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TOL ~ Storming the castle

Jackie Brown September 28th The Open Line Honest conversations. Real presence. Leadership people want to follow. ↓ Have fun storming the castle! Such a great line from such a great movie. The Princess Bride is SO quotable, so silly, and so heartwarming. “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” “You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.” And of course: “As you wish.” But as I watch leaders working hard to get their 2026 plans approved,...
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Meaningful: Tune-up

Meaningful eMail Resources for crafting a meaningful second half Hi there Reader, Welcome to this edition of Meaningful eMail with the most recent takeaway and updates linked here at the top, and list of resources below. Grab what's helpful today, then save others for future reference. You never know when you or someone in your network could use a boost! Recent Takeaways & Updates Top Takeaways: Made To Stick Want your ideas to make an impact? The Heath brothers do a fantastic job of showing...
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TOL ~ Why proving yourself backfires

Jackie Brown August 31st The Open Line Honest conversations. Real presence. Leadership people want to follow. ↓ Swing easy. Lead strong. The golf cart came roaring from our left then disappeared into the woods on the right, looking for their lost ball. A cussing streak trailed behind them, landing on my ears, but not my dad’s. He was too busy geeking out over the wildflowers we’d just seen as we walked off the last tee box. His tee shot had landed right in the middle of the fairway. His...
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Meaningful: One Small Shift

Meaningful eMail Resources for crafting a meaningful second half Hi there Reader, Welcome to this edition of Meaningful eMail with the most recent takeaway and updates linked here at the top, and then a full article for your consideration. Grab what's helpful today, then save others for future reference. You never know when you or someone in your network could use a boost! Recent Takeaways Top Takeaways: The Inner Game of Tennis This book is soooo much more than tennis. Read or watch whether...
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TOL ~ The Labor of Leadership isn’t what you think

Jackie Brown August 31st The Open Line Honest conversations. Real presence. Leadership people want to follow. ↓ Happy Labor Day Weekend!The Labor of Leadership: why presence outlasts performance. Most people don’t know the name Matthew Maguire. He was the machinist from New Jersey who quietly organized the first Labor Day parade back in 1882. His push for a holiday honoring workers was bold, but after it passed, the nation celebrated while Maguire himself faded into the background. In fact,...
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Meaningful: birthdays

Meaningful eMail Resources for crafting a meaningful second half Hi there Reader, Welcome to this edition of Meaningful eMail with the most recent takeaway and updates linked here at the top, and then a full article for your consideration. Grab what's helpful today, then save others for future reference. You never know when you or someone in your network could use a boost! Recent Takeaways Top Takeaways: Flow Subtitled The pyschology of optimal experience, this is a fantastic book for...
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TOL ~ Not all leaders need to steal the spotlight

Jackie Brown August 17th The Open Line Honest conversations. Real presence. Leadership people want to follow. ↓ Flashy leaders get attention. The ones people follow are doing something very different. His looks stopped traffic. His dramatic head toss turned heads. His entrances demanded attention. This was no heart-throb movie star, this was one of our horses. His name was Apache - beautiful buckskin, with a coat the color of melted butter and a coal black mane and tail. He was drop dead...
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Meaningful: Fringe

Meaningful eMail Resources for crafting a meaningful second half Hi there Reader, Welcome to this edition of Meaningful eMail with the most recent takeaway and updates linked here at the top, and then a full article for your consideration. Grab what's helpful today, then save others for future reference. You never know when you or someone in your network could use a boost! Recent Takeaways & Upcoming Events Top Takeaways: Quiet Subtitled: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop...
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Meaningful: Heat

Meaningful eMail Resources for crafting a meaningful second half Hi there Reader, Welcome to this edition of Meaningful eMail with the most recent takeaway and updates linked here at the top, and then a full article for your consideration. Grab what's helpful today, then save others for future reference. You never know when you or someone in your network could use a boost! Recent Takeaways & Upcoming Events Top Takeaways: Influence Is this business classic still relevant? Are we more wary of...
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