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Jay Wilkinson @jaywilk

Geek with social skills | Do More Good® Movement Founder | Firespring Founder | Entrepreneur | Author | Speaker | Forbes Council | Angel Investor

Joined February 2009
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"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." -Mark Twain
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"Recognizing boredom, reflecting on it and taking action are three ways to make it work for you." buff.ly/cGu9PAz

Can boredom help us succeed?

Recognizing boredom, reflecting on it and taking action are three ways to make it work for you, writes John Baldoni.

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How the best teams keep getting better. buff.ly/yiqggtv

How the best teams keep getting better

Teams can deliver better results when they're allowed to truly innovate, writes Ron Friedman, who offers three strategies.

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“Life is too short not to pursue your passion with everything you got.” – Jon Gruden
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"Leaders must use both their mind and heart to lead effectively and give team members the confidence they need." buff.ly/zStVBnU

Teaching with mind and heart

Leaders must use both their mind and heart to lead effectively and give team members the confidence they need, writes John Baldoni.

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"Kindness gives life to hope." ift.tt/Y48UGWE

You Can’t Be Too Kind - Leadership Freak

You can’t be too kind when kindness includes toughness. Kindness without truthfulness means others run your life. Truthfulness without kindness makes you a jerk-hole. Kindness gives life to hope....

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“No one is you, and that is your superpower.” – Elyse Santilli
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“Talent wins games. Teams win championships. Culture creates and wins legacies, with excellence by design.”
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"Clear, effective communication is a necessity for leaders." buff.ly/ZOkoUvN

6 tips to avoid a breakdown in communication

Clear, effective communication is a necessity for leaders, writes Paul Thornton, who offer 6 ways to avoid a breakdown.

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AI's productivity is finally hitting the real economy buff.ly/gk3GQBp

AI's productivity is finally hitting the real economy

The majority of US adults are using AI to boost productivity, which means leaders must invest in training and guardrails, writes Gleb Tsipursky.

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"Leaders can build resilience by facing reality honestly and maintaining realistic optimism grounded in action." buff.ly/0Doovgt

How to build effective leadership resilience that creates success

Leaders can build resilience by facing reality honestly and maintaining realistic optimism grounded in action, writes LaRae Quy.

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Discover Your Energizing Values buff.ly/damii9J

Discover Your Energizing Values - Leadership Freak

One of my clients felt energized after cleaning her closets. Creating order prepared her to tackle big challenges. Life feels lighter when everything is in its place. Order expands capacity. Energi...

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What Is a Midlife Reset? buff.ly/bTUxfiU

What Is a Midlife Reset? The 5-Domain System for Rebuilding at 45 and 50 - LifeHack

A midlife reset is a proactive rebuild across work, health, money, relationships, and identity, done on your own timeline, before the drift becomes a breakdown. Here is the 5-domain system and the...

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"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." -Stephen Covey
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"Excellence is not a destination; it's a continuous journey that never ends."
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"Accountability is too important to be left to chance." buff.ly/IG9NZOD

The real reason accountability fails and how to fix it

Accountability is too important to be left to chance, writes Joel Garfinkle, who offers strategies to make the practice stick.

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Hidden behaviors that shape how colleagues and managers see you. buff.ly/b4dBQsK

Hidden behaviors that shape how colleagues and managers see you

Your behavior as a leader affects how trustworthy your team believes you are, writes Anne-Maartje Oud, who offers 7 things to be aware of.

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"Self-reflection may seem simple, but it holds the power to transform your life in surprising ways." buff.ly/FJIDer5

The Power of Self-Reflection: Transform Your Life from Within - LifeHack

Self-reflection may seem simple, but it holds the power to transform your life in surprising ways. It's about taking the time to pause, look inward, and

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"Cowards dream dreams. The courageous take action." ift.tt/kQTteSK

Inspire Courage To Act - Leadership Freak

One option is a choice. Many options make a dilemma. I work with leaders in the throes of a dilemma. I asked one leader, “Six months from now, what will you regret not doing?” He saw the path...

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"Let us remember all our heroes who have left us while fighting for our country." #MemorialDay2026
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