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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 goala GV.

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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 this seven minute leadership podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's episode four fifty nine and today I want to

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<v Speaker 2>share a baseball analogy that translates perfectly into leadership. The

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<v Speaker 2>phrases this, yesterday's hits won't win today's game. Think about

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<v Speaker 2>baseball for a moment. A team can have an incredible

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<v Speaker 2>offensive performance one day, knocking out ten runs, crushing homers,

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<v Speaker 2>and just dominating their opponent. But when the next game starts,

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<v Speaker 2>the scoreboard resets to zero. Yesterday's runs don't carry over.

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<v Speaker 2>Yesterday's highlights don't guarantee today's success. The only thing that

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<v Speaker 2>matters is how you show up for this game right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership is the exact same way. Too many leaders fall

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<v Speaker 2>into the trap of leaning on what they did instead

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<v Speaker 2>of what they're doing. You may have landed the big

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<v Speaker 2>contract last quarter. You may have solved a crisis six

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<v Speaker 2>months ago. You may have been the hero who pulled

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<v Speaker 2>the team through a challenge last year. Those were your

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<v Speaker 2>hits and they mattered then, but those hits don't automatically

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<v Speaker 2>help you win today. The people you lead want to

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<v Speaker 2>know what are you doing for the team right now?

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<v Speaker 2>How are you helping them hit today's goals, solve today's problems,

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<v Speaker 2>and prepare for tomorrow's challenges. If you only rely on

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday's accomplishments, you risk becoming a leader who lives in

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<v Speaker 2>the past, and when that happens, you lose credibility in

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<v Speaker 2>the present. And I've seen this play out way too

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<v Speaker 2>many times. A leader talks about how they started the company,

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<v Speaker 2>how they built the brand, how they carried the weight

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<v Speaker 2>early on, and all of that is good and worth respecting.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you're not actively leading today, mentoring your people,

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<v Speaker 2>setting the vision, solving problems, you've become like a retired

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<v Speaker 2>ballplayer who still brags about the game where they hit

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<v Speaker 2>three home runs. The crowd politely collapse, but the game

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<v Speaker 2>has already moved on. So what does swinging the bat

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<v Speaker 2>today look like? In leadership? Here are a few practical takeaways.

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<v Speaker 2>Reset the scoreboard every morning, ask yourself, what does my

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<v Speaker 2>team need from me today, not yesterday, not last week. Today.

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<v Speaker 2>That keeps you focused on the here and now and

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<v Speaker 2>keep taking swings. In baseball, a hitter can't step up

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<v Speaker 2>once get a single and then say I'm good for

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of the game. Leadership works the same way.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to keep showing up, making decisions, communicating and

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<v Speaker 2>encouraging your people every single day, and celebrate the wins,

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<v Speaker 2>but don't camp out there. A good leader pauses to

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<v Speaker 2>high five the team after a victory, but then you

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<v Speaker 2>reset and get ready for the next challenge. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>stuck staring at yesterday's highlight reel, you're not preparing for

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<v Speaker 2>the next pitch and lead with consistency. In baseball, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not the one hit wonder that defines a career. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the player who shows up game after game, season after season.

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<v Speaker 2>Your team wants to see that you're steady, not just

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<v Speaker 2>when you deliver a grand Slam moment, but you're in

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<v Speaker 2>the daily grind. And here's the truth. Yesterday's leadership's wins

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<v Speaker 2>don't give you a pass today. They give you momentum,

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<v Speaker 2>but you still have to step up and play. So

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<v Speaker 2>I'll leave you with this challenge. Think about your own

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<v Speaker 2>leadership game. Are you living off yesterday's hits or are

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<v Speaker 2>you stepping up to the plate each day, ready to

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<v Speaker 2>swing again. Your team needs you in the present. They

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<v Speaker 2>need you to focus on this game, today's scoreboard, and

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<v Speaker 2>the opportunities right in front of you, because, just like baseball,

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<v Speaker 2>leadership resets daily and yesterday's hits won't win today's game.

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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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<v Speaker 1>For more Paul Fellovolito podcast, visit Paulfellowalito dot com.