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    Congratulations to each of these groups!

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    REI Oklahoma - Leading Through Crisis

    Over a period of a few months, this team has invested in their growth by digging into the 11 Perspective Principles of Turning Adversity into Advantage. They dove into the deep end on these topics to serve, encourage, and grow each other through all life has thrown at them over the last couple of years.

     

    During our last session we built upon that foundation and worked on developing a vision of where they want to go using the Law of Navigation.

     

    We started by defining reality, a leader’s first responsibility. Then we began to clarify their vision of how they want to grow and perform as a team.

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    DISC Leadership - Taco Casa

    Congratulations to this amazing leadership team from Taco Casa Durant & Calera! The way they were able to take a step back and ask.. “What can I do differently to be more effective?” was so inspiring. I can’t adequately describe what it’s like to BE in the room with them week in and week out as they entered into the process of growth. Some of their biggest golden nuggets from DISC leadership were:

    • I am seeking to understand before trying to be understood.

    • I have learned to understand myself, understand others, and adapt my leadership to fit the needs of others.

    • I was able to see my leaders in a different light than what was portrayed to me.

    • I am more aware now of how others perceive me. With that awareness and with patience, I can become a visionary leader that communicates effectively.

    • The more sessions we went through, the more I understood about myself and my confidence grew in my role.

    • I viewed part of my personality style as a weakness. My big takeaway is I no longer view it as a weakness, but a strength in my leadership.

    • If you need them, you can't lead them effectively.

    • This process gave me the incentive to keep learning and to recognize that I am who God made me.

    • I take this and share it everywhere and hopefully it will help others as much as it helped me to become a better person.

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    DISC Leadership - GSCC

    The amount of joy, laughter, deep thoughts, intentional changes, and emotional depth this group had as they grew together was inspiring. I am extremely proud of this group from The Good Shepherd Community Clinic, Inc. for the way they have taken themselves on and grown as a team.

     

    Here are some of the takeaways captured from our time together:

    • I realized that each person brings different levels of personality characteristics to the table, and it is my duty to be adaptable to that individual.
    • I will continue to work on believing in myself. When I am confident, others will find it easier to believe in me as well.
    • Clearer understanding of what makes us tick or ticks us off 🙂
    • I am a square peg and that's okay.
    • I realized that too much reasoning and overthinking can be counterproductive.
    • Focusing more on understanding others than changing me.
    • I was able to let go of past hurts from people who didn’t understand me and not be angry anymore.
    • My applications throughout this process forced me to be intentional with my relationships. This resulted in a greater buy-in within my team.
    • This course has allowed me to get a better appreciation for the team as a whole by understanding their motivations and hearts behind what they do.
    • I have learned that other leadership styles can be just as effective.
    • I am less frustrated and more patient as my awareness of others has grown.
    • Able to BE WHO I AM and be okay with it versus trying to be who I am not.
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    Making Sense of Your People Puzzle - Murray State

    What a fun day of growth with this group from Murray State College as we journeyed through understanding their personalities, making sense of their people puzzle, and diving deeper into their purpose/why so that they can work more effectively as a team. Here are some of their top takeaways from the day:

    • Continue to grow in my awareness so that I can better view things from the perspectives of others.
    • No one has a wrong personality. Understanding this was a personality assessment...not a test. Never put wrong in from of person.
    • I am understanding more about myself, others, adapting, and evaluating how I should deliver something based upon how they would be able to receive it.
    • I can choose to change myself, and when I change, everything will change for me. The first change is keeping my why the most important thing.
    • My way of doing things is not the only right way of doing things. I now have the awareness that others will complete tasks differently than I would.
    • To work at adapting to other personality preferences, we have to change, not change others.
    • I am now conscientious of how others might misread me, my blind spots. I want to adapt my expectations of others and use the insights I gained during the session to build relationships with them.
    • I need to work on being unoffendable by people who have more of a task focus versus people focus.
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    Becoming a Person of Influence - GSCC

    It was a privilege to serve this team from Good Shepherd Community Clinic during our mastermind group around "Becoming a Person of Influence." I am so proud of how they took themselves on and purposefully engaged in this process of growth as they strive to live out their core values of love, respect, fight, resilience, and flexibility. Here are some of their top takeaways:

