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Helping leaders motivate their people to a
higher level of performance through strong human relations,

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team building, and goal of jeving. This is the seven Minute Leadership

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Podcast with your host Paul fella Aldo. Hello everyone, and welcome to the

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Seven Minute Leadership Podcast, Episode one
eighty four. And I've been looking forward

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to this episode for a while now
because I did an episode on preparedness a

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few months back, and one of
my work colleagues said that I should do

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an episode on this bag that I
carry for work, and I thought,

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yeah, that might be a cool
idea. So in a world of everyday

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Carrie or EDC as they call it, this is what I have in my

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leadership situation might be a little extreme
indifferent from a regular nine to five or

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but you and steal what I'm about
to share with you and customize and tailor

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this to you and your leadership situation. So, as an EMS chief and

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emergency management coordinator that has to have
go bags and be mobile at the snap

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of a finger, this is what
I have to take the office with me

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at all times into the field.
I call it my command kit. So

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to start, I have a police
officer patrol bag that I got from Amazon

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and I keep this in my office
or in my car. It's a great

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bag, and you can scale this
concept back and you can do a backpack

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or a computer bag. But if
you're looking for a good size bag,

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this front seat police officer patrol bag
is the way to go because it's big

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and it has tons of storage and
so in that I have as stock with

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the following items to use, so
notebook or notepad, and I have all

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sizes of them. I have a
couple vanilla folders, pens and pencils,

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business cards or I just recently bought
that new dot card that's out, so

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I think that's pretty neat to kind
of replace paper business cards. I have

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a physical personal planning calendar that I
can spread out so that multiple people can

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see it at the same time.
Portable charger in a power bank, a

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laptop, and an iPad, USB
flash drive or an external hard drive.

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Obviously my cell phone. I have
headphones for the cell phone, a portable

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Wi Fi hotspot device, the always
popular and incredibly useful breath mints or gum

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hand sanitizer, pocket first aid kit. I have an extra set of charging

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cables for the phone, for the
laptop, for the iPad, a portable

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wireless mouse, reusable water bottle.
I always have a little snacks like energy

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bars or those little costco packs of
like trail mix, wallet or business card

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holder, and travel size toiletries because
you never know, like when you're working

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long hours, just being able to
go brush your teeth and freshen up a

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little bit is a great feeling.
Always have reading materials, books, articles,

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magazines, industry types of journals.
Also, noise canceling headphones are incredibly

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important for me, because sometimes you
just need to tune out all the ambient

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noise around you so you can really
focus. Also in the bag sunglasses,

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portable umbrella or like one of those
little Walmart ponchos that you get for a

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dollar, tissues and handkerchiefs. A
small tool kit with essentials like a little

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screwdriver, a little pair of pliers
and a tape measure can come in handy.

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Also some sort of a multi tool
like a leatherman or a Swiss army

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knife. Portable bluetooth speaker for presentations
or impromptu meetings, as well as a

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portable projector for delivering presentations on the
ghost. Sometimes you might need to throw

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something up on a white wall.
Just so that a lot of people can

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see it. So that's very beneficial
too. Also an emergency contact card.

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It's like a list. It's a
laminated card with important phone numbers. In

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case my cell phone gets lost,
stolen, or anything like that, you

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can pull that out and just point
to a phone number, sticky notes post

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it's obviously, and highlighter markers,
a business card, and a document scanner

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app on my phone is one of
the most used apps that I just can't

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stop talking about. I use it
literally every single day. Spare pair of

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reading glasses or contact lenses, whatever
you wear, power adapters and cables for

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various devices, Portable bluetooth keyboard for
easier typing on mobile devices when you're in

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the field or when you're in your
car. Foldable or a portable stand for

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your smartphone or your tablet. Is
handy, and so it is like a

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handheld label maker for organizing those Manila
envelopes that I have, not Manilla envelopes,

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the Manila folders that I carry with
me, or any sorts of other

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types of items. One of the
other most useful things that I carry with

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me is a mini whiteboard and markers
because I always do impromptu brainstorming sessions on

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the go, cable ties, velcro
straps for cable management on the go,

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mini stapler and extra staples, and
again you can like they sell these kits

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if you just go to like Walmart, they sell these little mini office kits

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that has like the paper clips and
many stapler and many scissors. They're invaluable.

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I also carry a USB drive with
important documents or presentations that are preloaded

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in case you're somewhere and you don't
have good connection in the cloud just isn't

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available for you, as well as
emergency cash or spare change. I do

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carry a little compact mirror with me. You know. I know a lot

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of women would use that obviously,
you know, for makeup and you know

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stuff like that. I use it
honestly for whenever I get done eating,

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just to make sure I don't have
a big hunk of food stuck in a

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tub. Or something like that.
Portable handheld fan or like one of those

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little mini desk fans or neck fans
that they also sell at Walmart. Any

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sort of reference material industry specific to
you that you can look at and always

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have handy if you need to reference
something. A smart watch or some kind

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of a fitness tracker. Whenever you're
out in the way from your home base,

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it's good to track your steps.
And if you're doing any sort of

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a workout, stress relief tools,
you know, like a stress ball or

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what were those things a few years
ago, those little fidget spinners. Any

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of those little stress relief tools I
think are incredibly valuable. And this last

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one I think is incredibly important.
And it's the most important thing that I

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carry, and no one knows I
carry it, and I'm the only person

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that sees it. I call it
a personal vision statement. So this is

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like a little card that I handwrote
on. It's my mission statement. They're

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my affirmations, they're my promises to
others. I've made my goals that I've

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written down so that I could look
at them and reference them often and remember

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to always be accountable to myself.
So remember customize this list based on your

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specific needs and your preferences. Whenever
you travel or if you're going somewhere to

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teach or going to a conference,
it's important to regularly review and update these

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items in your bag and ensure you
have everything you need to navigate your leadership

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responsibilities. Effectively. Remember the items
you choose should align with your personal preferences

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in leadership style. Continuously adapt and
refine this list to support your growth as

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a leader. This has been the
seven minute Leadership podcast and I thank you

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for listening. For more Paul Fellovledo
podcasts, visit Paul Fellovaledo dot com