Posts by: awhitmire

Points of Leverage– COVID-19 Edition

C-lever Points of Leverage (POL) has been on hiatus since last August when many things changed for me, inside and out. POL is being reactivated with the intention of supporting you during these chaotic times. Advice I'm paying attention to -  From Verne Harnish:  Assign Someone In Your Company to Track Aid – $2 Trillion US Economic Rescue Package passed the Senate – and other countries are sponsoring similar rescue packages.  Assign someone in your company the accountability to gather, track, and help employees and companies get all the aid to which you’re entitled.   Create Covid-19 Expense Line –…
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Points of Leverage: 7th Edition

The intention of C-lever Points of Leverage is to support you in your own development and growth as a leader and a human by sharing my journey of the same.  I hope you find it useful.   What I’m excited about– Camp Maverick – I didn’t go to camp as a kid.  It wasn’t in the consideration set. As a result, I generally don’t like to camp and find being around lots of people for longer than a few hours, more than a little challenging.  And when I learned that a couple of people I know and love had a…
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Points of Leverage: 6th Edition

The intention of C-lever Points of Leverage is to support you in your own development and growth as a leader and a human by sharing my journey of the same.  I hope you find it useful.   What I’m consuming –  Lululemon – Men’s Pants- My husband has become the master of looking sharp while being extremely comfortable.   Now that he’s not going into an office every day, his daily activities vary a lot ,so his wardrobe needs to serve double duty.  He wears these pants when he wants to both be comfortable and look great.   He’ll pair them with…
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Points of Leverage: 5th Edition

The intention of C-lever Points of Leverage is to support you in your own development and growth as a leader and a human by sharing my journey of the same.  I hope you find it useful.   What I’m trying –  Hyperice Sphere – Vibrating Therapy Ball -  I started working out with a new trainer recently and I think he was trying to figure out my baseline or something.  After a first workout that included a grueling series of pull ups, chin ups (assisted, of course), sled pushes and pulls, tire flips and TRX pikes, I was toasty, achy and…
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Points of Leverage: 4th Edition

The intention of C-lever Points of Leverage is to support you in your own development and growth as a leader and a human by sharing my journey of the same.  I hope you find it useful. What I’m trying – The Math Behind Successful Relationships -  Of the myriad of topics that can burden the mind of the entrepreneur, their marriage and their relationship with their spouse/partner is among the most common.  How we attend to and acknowledge our spouse makes an enormous difference in the quality of our relationship.   The good news is that if we honor the golden…
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Points of Leverage: 3rd Edition

The intention of C-lever Points of Leverage is to support you in your growth and development as a leader and a human by sharing my own journey. What I’m learning – Eco-leadership – I’ve been studying various forms of leadership for quite a while, but I’d never heard of Eco-leadership until recently when preparing for my interview of Dr. Simon Western.  Eco-leadership is an exciting concept (that little is written about and frankly, I’m still trying to figure out) that focuses on the idea of distributing leadership and decision-making throughout an organization. It’s a more organic and nimble form of leadership…
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Points of Leverage: 2nd Edition

My intention with C-lever Points of Leverage is to support you in your own development and walk along side you by sharing my own journey.  As I begin to peel back the motivation underneath so much of what I do, I find that it comes down to a desire to know, understand and be aware of myself. What I’m learning – Power of Awareness  - Six months ago, I applied for a 2 year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP) led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.  (I got in and it just started!).  One of the pre-requisites for the…
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Points of Leverage: 1st Edition

I’m launching C-lever – Points of Leverage (POL) specifically for you, my coaching clients.  My intention for POL is to provide you with information, resources and inspiration to help “you do you” even better and more joyfully.  Bi-weekly, I’ll be sharing with you my journey as a fellow entrepreneur, coach and human and what I’m finding fun, helpful and inspiring. What I’m reading – Fearless  - The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown– by Eric Blehm  - Thank you Jon Wilkenfeld for this recommendation, inspired by our dinner/workshop on Fear.  I’m encouraged and…
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Gradually, Then Suddenly

Most entrepreneurs know there is no such thing as work/life balance.   Work is an integral part of life, not separate from it.  So why do so many of us talk about feeling out of balance?    Answer: We prioritize work disproportionately over the non-work/rest of our life.  And we work in ways that are not sustainable.   We put bounds on almost every aspect of our life, except work.   We don’t bring our families to work, but we’ll be heads down in our email during our annual family reunion.  We don’t stop in the middle of a work project to…
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Why Would Anyone Great Want to Work For You?

Bob had a look of shock in his eyes, one I hadn’t seen in the 18 months we’d been working together.  Bob owns a thriving landscaping business and he wanted to get my thoughts about adding someone to his office staff.  I asked several questions before serving up the one that triggered the look.  “Why would anyone great want your crappy little job?”(Did I say that out loud? I cringed after I said it.)   Bob was making the mistake that virtually every hiring manager makes: viewing his employment opportunity from only his perspective.   Bob had scoped the job narrowly…
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