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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 golajving. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellovledo.

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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 four seventeen. Today we're talking about something simple, quick,

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<v Speaker 2>and powerful micro rituals. These are small, intentional habits you

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<v Speaker 2>can build into your day to help reset your brain,

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<v Speaker 2>refocus your energy, and boost your leadership performance. So let's

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<v Speaker 2>start with a quick reality check. Most leaders are running

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<v Speaker 2>through the day like their hairs on fire, meeting the meeting,

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<v Speaker 2>problem to problem, message to message, and somewhere in the chaos,

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<v Speaker 2>clarity dies, focus fades in performance dips not because you

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<v Speaker 2>aren't a good leader, but because your brain never got

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to breathe. That's where micro rituals come in.

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<v Speaker 2>A micro ritual is a repeatable action you do daily

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<v Speaker 2>or at specific moments to ground yourself, refocus, or mentally reset.

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<v Speaker 2>These aren't thirty minute routines or wellness retreats. I'm talking

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<v Speaker 2>about thirty second resets you can do between calls, before

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<v Speaker 2>a tough meeting, or when you feel your energy slipping

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<v Speaker 2>let me walk you through three categories of micro rituals

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<v Speaker 2>that can immediately improve your leadership. Number one the mental

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<v Speaker 2>reset ritual. These are quick mental switches that let you

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<v Speaker 2>hit pause and clear the clutter. Here's one of my favorites,

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<v Speaker 2>the one minute close your eyes reset. When your brain

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<v Speaker 2>feels overloaded, step away, close your eyes, Breathe deep, and

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<v Speaker 2>don't think about anything, no solving, no planning, Just breathe.

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<v Speaker 2>Sixty seconds later, you're mentally clearer. Another is the doorframe pause.

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<v Speaker 2>Every time you walk through your office door or step

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<v Speaker 2>into a meeting room, take one deep breath and say

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<v Speaker 2>to yourself, show up on purpose. That three second ritual

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<v Speaker 2>changes how you enter the room. Not rushed, not distracted,

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<v Speaker 2>but present. Number two is the energy boost ritual. Leadership

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<v Speaker 2>is an energy sport. You're making decisions, managing emotions, influencing others.

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<v Speaker 2>If your energy drops, everything drops. Try this the cold

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<v Speaker 2>water reset. Keep a bottle of cold water at your desk,

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<v Speaker 2>Chug it before a big task or a difficul called conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>It's physical, it's alerting, and it tells your body we're

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<v Speaker 2>gearing up. Another one you can try is the five

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<v Speaker 2>second movement break stand stretch, shake out your hands, literally,

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<v Speaker 2>shake off the tension. You're not being weird, You're being wise.

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<v Speaker 2>Leaders with rituals move better, lead, sharper, and don't burn

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<v Speaker 2>out as fast. Number three are things called focus anchors.

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<v Speaker 2>These rituals keep your attention where it needs to be

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<v Speaker 2>in the moment. One of the most effective notebook First,

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<v Speaker 2>before opening your email, open your notebook. Write down the

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<v Speaker 2>one thing you want to accomplish today that will make

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest difference. You don't let your day start by reacting,

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<v Speaker 2>you start by leading. Another is the post it on

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<v Speaker 2>the monitor ritual stick a note that says why am

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<v Speaker 2>I doing this right now? That question kills distraction, It

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<v Speaker 2>forces purpose, and it will stop you from wasting thirty

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<v Speaker 2>minutes doom scrolling on your phone. And let me pause

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<v Speaker 2>here and say this. You already have rituals, they just

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<v Speaker 2>might not be helping you. That morning phone scroll, that

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<v Speaker 2>sigh before the meeting, that habit of checking email at

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<v Speaker 2>red lights all rituals, all signals to your brain and body.

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<v Speaker 2>The trick is to take control. Replace those default rituals

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<v Speaker 2>with deliberate micro rituals that align with the leader you

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<v Speaker 2>want to be. And remember these aren't just productivity hacks.

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<v Speaker 2>These are leadership signals. When your team sees you pausing

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<v Speaker 2>before decision, journaling before you speak, or taking a breath

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<v Speaker 2>before or a meeting, they're not seeing weakness. They're seeing

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<v Speaker 2>someone who leads on purpose. So here's how to get started.

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<v Speaker 2>Pick one time of day you feel drained or unfocused,

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<v Speaker 2>mid morning slump, end of day crash. Just choose it.

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<v Speaker 2>Insert a micro ritual that fits. You don't need ten

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<v Speaker 2>of them, just start with one. Do it every day

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<v Speaker 2>for a week. Watch what happens. You'll be sharper, calmer,

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<v Speaker 2>more present. That's real leadership power. So let me leave

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<v Speaker 2>you with this. Big outcomes don't always come from big moves.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes it's the ten second pause, the deep breath, the

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<v Speaker 2>cold water, the reset before you roll into the next

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<v Speaker 2>thing that changes everything. Leadership isn't just about what you

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<v Speaker 2>do out there in the world. It's about what you

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<v Speaker 2>do and hear inside your head when no one's watching.

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<v Speaker 2>So build the rituals, own the moment, lead with intention.

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<v Speaker 2>This has been the seven Minute Leadership Podcast, and I

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for listening.

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