How Can I Lead When I’m Not In Charge?
Genuine influence can come from a subordinate position, because genuine influence is the trust someone places in you regardless of title.
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Joseph Barkley
- Nov 16, 2022
- 5 min
Red Waves, Blue Walls, and Why The Middle is the Strongest Position
When one narrative is publicly assumed there’s a very good chance we’re not hearing most of the truth.
Joseph Barkley
- Oct 27, 2022
- 6 min
13 Nuclear Questions
Some of your greatest opportunities in your life, love, and career are waiting on the other side of some great questions.
Joseph Barkley
- Oct 19, 2022
- 8 min
9 Phrases I Will No Longer Use
"Mitigating language" is the addition of words for the purpose of managing unwanted responses we predict we might experience from others.
Joseph Barkley
- Oct 5, 2022
- 6 min
The Real Costs of Quiet Quitting
Quiet Quitting" steals from the bottom line & your life. But I believe what it's telling you about your future is worth investigating.
Joseph Barkley
- Sep 21, 2022
- 5 min
2 Steps That Change History
You live like your life as a reason for existing. But, We are experts at killing inspiration before it gets dangerous. Here's where it ends.
Joseph Barkley
- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
Terrorists Have Mothers.
Your vision won't come easy. Where can you find an endless supply of enthusiasm to persevere? The answer is simple.
JKB
- Aug 9, 2022
- 4 min
Your Hard Work Might Not Be Worth It.
The things we want most are on the other side of suffering. You don’t have more of what you want because you’re avoiding the RIGHT pain.
Joseph Barkley
- Jul 15, 2022
- 8 min
We owe it to ourselves to stop hurting ourselves.
How about seeing yourself as someone worth sacrifice, worth discipline, worth a great night’s sleep?
Joseph Barkley
- Jun 28, 2022
- 5 min
The Ultimate Guide to Never Being Fooled Again.
In an age of intense disinformation, how can you get news, statistics, and other information to serve you instead of enslave you?
Joseph Barkley
- Jun 21, 2022
- 4 min
Reasons to Stay in a Toxic Relationship
By too quickly labelling a friend, romantic partner, or coworker as "toxic", we miss out on intimacy, profitability, & personal development
Joseph Barkley
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
How Trying to Be Nice Hurts People
"Nice" families are ruled by secret agendas. "Nice" companies fail to adapt. "Nice" artists paint by numbers. "Nice" leaders stay stuck.
Joseph Barkley
- May 31, 2022
- 4 min
5 Reasons to Give Up Hope (or not)
Don't quit on hope. Real hope breeds endurance, wisdom and results.
Joseph Barkley
- May 24, 2022
- 3 min
Goofs
I’m going to say it: I think Spider-Man: No Way Home was the best screenplay of 2021. Some of my fellow film-loving friends might...
Joseph Barkley
- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
You Are Busy. And You Like It.
Your busyness is a fortress you’ve built around a life you don’t want to give up.
JKB
- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
Frog Futures
We can learn that hard feelings are an expected part of any journey we want to take in life, love, and career.
JKB
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
How to finally "Arrive"
Most people spend life under the assumption that if we work hard enough, we'll finally "arrive".
JKB
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
Living Today with Tomorrow in Mind
I will let what's possible tomorrow dictate my priorities today.
JKB
- Apr 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Anatomy of Trust
We can be too careful with our trust, and if we trust fewer people than we could, we miss opportunities.
JKB
- Jul 20, 2021
- 4 min
Talk to Strangers. They Might Have Candy.
Why wouldn't I talk to strangers more? What happens when I do? How can I get better at it? It might change how I live.
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