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<v Speaker 1>Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of

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<v Speaker 1>performance through strong human relations, team building, and Gola jiving.

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<v Speaker 1>This is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host

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<v Speaker 1>Paul fella Aledo.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's episode five twenty. If you're like most people, your

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<v Speaker 2>morning doesn't really start until you've had that first cup

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<v Speaker 2>of coffee. Maybe you have a curig machine sitting on

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<v Speaker 2>your counter right now. You walk up to it half awake,

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<v Speaker 2>open the little drawer and face that magical box of

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<v Speaker 2>K cups, hundreds of options, French roast, hazelnut, dark, magic, vanilla,

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<v Speaker 2>breakfast blend, and every morning you make a choice. But

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<v Speaker 2>have you ever thought about how much that simple moments leadership?

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership is like a K cup because every day you

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<v Speaker 2>decide what kind of flavor you're going to bring to

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<v Speaker 2>your team. Think about it. The CA cup doesn't brew itself,

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<v Speaker 2>You choose it. You decide what strength, what tone, what

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<v Speaker 2>flavor the day will have. That's leadership because every time

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<v Speaker 2>you walk through those doors, step into that meeting, or

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<v Speaker 2>start your shift, you are setting the flavor for everyone

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<v Speaker 2>else's day. If you chose dark roast, maybe that's the intense, focused,

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<v Speaker 2>let's get it done version of you. If you go

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<v Speaker 2>with breakfast blend, maybe that's the approachable, steady, balanced version

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<v Speaker 2>that helps people ease into a tough day. And maybe

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes you reach for hazelnut, the calm, comforting flavor your

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<v Speaker 2>team needs when they're burned out and stressed. And here's

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<v Speaker 2>the truth. Great leaders don't just react to what the

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<v Speaker 2>day throws at them. They brew it. Every flavor has

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<v Speaker 2>a purpose. There's a reason Cure ex sells so many types.

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<v Speaker 2>Not every day calls for the same flavor. Not every

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<v Speaker 2>team moment needs the same leadership style. Some days require boldness,

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<v Speaker 2>that strong espresso kind of leadership where you make tough

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<v Speaker 2>calls and move fast. Other days call for patients that

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<v Speaker 2>slow sip vanilla where you listen more than you talk.

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<v Speaker 2>And sometimes you have to mix it up completely. Bring

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<v Speaker 2>energy when morale is low, or quiet strength when chaos

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<v Speaker 2>is high. That's what separates average leaders from intentional ones.

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<v Speaker 2>Average leaders let the day pick their flavor. Intentional leaders

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<v Speaker 2>pick theirs before the day even begins. Now let's go deeper.

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<v Speaker 2>The cug only works when it's clean. Run it long

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<v Speaker 2>enough without it, and you'll start to taste bitterness in

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<v Speaker 2>every cup, no matter which flavor you pick. Leadership's the

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<v Speaker 2>same way. If you don't take time to clean your

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<v Speaker 2>own machine, your mindset, your attitude, your habits. Eventually that

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<v Speaker 2>bitterness seeps into everything you do. It doesn't matter how

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<v Speaker 2>good your flavor is, people will taste the burnout, the resentment,

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<v Speaker 2>the exhaustion underneath. You can't pour good coffee from a

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<v Speaker 2>dirty machine, so take time to reset, reflect, recharge. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>let the build up of stress or ego ruin the

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<v Speaker 2>flavor you're trying to bring to your team. And here's

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<v Speaker 2>another layer. Have you ever grabbed a cake cup, popped

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<v Speaker 2>it in hit brew and then realized it wasn't the

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<v Speaker 2>one you wanted. Leaders do that too. Sometimes you step

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<v Speaker 2>into the day with the wrong attitude. Maybe you bring

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<v Speaker 2>dark roast intensity into a moment that actually called for

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<v Speaker 2>light roast empathy, and just like that, the mood changes.

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<v Speaker 2>But here's the beauty. Tomorrow morning you get to pick again.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership gives you that same choice. Every day is a

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<v Speaker 2>new pod, a new chance, a fresh start. And then

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<v Speaker 2>there's this. Every cup you brew fills the room with aroma.

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<v Speaker 2>People may not see it, but they smell it, feel it,

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<v Speaker 2>sense it. That's your influence as a leader. It lingers,

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<v Speaker 2>it spreads beyond words. Your team can feel your energy

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<v Speaker 2>the moment you walk in, before you even speak, that's

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<v Speaker 2>your brew. So when people walk into the breakroom of

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<v Speaker 2>your leadership, what do they smell? Optimism? Focus, confidence or bitterness?

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<v Speaker 2>Burnout and caffeine jitters? The answer depends entirely on what

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<v Speaker 2>you brewed that morning. Leadership is like a k cup

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<v Speaker 2>because it's about daily choices, not one time actions. You

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<v Speaker 2>choose your flavor, your strength, and your tone. You decide

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<v Speaker 2>whether to bring warmth or bitterness. You maintain your machine

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<v Speaker 2>so it doesn't corrode your impact, and you remember everyone

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<v Speaker 2>around you drinks what you brew. So tomorrow morning, when

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<v Speaker 2>you walk up to your coffee machine, pause for one

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<v Speaker 2>extra second before you press brew, and ask yourself, what

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<v Speaker 2>flavor of leader am I going to be today? Because

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<v Speaker 2>just like that CA cup, leadership starts one choice at

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<v Speaker 2>a time. This has been the seven Minute Leadership Podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thank you for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>For more Paul Fell of Alito Podcasts, visit paulfellowalito dot com.