September 17, 2019

The four skills I most respect in effective leaders

No one can possibly live up to the expectations expressed in over 15,000 books and countless articles written about leadership. But instead of tackling every skill, is it possible to focus on just a few, essential traits that would ...

September 10, 2019

A self-intervention guide for your mid-purpose crisis

Do you feel like you’re stuck in your career or a venture you once thought had so much promise? In my last post, I shared some of the key indicators I’ve noticed in myself when I’ve lost my sense ...

September 5, 2019

What 100 episodes have taught us about bold ideas

On the podcast: Armin & I released the 100th episode of the BoldIdea Podcast this week, a celebration of all we’ve learned thus far through our interviews with people with more wisdom than ourselves.

September 3, 2019

Are you in a mid-purpose crisis?

So you’ve started a new venture and your enthusiasm was off the charts. Everything was humming… until now. You’re discouraged. You’re questioning if this is what you should be doing with your life, let alone at just this moment. It ...

August 27, 2019

The Practices of a Non-Linear Leader

Most of us are linear thinkers. We think: first this, then that. In fact, the first big disruption most of us faced in our lives was when we graduated from school. Now what?

August 20, 2019

Four thieves of good intention

As summer winds down, a lot of us take a look at what we haven’t accomplished among the myriad vacations and barbecues and nice days spent out in the sun. And we recommit: September 1st in our new January ...

August 13, 2019

Your Venture Mid-Flight Checklist

One thing I’ve found to be helpful in pursuing a venture--no matter its form--is to occasionally take a mid-flight assessment. The key question to ask is this: Is pursuing this venture the best way to steward my talents right ...

August 6, 2019

Ten Truths for Times of Transition

Times of transition can be unusually unsettling. Whether it’s an unexpected job loss or an exciting new start, the one thing that’s certain is that things will not be what they’ve been--and you might need some truths to fall ...

July 30, 2019

This Unsettler’s Personal Manifesto

Every venture worth pursuing is going to change you. Perhaps that’s why it’s so easy just to dream about someday, and not do something about it. We resist change--and so we settle. But I don’t want to settle.

July 25, 2019

A BoldIdea: How to get a handle on your harshest critic

On the podcast: In order to make progress on a truly bold idea, we have to push through the criticism and get to the other side. This is hardest when the critic is harshest: ourselves.

Leary Gates | Venture coach

Turn your vision into venture. Ideas into action.

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