Fear is a core, primitive feeling that we all have inherited from our ancient ancestors, the “fight or flight” that helped our species to survive. Now however, that fear that served ancient people well hinders our progress as modern humans. Jerry Dugan from ”Beyond the Rut” walks us through how to distinguish whether that fear stems from our fear of failure, or our fear of success, and gives us some practical steps move past the fear and progress.

As leaders, and as humans, we are constantly evolving and constantly learning. One way that we can keep our skills as leaders relevant and expose ourselves to different perspectives is through listening to audiobooks or podcasts. Here are some of our favorites podcasts, in addition to the outstanding podcasts already part of the Lima Charlie Network.

“When the student is ready, the teacher appears and when the teacher is ready, the student appears.” In this weeks blog, Sha Sparks shares the cyclical and symbiotic nature of student and teacher, and how our intentionality is the catalyst for this empowering and lasting legacy.

Many of us find ourselves facing a lack of motivation every so often, and when we do, it can be difficult to jump start again. In this week’s blog, Frank “Z” Zamorano from Llama Leadership writes about the relationship between motivation and discipline, and how understanding our why can lead to sustained discipline. 

Why do many leaders find it difficult to utter the phrase “I’m Sorry”? In this week’s blog, W. Scott Greene explains why leaders that are able to recognize when to apologize and harness to courage to do so are actually more effective; and increase their leadership influence and credibility.

Feedback is an oft cited leadership concept, but like many leadership concepts is meaningless without context. The effectiveness of feedback is incumbent on the one giving the feedback… and also the willingness of the receiver to receive that feedback. In this thought provoking article, Llama Leadership co-founder Joe Bogdan posits that there are some who hold on to mindsets that render them undeserving of feedback.

All leaders leverage power, but not all power is the same. In this week’s blog, Tripp Bodenheimer writes about the 3 types of power that leaders have at their disposal… and how we can recognize which one we are using.

Are you living your life in a cage created with the bars of your expectations and other’s expectation of you? Only to look at the lives of others and wish for the freedom that they possess? In this week’s blog post, we examine how whether we live inside the cage or outside of it, is entirely up to us and our mindset.

Many people, perhaps even ourselves, struggle with finding financial independence. In this week’s blog article, our newest member, Jay Ly, chronicles his experience as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, and how an epiphany during a military operation led him to finding financial freedom; and his purpose in helping others achieve the same. He also outlines some steps that we can all take to get a better picture of our finances and begin that same journey to financial freedom.

Like a volcano, our unaddressed dysfunctions are stewing beneath the surface ready to erupt without warning. Out own EQ Gangster, Noble Gibbens shares his thoughts on growing our emotional intelligence so that we are able to address these dysfunctions that hold us back from being present in our lives and the lives of those around us.

What if you only had 5 years left to live? How would you live your life and what would you prioritize? Jerry Dugan of Beyond the Rut posits that it should not take the realization of our pending mortality live our life to the fullest. He shares the five areas in our lives that we can strive to find balance in so that we can better live a life well-lived.

Leadership is a balancing act, and effective leaders constantly evaluate how they are balancing the needs and requirements of their people and their organizations. In this article, brought to you by the Lima Charlie Network Team, we discuss some of the things that effective leaders need to balance, and how we can lean on others when we sometimes feel unstable.

How can we move past traumas in our lives that may be holding us back to a place where we thrive and help others thrive? You may have heard the saying “grass grows where it is watered”… and similarly as human, what we focus on grows.

Coach John Wooden may be one of the most well known coaches, and his leadership philosophy often referenced and emulated… but there is another coach from whom we can learn several simple and practical leadership lessons… Ted Lasso. In his article, Frank Zamorano outlines the leadership lessons learned from this indefatigable character.

In this highly relatable article, Josh White writes about his experience with being gaslighted at work, sharing what he learned so that others can recognize this toxic behavior and apply the tools he found were key to overcoming the situation and reclaiming his worth.

In our daily lives, we can be distracted by work and other things that we think are priorities at the time. These things can detract us from what is truly important. W. Scott Greene shares his wisdom on how to focus our lives and priorities, so that we spend our time on what is truly meaningful.

We will all encounter obstacles in our lives, and difficult people, environments and circumstances. In his article, Llama Leadership co-founder Joe Bogdan shares some tools and perspectives that he has gained to help us all rise above those challenges through the wisdom of stoic principles.

Long after we are gone, our belongings may sit in a box, stored away and perhaps collecting dust. However, they are a small physical aspect of our lives. The intangible but deeply impactful legacy of our character lives on in the memories of those we love.

We are drawn to superheroes and superhero stories because they capture our imagination. Through them we see a bit ourselves and the potential for greatness. They inspire and spark our imaginations to the myriad of untapped possibilities that lie within. Like the stories of superheroes and superhero teams, we all have an origin story.