Most leaders think influence comes from having the right answers. It doesn’t. It comes from asking the right questions and truly listening. This is something John C. Maxwell has taught for years, and it completely shifts how you show up as a leader. Because when people feel heard: • Trust builds • Engagement lifts • Performance follows Watch this and then reflect on your last conversation. Did you focus on being interesting…Or being interested?

Most people underestimate how much impact they have on the environment around them. At home. At work. Everywhere. The difference between a great neighbour or peer… and a difficult one… often comes down to the small things. A conversation. A smile. A willingness to understand instead of judge. At the same time, not everyone will think like you. Not everyone will act like you. That is part of life. But leadership begins when you stop focusing on others… and start taking ownership of your response. Because the environment you experience each day… is often shaped by the energy you bring into it. So today, be intentional. Start the conversation. Bring the right attitude. Choose to create a better environment around you. How will you be a great peer or neighbour today?

Everyone says things are “hard.” New role. New project. Difficult conversation. Stepping into leadership. But what if it’s not hard…What if it’s just unfamiliar? Think about something you’re great at today. At one point, it felt awkward. Slow. Frustrating. Now? You don’t even think about it. That’s not because it got easier… It’s because you learned it. So here’s the shift: Instead of saying👉 “This is hard” Say👉 “I haven’t learned this yet” Because once you learn it, practice it, and fail forward through it… It becomes second nature. Your challenge today: Drop in the comments 1. What’s one thing you’ve been calling “hard”? 2. What’s one action you can take today to start learning it? Let’s build momentum together 💪

started reading a new book by John C. Maxwell… and one idea stopped me in my tracks. Get a return on failure. Here’s the truth. Failure is something I am very familiar with. And over time, I have realised something powerful. If I am not failing consistently, then I am not pushing myself hard enough. Because behind every great success story… there is a trail of failure. At the same time, failure on its own means nothing. What matters is how you respond to it. Here is where most people get it wrong: • They fail and move on too quickly • They ignore the lesson • They repeat the same mistake Real growth comes from evaluated failure. That means: • You reflect on what happened • You identify the lesson • You adjust and improve Because failure is not the opposite of success. It is an investment in your future. So consider this: • What if failure is required for you to reach your full potential? • What if failure is actually working for you, not against you? • What is your return on failure right now? As Max DePree said, leaders must define reality. So let’s define it clearly. Failure is part of the process. And when you learn to appreciate it, reframe it, and extract the lesson… That is when your growth changes completely. The most successful people do not avoid failure. They leverage it. What lesson has failure taught you recently?

Let’s get real about growth. Everyone says they want it.Very few are actually willing to do what it takes… - Be hungry for feedback Because the moment feedback hits, most people go straight to:“Yeah… but…” And just like that, growth stops. As John C. Maxwell teaches, we all have blind spots.And as Mark Cole reinforces, you can’t grow what you can’t see. So here’s the challenge for this community I want your commitment this week: - Who will you ask for feedback from? - What specifically will you ask them? - How will you respond differently this time? No defending “yeah but”. Only: “Thank you” “What can I learn from this?” Drop your commitment below if you’re committing to this; because I sure ain’t perfect at this but trying to improve! Let’s hold each other accountable and actually grow 💪