You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your relatives. We have found that every family has the uncle or aunt who has some definate opinions and sharing them can create tension during the family dinners and celebration of the holidays.  Maybe a little perspective, or at least a couple of great ideas to help you steer the conversation into pleasant paths and keep the ruffled feathers at bay. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Jon gordon has done many presentations all over the globe, helping teams (mostly sports teams) learn to connect better with each other.  We love his 4 C's!  Brian and Kris also see the application in any setting where there is a group of people gathered or working together.  With the holidays coming up, we thought we'd share some ideas to connect people with each other.  This advice can work in any team setting, AND also in your family gatherings.  We have even found that having this trick in your back pocket can keep the uncomfortable conversations and intense fellowship that can happen from becoming the focus of the holiday. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com  

Abundance Mindset - Our attitude and the way we think about things. What we think about determines what we see.  What we see determines what we do. What we do determines what we get. Let's say it with pie. If I only have 1 pie, I will protect it. If I have multiple pies, I'll think abundantly and share it.  What if I only have the 1 pie?  Simple.  Bake more pies so you can give it away. Keep thinking the new stuff.  Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

What if the conflicts in your present that came from your past are preparing you for your future? There is a conflict inside before there is a conflict on the outside. You have to solve the inside conflict before you can solve the outside conflict. And in order to do that, you have to be curious.  Hmmmmm .... Here's another thought ... Laughter is a tangible evidence of hope.  Micheal Jr is a comdeian who finds the humor of everyday laugh and makes it funnier.  We recently sat at his feet (well, a few feet from the stage he was on lol) and we learned how the conflicts of his childhood prepared him to find the humor in situations.  Listen in on the dock as Kris and Brian talk about these applications in their lives. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

We recently had an opportunity to hear Chante Lowe - 4 time Olympic champion - talk about her mindset.  To be a successful high jumper, you have to keep raising the bar.  This is the same thing you must do to become a better leader, parent, employee, employer, etc.  You begin by first leading yourself.  The real question is, "How?" Have a listen to learn the how... Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

We don't know about you, but both Brian & Kris want more courage to fail.  We want to go further faster , and we've learned that's where courage comes in handy! By failing, we  find what is actually possible for me/us/you.  So where does a person find that kind of courage?  Have a listen to this episode and find out! Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Getting more ..... Relationships, clients, profits.... Whatever we want more of .... What's going to help us along the way?  Are your goals getting in the way? Profits are important to you and your company, but that can't be the goal... Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Who you are comes before what you do. So, leadership is “being” before “doing.” Simon Sinek says, "Leadership is not about being in charge, it is about taking care of the people in our charge." Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Kris & Brian let you in on a secret - 6 conversation topics to grow with others.  It will change your world! Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Know what you want - average, good, true quality.  We can take short cuts or go the easy way, but that doesn't always get us what we really want.  Leadership and Food are similiar that way.   Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Often times we want to change a habit to get a certain outcome. So we focus more on the outcome than we do the behaviors that will change the habit.  What if we focus on WHAT we want to achieve?  How would that make a habit change easier or harder?  What if we focused on WHO we want to become rather than what we want to achieve? Brian & Kris discuss habit changes they want to make based on the methods of a couple of their favorite habit focused books. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

"The instant you accept responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you acquire the power to change it.” Ed Mylett ​ Taking responsibility  - especially if you are a perfectionist or don't want to make others unhappy with you - is hard.  How do we move beyond that desire to CYA and step into the world of responsibility?  This episode will discuss how we have to take responsibility and hold others accountable.  Believe it or not, Responsibility & Accountability are kind. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

