Aaron Parnas is another young man who shares news as it happens that might be worth looking into. Here’s his Substack. As well as NewsGuard’s Reality Check on Substack, too. Just a couple of sources to check what’s really going on.

If you’ve got any to share with me, please reply to this email with your recommendations.

Now, here are a few recommendations to Read, Watch, and Listen to.

Listening...

Consulting Leaders Podcast 

In this episode of Consulting Leaders Podcast, I had the opportunity to speak about Leaders and what they can do to drive performance without burning out.

With so much being expected of leaders today, most are ill-equipped to manage the pressure of those expectations, and it’s costing them their health, well-being, and relationships.

Having a framework that lays the foundation for leaders to show up consistently as influencers and role models allows them to create other high-performing leaders on their teams.

Guillaume Jouvencel and I do a deep dive into what that looks like and how all of us can apply these tools in our lives and leadership.

Here’s the link to the YouTube video.

Reading... 

Strong Ground 

by Brené Brown

This is Brené Brown’s latest book on leadership, and although it can be a bit academic at times, she does weave in stories and analogies to make her point. Of course, her underlying theme is still vulnerability, but I appreciate how she demonstrates its costs and benefits across a variety of situations. She brings in the teachings of other experts and authors as she takes us on this journey. For anyone wanting to role-model leadership and high-performance, this should be on your reading list. There are some great learnings here. I took a lot of notes.

Here's the link to purchase the book on Amazon.

Watching...

Oprah Podcast - 

Your Brain on Revenge

The addiction that no one talks about…..REVENGE!

When you hear about and witness murders and wars, it’s unimaginable how some people can plan and commit certain acts of violence.

Recently, I came across this episode on Oprah’s Podcast about the science of revenge. It turns out that revenge is an addiction that, in some cases, causes people to commit some serious acts of violence.

Not only that, when you look at world politics, it’s often the motivation of world leaders to start wars and/or execute their enemies.

According to the author of The Science of Revenge, James Kimmel, Jr., revenge addiction is a mental illness of sorts, and studying it can prevent more mass acts of revenge. I’m currently reading his book and will share more, but in the meantime, check out this podcast episode on Oprah.

Here's the link to the YouTube video.

That does it for this month’s recommendations. Please share your recommendations with me as well. I’m open to always learning and growing.

All the best,