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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 golajieving. 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 thirty two. Today's episode is about grit,

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<v Speaker 2>about pushing through when you don't want to, about standing

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<v Speaker 2>tall when everything in you wants to lie down. It's

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<v Speaker 2>called don't let the hard days win. Every leader, no

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<v Speaker 2>matter how experienced, has had one of those days. You

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<v Speaker 2>know the ones. I mean the day when the team

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<v Speaker 2>misses the mark, the emails never stop, the pressure is

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<v Speaker 2>up and the patience is down. The day when you're

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<v Speaker 2>wondering why you ever said yes to leading in the

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<v Speaker 2>first place. But let me say this clearly, the hard

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<v Speaker 2>day is not the problem. Letting it win is. The

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<v Speaker 2>difference between strong leaders and struggling ones isn't about avoiding

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<v Speaker 2>hard days, It's about how they respond to them. So

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<v Speaker 2>let me give you three ways to make sure those

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<v Speaker 2>tough moments don't define you. Number one, anchor yourself in

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<v Speaker 2>a bigger why. When the day is throwing punches, you

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<v Speaker 2>need something stronger than a to do list. You need

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<v Speaker 2>your why? Why do you show up? Why do you

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<v Speaker 2>say yes to the role you're in? Why do people

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<v Speaker 2>count on you? Your why is what helps you push past resistance.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the reminder that today is one chapter, not the

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<v Speaker 2>whole book. And if you're not sure of your why,

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<v Speaker 2>take sixty seconds tonight and write down what matters most

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<v Speaker 2>to you in leadership. Not your title, not the paycheck,

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<v Speaker 2>but the impact, the change, the responsibility you've chosen. Hard

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<v Speaker 2>days don't stand a chance against a clear purpose. Number two,

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<v Speaker 2>win the micro battle. Here's the deal. You don't have

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<v Speaker 2>to win the whole war today. You just need to

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<v Speaker 2>win the next ten minutes. Hard days feel overwhelming because

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<v Speaker 2>they hit us from all angles, so you fight back

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<v Speaker 2>in small, tactical ways. Answer one email with clarity, Make

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<v Speaker 2>one phone call that turns the tide. Pull one teammate

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<v Speaker 2>aside and check in on them. Drink water, step outside,

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<v Speaker 2>take a breath. The secret here is motion. Action creates traction,

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<v Speaker 2>and once you start moving forward, the weight of the

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<v Speaker 2>hard days starts to shift. Leaders don't always need a

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<v Speaker 2>full comeback plan. Sometimes they just need to do the

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<v Speaker 2>next right thing. Number three, don't let emotion make permanent decisions.

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<v Speaker 2>Hard days come with emotion, frustration, doubt, sometimes even anger

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<v Speaker 2>or shame, and that's human. But what's not okay is

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<v Speaker 2>making permanent leadership decisions from temporary emotional states. Don't write

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<v Speaker 2>your resignation letter in your head. Don't assume you're failing.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't start pulling away from your team because today felt heavy.

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<v Speaker 2>The storm is loud, but it always passes. The dust

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<v Speaker 2>will settle. You'll feel different tomorrow. That's a promise. Your

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<v Speaker 2>job as a leader is to ride the wave, not

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<v Speaker 2>drown in it. And let me tell you something personal.

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<v Speaker 2>I have had hard days as a leader that almost

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<v Speaker 2>knocked me out. I've sat alone in my office questioning

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<v Speaker 2>if I had anything left to give. But I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>let the hard day win. I got up the next morning,

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<v Speaker 2>put my leadership shoes back on and walked straight back

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<v Speaker 2>into the fire. Why Because that's what leaders do, not

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<v Speaker 2>because they're fearless, but because they refuse to quit when

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<v Speaker 2>it matters. So here's my message for you today. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're having a hard day, don't quit. If you're in

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<v Speaker 2>a storm, don't panic. If you're doubting yourself, don't believe

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<v Speaker 2>every thought that comes into your head. You're stronger than

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<v Speaker 2>this moment, you're tougher than this task, and you've survived

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred percent of your worst days so far and

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<v Speaker 2>today won't be any different. Don't let the hard day win.

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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 fell of Alito Podcasts, visit paulfellowalito dot

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