bringing their own professional, positive, helpful best selves to work each day? John Hittler, Transformational Business Coach, outlines how to accomplish just this in his new book, The Motivation Trap, available now! By suggesting additional tools and where to employ them, John explains how to create achieving teams who find enjoyment in their work and are ready to take initiative and work more autonomously.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burnout happens when you don't address prolonged stress.  Toronto traffic is definitely a stressor (as is traffic in LA, and other cities that deal with more cars than roads)

Cash flow management is the big takeaway from this episode. *Apologies for the clicking noise; blame the Interwebbles :) CarlGould.com is where you can find out more about Carl's speaking, coaching, etc. Business Analysis Free Consultation, going through 4-phase process:  Mention the Breakfast Leadership podcast.  

Michael discusses the importance of taking a break.  If you don't take a break from time to time, you WILL break.  

Jeffrey and Michael discuss the new book The Hero Factor Jeffrey and Michael discuss how being a hero leader is a choice, and that many leaders "forget the call" of why we do what we do. Leaders go above and beyond, "because we can." Don't forget how you got here.  Take that moment to look into the mirror. Jeffrey's book:  The Hero Factor:  https://amzn.to/2LWMpHw Jeffrey's website:  https://hayzlett.com/  

Every 6 months, you should look at all of the things you're doing, and pick a task that you will stop doing in 6 months.