When we aren't accomplishing what we "want" or we just can't seem to take the next step or just feel plain ol' stuck.... Why? What is the reason/justification that it is the task/idea/goal is not completed?  What is within your control? What is truly outside of your control? What should you be adapting to that you can control? Is the reason you have not adapted to a new situation yet? Is the reason there is no action/learning/activity because it is not within your focus/priorities? Chalene Johnson says, "Excuses are lies that nobody believes except for you." Let's peel back a layer and see why our motivations aren't motivating. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Multiplication - To add growth, lead followers - To multiply, lead leaders.  It's great when you've built up your leadership and created influence.  Does your team make decisions or turn to you to make all decisions?  Are they feeling valued and purposeful or like they are "just employees doing your bidding"? The real question is, are you wanting to use your influence leading followers or leaders?  The easy answer is .....  Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar. Orrin Woodward    

"The instant you accept responsibility for everything in your life is the moment you acquire the power to change it.” Ed Mylett How our Home Remodel helped us prioritize and stay in control of the uncontollable life of remodeling. It is a great analogy for everyday leadership. In control vs Out of Control Control what you can control through prioritization in 4 areas: 1.Functoin; 2-Decison; 3-Communication; and 4-Creativity. The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. Ben Stein  

Question - Failing while trying or by not trying - Which one concerns you the most?   "Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." John Wooden  The advantages to embracing failure are many.... Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

"When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower." Alexander Den Heijer   How does this apply to leading a team of people?  Make sure your people are being fed and growing personally and professionally.  Growing them for their sake is just as important - and maybe more - than growing them for the business.  Here's a few reasons why... Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Assessments shouldn't be a one and done.  They can provide so much more to an employer - and an employee!   If you are only using the information to help you as the employer, you are missing a huge opportunity. Personal growth of your employees makes them better employees - more productive and creative (problem solvers). Use the assessments to help employees to better understand themselves and grow their confidence. On the other end, it builds great loyalty. And then there's this..... Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence. Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Leaders never get to the point that they don't need to prioritize.  Jump in as Kris & Brian discuss how an unanticipated kitchen remodel has required the 3 R's and a first things first focus. Only a clear picture of who you are and where you want to go can help you prioritize what you need to do. We all make choices. Clarity of vision creates clarity of priorities. John C Maxwell Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

"Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort." Paul J. Meyer  Are you just busy? or are you doing what is most important?  How do you keep the focus on the right things? Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

If you perform a Standard (Routine) service - Should you be asking for a Google Review? What if you perform standard service - Do you want an "average" review or are you expecting one that makes you glow (ie 5 Star?!)? Don't you really want to provide excellent service and then get an excellent review? (You do!! Is that going to be good for you in long term or does that become a phony review? Are you expecting me to lie? Than you need to "Exceed my Expectations" Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Networking is more than just talking and trying to sell someone something.  It's about  building long term relationships.   Get out of the people pile.  Let's talk about how.... Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Model, Focus & Equip - Leaders must do all 3 of these things.  They are also responsible for seeing more & before so they can appropriately lead. Three great leaders talk about the value of good leaders - Simon Sinek says, “Leadership is about empowering others to achieve things they didn’t think were possible.” When an organization stops growing leaders, it stops growing.  John Maxwell.  And finally, Dave Ramsey claims, "Organizations are never limited by their opportunities; they are limited by their leader." Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com  

What renews your spirit (physically, emotionally, mentally)?  - Abraham Lincoln  said, "Give me 6 hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first 4 sharpening the ax." So how do you "sharpen your ax"? Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com  

Getting to where we want to go doesn't always happen in a straight line.  Much like sailing into the wind, you may have to make adjustments that seem like they are taking you off course - yet they are not.  Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

Speaking is intelligent conversation that helps you go somewhere.  What do people pay the most attention to in any conversation?  Guess what - It isn't your content! Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

“I want more for people many times than they want for themselves. I want you to prosper.” John Maxwell There is nothing more frustrating than seeing potential in someone and they don't want to do anything about it.   Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

So when it comes to trusting others, do you give trust first? Or do you prefer that people give you trust before you give it to them?  Kris & Brian discuss if there is a "more right" way where trust is involved. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

"So why do you get to do this?"  It was the question repeated until I finally figured out what she was looking for.  What she really wanted to know was, "What gives you the credibility to do what you do?"  Everything in business is about credibility.  How we build it counts. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com

What makes you want to achieve more? do more? be more? Your Passion! There is a definite direct connection between finding your passion and reaching your potential. John C Maxwell Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor? www.leadershipharbor.com 7 Questions to Help You Know Your Passion What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned?  How has failure shaped your life? What are you passionate about right now? What are you reading right now? What have you experienced? Who do you know that I should know? How can I serve you?  

