#13: Intentional Contribution - 6 Principles to Give, Serve, and Find Fulfillment

As long as we live a life focused on ourselves, we will never be truly fulfilled.  It is counter intuitive, but the more we give of ourselves, the more we get.  As we seek to live a more intentional live, living a life that matters and contributes to the world and others is fundamental.   On this episode, Cal shares his own story of service, some anecdotal and empirical examples of service leading to a more fulfilled life, and some key principles to shifting our focus from ourselves to other people.   Life is short, let's make it count!

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As long as we live a life focused on ourselves, we will never be truly fulfilled.  It is counter intuitive, but the more we give of ourselves, the more we get. 

As we seek to live a more intentional live, living a life that matters and contributes to the world and others is fundamental.  

On this episode, Cal shares his own story of service, some anecdotal and empirical examples of service leading to a more fulfilled life, and some key principles to shifting our focus from ourselves to other people.  

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#12: The Gift of Failure - 4 Principles to Use Failures as Stepping Stones to Success

We all fail; we all fail often; and we all will continue to fail for the rest of our life.  Yet, many of us tip toe through life trying to avoid failure at all costs.  On this episode, Cal offers 4 principles to maintaining a healthy view of failure and using the gift of failure to propel us forward towards achieving success and maximizing our potential.

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We all fail; we all fail often; and we all will continue to fail for the rest of our life.  Yet, many of us tip toe through life trying to avoid failure at all costs. 

On this episode, Cal offers 4 principles to maintaining a healthy view of failure and using the gift of failure to propel us forward towards achieving success and maximizing our potential.

1. Focus on success instead of "not failing"

2. View failure as a gift

3. Separate your failures from your identity

4. Keep going -- you may be right on the other side of a breakthrough!

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#11: The Power of Self-Belief - 3 Principles to Maintain a Healthy Identify and Maximize Potential

The mind is a powerful thing.  To accomplish something, we have to first believe it can be done.   To maintain a healthy self-identity, we have to be careful about the words we tell ourselves and the people we allow to speak into our life.   On this episode, Cal discusses the power of self-belief and provides 3 key principles to maintaining a healthy self-identity.   Who do you say that you are?

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The mind is a powerful thing.  To accomplish something, we have to first believe it can be done.  

To maintain a healthy self-identity, we have to be careful about the words we tell ourselves and the people we allow to speak into our life.  

On this episode, Cal discusses the power of self-belief and provides 3 key principles to maintaining a healthy self-identity.  

Who do you say that you are?

Who do you believe that you can become?

The answers to these two questions is critical to us maximizing our potential!

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#10: Good Intentions Are Not Enough - 2 Keys to Living an Intentional Life

If we want to reach our full potential and make a significant contribution to the world, we have to move beyond good intentions and begin to live intentionally.   On this episode, Cal explores two keys to intentional living:  1. Making a life mission; and 2.

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If we want to reach our full potential and make a significant contribution to the world, we have to move beyond good intentions and begin to live intentionally.  

On this episode, Cal explores two keys to intentional living: 

1. Making a life mission; and

2. Developing a plan for personal growth.  

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#9: Principles of Courageous Leadership (Part 2)

On this episode, Cal continues a two-part discussion on the importance of courageous leadership.  Cal builds on the leadership principles discussed in Episode 8 by sharing three principles of courageous leadership: 1.  Courageous leadership intentionally confront current reality, even when it's ugly; 2.  Courageous leaders confront their own blind spots; and 3.  Courageous leaders set clear expectations and provide honest feedback.   Our leadership and influence with either shrink or grow in direct proportion to the amount of courage we choose to have.

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On this episode, Cal continues a two-part discussion on the importance of courageous leadership.  Cal builds on the leadership principles discussed in Episode 8 by sharing three principles of courageous leadership:

1.  Courageous leadership intentionally confront current reality, even when it's ugly;

2.  Courageous leaders confront their own blind spots; and

3.  Courageous leaders set clear expectations and provide honest feedback.  

Our leadership and influence with either shrink or grow in direct proportion to the amount of courage we choose to have.

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