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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 goal achieving.

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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 Fellavledo.

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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 two sixty six. If you wake up every

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<v Speaker 2>day and feel like you're stuck in a loop doing

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<v Speaker 2>the same thing over and over without making progress, you're

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<v Speaker 2>living your own version of groundhog Day. This isn't just

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<v Speaker 2>about your personal life. This happens in leadership too. You

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<v Speaker 2>go to work, handle the same problems, have the same meetings,

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<v Speaker 2>put out the same fires, and by the time the

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<v Speaker 2>day is over, you wonder if anything has really changed.

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<v Speaker 2>When leadership starts to feel like a rerun, it's time

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<v Speaker 2>to shake things up. So today I'm going to give

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<v Speaker 2>you five strategies to break out of the cycle and

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<v Speaker 2>bring new energy into your routine. And first we'll start

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<v Speaker 2>with audit your daily habits. The first step to change

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<v Speaker 2>is awareness. Take a hard look at your daily routine.

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<v Speaker 2>What are you doing out of habit that no longer

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<v Speaker 2>serves you? Do you start your mornings reacting to emails

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<v Speaker 2>instead of setting priorities? Are you having the same conversations

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<v Speaker 2>without moving forward. Write down your typical day and identify

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<v Speaker 2>what's keeping you stuck, and once you see the pattern,

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<v Speaker 2>then you can break it. For example, if every morning

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<v Speaker 2>starts with unnecessary emails, replace that with a fifteen minute

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<v Speaker 2>strategy session for yourself. The small shift alone can start

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<v Speaker 2>the process of change. In next, set a leadership challenge

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<v Speaker 2>for yourself. If you feel like you're coasting, it might

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<v Speaker 2>be because you're not stretching yourself. Pick a leadership challenge

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<v Speaker 2>something outside of your normal routine that forces growth. It

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<v Speaker 2>could be launching a new initiative, mentoring an emerging leader,

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<v Speaker 2>or even rethinking how you run meetings. The key is

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<v Speaker 2>to make the challenge something that forces you to think

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<v Speaker 2>differently and take action. This keeps things fresh and creates

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<v Speaker 2>new momentum. Next is change your environment. If your surroundings

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<v Speaker 2>never change, your mindset won't either. Sometimes the best way

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<v Speaker 2>to break the cycle is to switch up where you work.

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<v Speaker 2>If your office setup hasn't changed in years, rearrange it.

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<v Speaker 2>If you always hold meetings in the same spot, change

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<v Speaker 2>the location or even go outside. This applies to people too,

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<v Speaker 2>If you're always interacting with the same individuals seek out

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<v Speaker 2>different perspectives, join a leadership group, network with new people,

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<v Speaker 2>or have lunch with someone outside of your normal circle.

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<v Speaker 2>Exposure to new ideas will help you break the routine

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<v Speaker 2>and then rethink how you handle problems. If you're dealing

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<v Speaker 2>with the same issues over and over, ask yourself, am

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<v Speaker 2>I solving problems or just managing them? Leaders often get

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<v Speaker 2>stuck in firefighting mode, reacting to issues but never eliminating them.

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<v Speaker 2>Instead of handling each crisis the same way, ask what

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<v Speaker 2>systems or processes could prevent this from happening again. For example,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're constantly answering the same questions from your team,

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<v Speaker 2>create a resource guide or a quick training session to

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<v Speaker 2>empower them. A one time change can break a long

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<v Speaker 2>standing cycle, and last, do something that energizes you every day.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership burnout happens when every day feels like a grind.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're in that space, build something into your routine

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<v Speaker 2>that excites you. This could be reading a leadership book,

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<v Speaker 2>engaging in creative problem solving, or taking time to recogniz

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<v Speaker 2>and celebrate wins with your team. If you're just running

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<v Speaker 2>through the motions, you're missing out on the passion that

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<v Speaker 2>makes leadership meaningful. The best way to shake off that

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<v Speaker 2>groundhog day feeling is to inject purpose back into what

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<v Speaker 2>you do, so you don't have to accept a leadership

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<v Speaker 2>routine that feels like an endless loop. Small changes like

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<v Speaker 2>auditing your habits, setting a new challenge, or changing your

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<v Speaker 2>environment and solving problems differently and injecting energy into your

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<v Speaker 2>day can absolutely break the cycle. If your leadership feels repetitive,

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<v Speaker 2>it's on you to change it. No one's going to

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<v Speaker 2>do it for you, So start with just one of

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<v Speaker 2>those strategies today and see how different tomorrow can be.

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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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