What does it mean to be proactive? Think ahead, lay out the steps - PLAN AHEAD Predetermine the change that is needed. Lay out your steps Adjust your priorities  Notify key people (Initiator, Implementer) Allow time for acceptance  Head into action  Expect Problems Always point to the successes  Daily review your progress  Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

Living outside of your comfort zone is key if you want to grow your confidence and influence.  Where do you live most often? Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

If you’re facing a big season in your life, don’t lower your expectations. It won’t be perfect but it can still be great. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

Few people want to be cosnidered "average".  How do we become more? Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

Who do you "hang" with?  What do you talk about?  Who do you talk to when you have a challenge to solve or a joy to share?   Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

Whether we like it or not, we all have fears.  Learning to work around them - because we know they don't go away - is key to unlocking confidence and more potential. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

Sacrifice is hard.  Unless we fear what Isn't going to happen if you Don't give something up.  Whatever is given up to achieve greater won't be missed. Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

What we focus on expands...   Who we surround ourselves with is who we are...  If these statements are true, Who am I?   Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com

Model Focus & Equip are activities the coaches at Leadership Harbor use everyday to realize their own potential and empower others to unlock their potential.  Why are these 3 items so important?  Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com  

Both Brian & Kris begin each year with a focus word.  That word helps them to unlock the potential they are looking for over the coming year.  Come out on the Dock and enjoy the conversation.  If you have any future topics or have questions about this episode/topic, please send them to [email protected] Leadership Harbor LLC empowers people to realize their potential with confidence and influence.  Want to know more about Brian, Kris or Leadership Harbor?  www.leadershipharbor.com  

Join Coach Chris for a question about Youth on Dock Time this week.  Often times it is said 'youth are the leaders of tomorrow'.  Although this is not a false statement, it is not a complete one.  Pull up your chair and let's unpack what this looks like for each of us.  

Pull up your seat on the dock this week and join Chris as he visits with Brian about a recent decision to Go To Something.  Brian has been working towards this for 30 years...listen in as we answer the question "How do you make the change, when you know it's time?"  

Brian, Kris & Chris have recently returned from the International Maxwell Conference.  This week as we pull up our chairs on the dock we unpack lessoned learned there, answer the question "how do we change the world?"  There are lessons for each of us to apply to changing our world - at home, work, and anywhere else we each are planted. 

Join us on the Dock this week as Coach Kris & Renee Sobotka as they talk about the things that are important to them when it's time to grow a team.  If you've got a questions for Dock Time send it our way; [email protected] 

A theme is threaded through Kris & Jody's discussion on the Dock this week - debt - pull up a seat and join the conversation.  We'd love to feature your question on an upcoming episode of Dock Time, send them our way at: [email protected] 

We're kicking off Dock Time Season 2 with a great question.  Join Kris & Chris on the Dock as we discuss "Why don't people talk about suicide (mental health)?"   As always send us your questions for future Season 2 Dock Times to [email protected] 

We've done 100 Episodes and this Special Bonus Dock Time is our "In Between" seasons - join Chris & Kris on the Dock for a few Back-2-School Tips that apply even if you're not headed back to school.  Then be sure to tune in for Season 2 of Dock Time kicking off Aug 30, 2021. 

That's A Wrap!  We're calling this the end of Season 1 on Dock Time - join us on the Dock today as we talk about Season 1, what may be coming in Season 2 and an important event that we're proud to partner on benefiting all of us and our communities.