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Your Breakthrough After the Breakout: Survival, Success, or Significance?

My biggest battle while stay at home orders have been in place has been keeping my mind on a “winners mindset” and not a “loser’s mentality.”

My challenge to you: Keep asking yourself, “Survival, success, or significance? Will you simply survive following the breakout? Will you succeed? Are you thinking and dreaming about new successes as challenging as they may be? Are you out to make a truly significant difference?” 

On a recent series of executive leadership calls, I asked my clients to lean into significance and write out some new significant plans. I challenged them to not let fear and uncertainty put them into a fight, flight, or freeze mode.

I love what Napoleon Hill said, “Cherish your visions and dreams as they are children of your soul: the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.”

This week, take a moment to identify a survival fear you are wrestling with:

  • Scarcity
  • Failure
  • Loss
  • Uncertainty
  • Sadness
Then, shift for a moment. Think of:
  • Abundance
  • Success
  • Winning
  • Certainty
  • Joy
I had no idea that when my coauthor, Mike Acker and I sat in Wood’s Coffee in Bellevue, Washington to map out our new book, Lead With No Fear that it would be released during such a relevant, timely, and encouraging time.

Mike and I would love for you to be a part of our Insiders Group for VIP early access here. The released date is Tuesday, June 16.

Let’s strive these days to truly lead without fear so we can discover our greater purpose to make a lasting difference in our families, friendships, teams, and business.

Lead With No Fear!

As a master storyteller, Steve has unparalleled ability to communicate dynamic business and leadership truths through stories, anecdotes and humor. Harness the power of the “number one” predictor of professional success, impact, leadership, high performance and sustainable relationships in business and life. Steve’s highest rated keynote presentation.

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Steve Gutzler is the President of Leadership Quest, a Seattle-based leadership development company. Steve is a dynamic, highly-sought-after speaker who has delivered more than 2,500 presentations to a list of clients including Microsoft, Starbucks, the Seattle Seahawks, Pandora Radio, Boeing, Cisco, Starwood Corporation, the Ritz Carlton group, and the U.S. Social Security Administration. He recently was voted #1 by the readership of Huffington Post as the Most Inspirational Leader on Social Media.

A published author on leadership and emotional intelligence, Steve resides near Seattle with his wife Julie where they enjoy time with their three adult children and six grandchildren.

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    Steve Gutzler is the President of Leadership Quest, a premier leadership development company based in Scottsdale. As a dynamic and highly sought-after speaker, Steve has delivered over 2,500 impactful presentations to renowned organizations such as Microsoft, Starbucks, the Seattle Seahawks, Spotify, Boeing, Cisco, Starwood Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, and the U.S. Department of Commerce.

    A published author and thought leader on leadership and emotional intelligence, Steve lives near Scottsdale with his wife, Julie. Together, they cherish time spent with their three adult children and six grandchildren.

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