    • Now that I have identified fear as one of the main barriers of understanding others, I am overcoming it. “Fear, you will not own me”
    • I learned to see and understand others from their perspective instead of just jumping to judgement.
    • By learning to ask and gain permission before giving advice, it has strengthened my relationships and created more respect.
    • I have been empowered to stay positive and maintain a strong attitude toward the challenges I face. This growth stuff is hard, however, the outcomes are absolutely worth it.
    • I learned that I can lead authentically in my strengths and gifts.
    • Now that I have identified fear as one of the main barriers of understanding others, I am overcoming it. “Fear, you will not own me”
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    Computing Edge - Quarterly Retreat

     

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    The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - Sonic

    • The Law of Process - “Champions are not made in the ring, they are merely recognized there.” Leadership Develops Daily, Not in a Day
    • The Law of Navigation - Anyone Can Steer the Ship, but It Takes a Leader to Chart the Course
    • The Law of Addition - Leaders Add Value by Serving Others
    • The Law of Connection - Leaders Touch a Heart Before They Ask for a Hand
    • The Law of Empowerment - Only Secure Leaders Give Power to Others
    • The Law of the Big Mo - Momentum Is a Leader’s Best Friend

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    Developing the LEader Within You 2.0

    • I cannot become a great leader until I lead myself effectively.
    • Gained valuable insight on how to train new hires more effectively
    • Changed the way I see my leadership role. I learned how much of an impact I can make in the entire organization. I thought I had to be over someone to lead them which is just positional thinking not realizing that influence is leadership.
    • I am not alone in this process of growth nor the only one who needs to work on things. Being in this group has greatly encouraged me.
    • Determined priorities by organizing and structuring what is important and urgent versus just urgent.
    • Re-prioritized the team’s daily list of tasks and what a difference that can make.
    • Gained clarity, structure, and accountability around our team members' roles.
    • I learned to focus on where I am most effective (my strengths) and not on things that I am not good at so that I can hand those things off to others who are more gifted in those areas and love doing them.

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    Intentional Living

    Congratulations to this amazing mastermind group from First United Methodist Church in Ardmore on applying the principles from Intentional Living.

    Intentional Living is the deliberate decision to use your everyday life to bring about positive change in the lives of others, the relentless pursuit of a life that matters.

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    How successful poeple think - Lighthouse

    • Challenged me to grow my thinking and truly think into the outcomes I desire in all areas of my life.
    • Value everyone as a 10! This has been an amazing process of growth - I don't want it stop.
    • Attitude is the main thing, prioritize.
    • Thinking can be learned - takes effort and hard work but worth the investment as we have seen. It can be done with intentionality and reflection.
    • Build on others' ideas, refuse to be insecure, build momentum.
    • Actions speak louder that words.
    • I am a reader but this process allowed me to get so much more out of this book - great experience.
    • Listen to learn from them and value them, not just to respond or understand.
    • Grow my thinking to BE better.
    • Control your destiny or someone else will.
    • You can change the way you think every second and you can change your legacy by doing so.
    • The difference between spending my time and investing my time.

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    Mid American Steel - Leadership Series

    Congratulations Mid-American Steel! They have just finished up a monthly leadership series we have been on for almost 2 years! I learned so much from you through this journey together. Some takeaways:
    • The hardest person to lead is yourself
    • Communicate the Vision clearly
    • Great leaders, became great leaders by becoming great listeners
    • It's up to me to connect with my team first
    • It's my job as a leader to create momentum
    • Self evaluation is critical - to identify blind spots
    • Build up trust - it's the foundation for success
    • Reflection is critical to success
    • Surround yourself with people who will challenge you
    • Leadership never stops
    • Give your people the opportunity to grow and equip them with the tools necessary

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    Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You learn - 1nb

    Congratulations to this amazing group from 1NB on graduating from the course on Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn! As 1NB continues to grow each class raises the bar and this one was no different. Some of their takeaways from our time together:
    • I can't change others but I can change myself
    • You don't know how much you need this until you actually do it
    • When I change, everything else changes
    • My perspective on failures has changed - I see them as opportunities from now on
    • Opened my eyes and changed my focus to the person I am becoming
    • Who am I becoming - keeping one eye on where I am and one on where I am going
    • Helped me help myself
    • NO ONE CAN MAKE ME MAD WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!
    • I CAN LEAD UP

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    no limits!

    Congratulations to this amazing group who completed a 6 month mastermind on NO LIMITS!
     
