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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 golachieving. This

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

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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 six eighty six. Let me ask you something

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<v Speaker 2>right out of the gate. Do you run your week

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<v Speaker 2>or does your week run you? Because most leaders walk

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<v Speaker 2>into Monday already behind in box full fires, already burning,

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<v Speaker 2>people already waiting, and by Friday they feel like they

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<v Speaker 2>survived instead of lead. And that's not leadership, that is reaction.

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<v Speaker 2>So today I'm giving you five rules to win your week.

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<v Speaker 2>Not theory, not corporate buzzwords, real usable rules you can

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<v Speaker 2>apply starting today and if you follow these, you will

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<v Speaker 2>not only feel different, your team will feel it too.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's get into it. Rule number one, win Monday

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<v Speaker 2>in the first thirty minutes. Most leaders waste the most

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<v Speaker 2>important part of their week. They walk in, grab coffee,

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<v Speaker 2>check emails, drift into conversations, and suddenly an hour is gone.

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<v Speaker 2>And you cannot afford that your first thirty minutes on

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<v Speaker 2>Monday sets the tone for everything. So here's what you

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<v Speaker 2>do instead, sit down, no distractions, no phone, no email.

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<v Speaker 2>Ask yourself three things. What are the three outcomes that

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<v Speaker 2>must happen this week? Who needs my attention the most

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<v Speaker 2>this week? What problem is already sitting out there that

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<v Speaker 2>I need to get ahead of and write those down? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>Your week has direction. You're not guessing, you are leading.

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<v Speaker 2>If you do nothing else from this episode, do this.

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<v Speaker 2>Rule number two. Control your calendar or it will control you.

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<v Speaker 2>Your calendar is not a schedule. It is a reflection

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<v Speaker 2>of your priorities. If your calendar is filled with other

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<v Speaker 2>people's requests, meetings that go nowhere, and random interruptions, then

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<v Speaker 2>your leadership is being outsourced, and that is dangerous. So

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<v Speaker 2>here's the move. Block your time before anyone else can

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<v Speaker 2>take it. Blocking time for thinking, Block time for your team,

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<v Speaker 2>block time for your most important work. And when someone

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<v Speaker 2>tries to take that time, you don't automatically say yes.

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<v Speaker 2>You evaluate it is this worth trading for for what

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<v Speaker 2>I already committed to? If not, it waits. Strong leaders

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<v Speaker 2>protect their time because they understand something most people miss.

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<v Speaker 2>Time is leadership currency. Spend it wisely. Rule number three.

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<v Speaker 2>Attack one problem early, don't carry it all week. Every

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<v Speaker 2>week has a problem, a staffing issue, a performance issue,

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<v Speaker 2>a conflict, a decision you've been avoiding. And here's what

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<v Speaker 2>most leaders do. They carry it, they think about it

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<v Speaker 2>all week, they talk around it, they delay it, and

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<v Speaker 2>it drains them. Stop doing that. Pick one problem early

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<v Speaker 2>in the week and go straight at it. Have the conversation,

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<v Speaker 2>make the decision, set the expectation. You will feel the

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<v Speaker 2>weight come off your shoulders immediately, and your team will

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<v Speaker 2>see something even more important. They will see a leader

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<v Speaker 2>who does not avoid reality, and that builds trust ust

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<v Speaker 2>faster than anything you can say. Rule number four, Create

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<v Speaker 2>one intentional leadership moment every day. You don't need a

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<v Speaker 2>full day to lead. You need a moment. This is

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<v Speaker 2>where your entire philosophy lives. Seven intentional minutes every single day.

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<v Speaker 2>Create one moment where you lead on purpose. It could

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<v Speaker 2>be pulling someone aside and recognizing their work, coaching someone

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<v Speaker 2>through a mistake, setting a clear expectation, checking in with

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<v Speaker 2>someone who's been quiet. One moment that is it. But

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<v Speaker 2>here's the key. You do it intentionally, not when it's convenient,

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<v Speaker 2>not when you remember you plan it, because those moments

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<v Speaker 2>stack and over time, those small moments build culture, trust

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<v Speaker 2>and credibility. This is where average leaders separate from great ones.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't wait for leadership opportunities, they create them. Rule

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<v Speaker 2>number five. End your week like a leader, not like

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<v Speaker 2>a survivor. Friday is where most leaders lose everything they

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<v Speaker 2>built during the week. They rush out, they shut down,

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<v Speaker 2>They say I'll deal with it next week, and then

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<v Speaker 2>Monday hits them like a wall. So here's the rule.

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<v Speaker 2>Before you end your week, take ten minutes and ask

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<v Speaker 2>yourself what went well this week? What didn't go well?

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<v Speaker 2>Who do I need to follow up with? What needs

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<v Speaker 2>to be ready for Monday? And write it down, Send

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<v Speaker 2>the follow up message, close the loop, set the next step.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you're not starting Monday from zero, you're starting from control.

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<v Speaker 2>That is how leaders create momentum, not by working more,

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<v Speaker 2>but by finishing strong. So let me bring this all

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<v Speaker 2>together for you. Winning your week is not about doing more.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about being intentional. It's about starting strong, protecting your time,

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<v Speaker 2>facing problems head on, creating daily leadership moments, and finishing

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<v Speaker 2>with purpose. This is not complicated, but it does require discipline.

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<v Speaker 2>And here is what I will leave you with. If

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<v Speaker 2>you don't control your week, something else will, and it

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<v Speaker 2>will not care about your goals, your team, or your standards.

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<v Speaker 2>That responsibility belongs to you. So when you walk in

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<v Speaker 2>this Monday, don't drift into the week. Step into it

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<v Speaker 2>like a leader who knows exactly what they're doing. Because

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<v Speaker 2>your team is watching and they're taking their cues from you.

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<v Speaker 2>So this week, pick one of the three rerules and

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<v Speaker 2>execute it with precision. Don't try to do everything at once.

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<v Speaker 2>Build the habit, then stack the next one. That's how

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<v Speaker 2>you win weeks, and that's how you build leadership that

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<v Speaker 2>people trust and follow. Show up with intention, lead on purpose,

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<v Speaker 2>and take control of your time before it takes control

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<v Speaker 2>of you. 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 paulfellofalito dot

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