Ron Alford

There are people that struggle with the emotional side of being people pleasers or being control freaks. So definitely the clients internally and externally. So I mentioned that earlier is, you know, for us, when we hire coaches, they have this tremendous background just because you've got a brilliant resume and all these accolades and all these certifications.

There are people that struggle with the emotional side of being people pleasers or being control freaks. So definitely the clients internally and externally. So I mentioned that earlier is, you know, for us, when we hire coaches, they have this tremendous background just because you've got a brilliant resume and all these accolades and all these certifications.

Doesn't mean you don't get humbled daily. We'll put it that way. So I wanted this to be something that are tools for our coaches that we can help coach on, but obviously for our clients.

Doesn't mean you don't get humbled daily. We'll put it that way. So I wanted this to be something that are tools for our coaches that we can help coach on, but obviously for our clients.

And again, stuff that people can use, not just in the boardroom, but things they could use when they go home with their own children or when they have their own routines or their own quiet time where they're wrestling with their thoughts. So that was who it was written for.

And again, stuff that people can use, not just in the boardroom, but things they could use when they go home with their own children or when they have their own routines or their own quiet time where they're wrestling with their thoughts. So that was who it was written for.

Y'all, my mind, it's funny. I go to Troy Polamalu first. If listeners know who that is, Google him, whatever. As a long, long, long time, 45-year Pittsburgh Steeder fan, that's one part of it. But way aside from that, he is, from everything I've read, the kindest, gentlest, calmest. He would literally pray before every play. And yet he was ferocious.

Y'all, my mind, it's funny. I go to Troy Polamalu first. If listeners know who that is, Google him, whatever. As a long, long, long time, 45-year Pittsburgh Steeder fan, that's one part of it. But way aside from that, he is, from everything I've read, the kindest, gentlest, calmest. He would literally pray before every play. And yet he was ferocious.

If you go on YouTube and watch him, he was just... I mean, he was crazy on the field and Pro Bowl after Pro Bowl, all defense, MVP, et cetera. So just crazy on the field, but yet he had a way of calming himself down. And the way he treated people was so unconditional. I just read about things he and his wife have done to impact people. And just a ton of admiration for Troy.

If you go on YouTube and watch him, he was just... I mean, he was crazy on the field and Pro Bowl after Pro Bowl, all defense, MVP, et cetera. So just crazy on the field, but yet he had a way of calming himself down. And the way he treated people was so unconditional. I just read about things he and his wife have done to impact people. And just a ton of admiration for Troy.

I think just right and wrong. It's hard to be around politics or just divisive things. And I'm more and more, and I don't know if I like this about myself, but I'm more and more becoming one of my coworkers that calls me Switzerland sometimes because I won't take a side at times.

I think just right and wrong. It's hard to be around politics or just divisive things. And I'm more and more, and I don't know if I like this about myself, but I'm more and more becoming one of my coworkers that calls me Switzerland sometimes because I won't take a side at times.

Now, obviously, there's certain things that convictions are like, come on, I have absolute principles and convictions I'll die for. I'm going to dig in on certain things. And a lot of it, I'm not. I'm not going to stake my flag on that. I'm not going to act like that's... I just think ego does these crazy things to us humans where we think we have to be right, which means they have to be wrong.

Now, obviously, there's certain things that convictions are like, come on, I have absolute principles and convictions I'll die for. I'm going to dig in on certain things. And a lot of it, I'm not. I'm not going to stake my flag on that. I'm not going to act like that's... I just think ego does these crazy things to us humans where we think we have to be right, which means they have to be wrong.

And someone just as wise across the aisle is saying the same thing about you. And so... Just more and more and more, whatever the topic might be, just believing there can be some truth in both sides. How can we listen? And so it's just more and more not being quick to judge or quick to speak, but slower to ask questions and try to seek to understand.

And someone just as wise across the aisle is saying the same thing about you. And so... Just more and more and more, whatever the topic might be, just believing there can be some truth in both sides. How can we listen? And so it's just more and more not being quick to judge or quick to speak, but slower to ask questions and try to seek to understand.

I don't know if it's a new principle, but it's something I have a higher conviction of lately than I did years ago.

I don't know if it's a new principle, but it's something I have a higher conviction of lately than I did years ago.

I think having to have data pros and cons always have to be aligned. Like logic is going to win always. And just sometimes there is a gut. There's an art to, as a big baseball fan, you know, you can see that the analytical data studies where there's a lot of GMs that have baseball teams that play ball stuff. Yep, exactly. And so that's one thing where I believe in that. I love data.

I think having to have data pros and cons always have to be aligned. Like logic is going to win always. And just sometimes there is a gut. There's an art to, as a big baseball fan, you know, you can see that the analytical data studies where there's a lot of GMs that have baseball teams that play ball stuff. Yep, exactly. And so that's one thing where I believe in that. I love data.