    We worked through the capacity challenge - If you grow in your awareness, develop your abilities, and make the right choices, you can reach your capacity.
     
    "I think self-knowledge is the rarest trait in a human being" - Elizabeth Edwards.
     
    It has been an honor to serve as the facilitator of such an amazing group of leaders.

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    Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn

    Thank You Taco Casa for allowing me to be a part of your growth journey! Congratulations to each of you for growing yourselves in such significant ways through Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn. Some take aways:
    • I am a better leader and manager - better relationships with my employees
    • Learned how to solve my problems the correct way
    • Better follower of God
    • See loss in a different light and will persevere
    • Learned to exceed expectations
    • Not going to let past mistakes hold me back
    • Helped me define the leader I want to be
    • Becoming more teachable
    • I want to make the same impact on my team as you have made on me
    • Learned how to make changes for the better
    • I have found a new way to live life
    • Working on myself has been one of the hardest things I have ever done
    • Been given tools to better myself and those I lead in all areas of life
    • an endearing "THANK YOU FOR TEACHING ME I WAS WRONG" ;)
    Thank you Blake for allowing me to champion you and your team towards your vision. It has been one of the most rewarding things I have been a part of for me personally.

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    The model of human behavior

    We had a great time understanding the Model of Human Behavior. Excited to see how their team continues to grow in their effectiveness. This interactive exercise empowers them to understand themselves and others for better relationships & more effective teamwork. Some of their "Golden Nuggets" from our time together:
    •Love that I can apply this not only at work but in all areas of my life
    •Become Unoffendable
    •Understand me first then others and adapt****MYSELF****
    • Not judging and labeling but understanding
    •Always start with the people side of life and work toward task(Do life from Right to Left)
    •Loved seeing what fueled others.. Results, Fun, Peace & Harmony, Quality Answers & Being Right
    •I needed this years ago
    •Not make my kids be like me but understand who they are

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    The model of human behavior

    What a great team Southern Oklahoma Center for Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Implants. You can see we had a great time understanding the Model of Human Behavior. Excited to see how their team continues to grow in their effectiveness. This interactive exercise empowers them to understand themselves and others for better relationships & more effective teamwork. Some of their "Golden Nuggets" from our time together:
    •Love that I can apply this not only at work but in all areas of my life
    •Become Unoffendable
    •Understand me first then others and adapt****MYSELF****
    • Not judging and labeling but understanding
    •Always start with the people side of life and work toward task(Do life from Right to Left)
    •Loved seeing what fueled others.. Results, Fun, Peace&Harmony, Quality Answers & Being Right
    •I needed this years ago
    •Not make my kids be like me but understand who they are

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    developing the leader within 2.0

    Congratulations to this amazing group for Developing the Leader Within!
     
    "Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others, as what he does from day to day to lead himself"
     
    Each of you are a shining example of this. Looking forward to continuing to expand the leadership of ourselves in order to serve our wives, children and those we lead better. The way each of you dug into this material and found applications to raise your leadership lid is inspiring to me and so many others.

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    intentional living

    Congratulations to this amazing group of individuals who decided to continue their growth through the application of Intentional Living. We laughed together, cried together, learned together and will continue to grow together as we live intentionally...filling the blank pages of the greatest story ever told.

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    Good leaders ask great questions

    Congratulations! This wonderful group finished up a Mastermind Group on Good Leaders Ask Great Questions.

     

    It was an amazing growth journey, and I loved hearing the applications and impact over our 10 weeks of time together.

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    Becoming a Person of Influence - GSCC

    Congratulations to this team from The Good Shepherd Community Clinic, Inc. for taking themselves on during our mastermind group around "Becoming a Person of Influence." I am so proud of how they purposefully engaged in this process of growth as they strive to live out their core values of love, respect, fight, resilience, and flexibility.

    • This growth process was eye opening for me. Everyone in the group influenced me in their own way, and because of them, I am becoming a better person of influence.
    • I realized that we often miss the importance of influence in our daily relationships and the potential impact that we can make.
    • This process of growth bridged the gap between success and fulfillment for me.
    • I decided to test John Maxwell's suggestions and in just a short time, I realized that the old man knew what he was talking about.
    • By letting my team know I have faith in them, they shine for who they are.
    • If I have a positive attitude about people, believe the best of them, and act on my beliefs, then I can have a significant impact on their lives.
    • I grasped that I influence someone at all times.