LeadtheGame
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❤️🔥 Igniting Self-Led Careers
🏆 Lead Your Career Game
🏈 Career & Leadership Coaching, Playbooks, & Results
🎯 Legacy Isn’t Later. It Starts Now.
🏆 Lead Your Career Game
🏈 Career & Leadership Coaching, Playbooks, & Results
🎯 Legacy Isn’t Later. It Starts Now.
Most mid-career pros don’t have a skills problem.
They have a story problem.
Your value isn’t invisible… it’s just unsharpened.
Fix the story, and suddenly you look qualified for the roles you actually want.
They have a story problem.
Your value isn’t invisible… it’s just unsharpened.
Fix the story, and suddenly you look qualified for the roles you actually want.
November 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Most mid-career pros don’t have a skills problem.
They have a story problem.
Your value isn’t invisible… it’s just unsharpened.
Fix the story, and suddenly you look qualified for the roles you actually want.
They have a story problem.
Your value isn’t invisible… it’s just unsharpened.
Fix the story, and suddenly you look qualified for the roles you actually want.
Stop waiting for “the right time.”
Momentum belongs to the ones who move.
Momentum belongs to the ones who move.
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Stop waiting for “the right time.”
Momentum belongs to the ones who move.
Momentum belongs to the ones who move.
You can’t “apply your way” to a dream job anymore.
You have to strategize your way there.
You have to strategize your way there.
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
You can’t “apply your way” to a dream job anymore.
You have to strategize your way there.
You have to strategize your way there.
Action creates direction.
Not the other way around.
So put down the popcorn,
And get in the game.
Not the other way around.
So put down the popcorn,
And get in the game.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Action creates direction.
Not the other way around.
So put down the popcorn,
And get in the game.
Not the other way around.
So put down the popcorn,
And get in the game.
Stop playing defense in your career.
Build your playbook.
Run your offense.
Lead your next move.
Build your playbook.
Run your offense.
Lead your next move.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Stop playing defense in your career.
Build your playbook.
Run your offense.
Lead your next move.
Build your playbook.
Run your offense.
Lead your next move.
Luck isn’t your problem.
The people landing jobs right now?
They’re not praying for a recruiter.
They’re running a targeted system.
The people landing jobs right now?
They’re not praying for a recruiter.
They’re running a targeted system.
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Luck isn’t your problem.
The people landing jobs right now?
They’re not praying for a recruiter.
They’re running a targeted system.
The people landing jobs right now?
They’re not praying for a recruiter.
They’re running a targeted system.
Their contract was ending.
They were burned out, scared, and tired of bad culture.
We built a plan, not a panic.
Now they’re at their dream company.
Strategy > scramble.
Always.
They were burned out, scared, and tired of bad culture.
We built a plan, not a panic.
Now they’re at their dream company.
Strategy > scramble.
Always.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Their contract was ending.
They were burned out, scared, and tired of bad culture.
We built a plan, not a panic.
Now they’re at their dream company.
Strategy > scramble.
Always.
They were burned out, scared, and tired of bad culture.
We built a plan, not a panic.
Now they’re at their dream company.
Strategy > scramble.
Always.
Self-leadership starts when you stop waiting for permission.
No one’s calling you off the bench.
Get up. Check in. Run your play.
No one’s calling you off the bench.
Get up. Check in. Run your play.
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Self-leadership starts when you stop waiting for permission.
No one’s calling you off the bench.
Get up. Check in. Run your play.
No one’s calling you off the bench.
Get up. Check in. Run your play.
Most people want clarity before they act.
Leaders act to create clarity.
Leaders act to create clarity.
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Most people want clarity before they act.
Leaders act to create clarity.
Leaders act to create clarity.
Momentum beats perfection.
Every. Single. Time.
Especially when your cursor’s blinking at you.
Every. Single. Time.
Especially when your cursor’s blinking at you.
November 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Momentum beats perfection.
Every. Single. Time.
Especially when your cursor’s blinking at you.
Every. Single. Time.
Especially when your cursor’s blinking at you.
Don’t write to impress.
Write to connect.
Show how your wins solve their problems.
Write to connect.
Show how your wins solve their problems.
November 7, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Don’t write to impress.
Write to connect.
Show how your wins solve their problems.
Write to connect.
Show how your wins solve their problems.
You’re not bad at resumes.
You’re bad at trying to write them without a system.
Structure creates confidence.
You’re bad at trying to write them without a system.
Structure creates confidence.
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
You’re not bad at resumes.
You’re bad at trying to write them without a system.
Structure creates confidence.
You’re bad at trying to write them without a system.
Structure creates confidence.
Confidence isn’t built by “believing in yourself.”
It’s built by seeing proof of progress.
One story. One bullet. One win at a time.
It’s built by seeing proof of progress.
One story. One bullet. One win at a time.
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Confidence isn’t built by “believing in yourself.”
It’s built by seeing proof of progress.
One story. One bullet. One win at a time.
It’s built by seeing proof of progress.
One story. One bullet. One win at a time.
Stop overthinking your resume.
It’s not your life story — it’s your sales pitch for what’s next.
Write it like a strategy doc, not a scrapbook.
It’s not your life story — it’s your sales pitch for what’s next.
Write it like a strategy doc, not a scrapbook.
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Stop overthinking your resume.
It’s not your life story — it’s your sales pitch for what’s next.
Write it like a strategy doc, not a scrapbook.
It’s not your life story — it’s your sales pitch for what’s next.
Write it like a strategy doc, not a scrapbook.
You’re not lost.
You’ve just been off autopilot for too long.
Self-leadership isn’t about “finding yourself.”
It’s about choosing yourself — again and again.
You’ve just been off autopilot for too long.
Self-leadership isn’t about “finding yourself.”
It’s about choosing yourself — again and again.
November 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
You’re not lost.
You’ve just been off autopilot for too long.
Self-leadership isn’t about “finding yourself.”
It’s about choosing yourself — again and again.
You’ve just been off autopilot for too long.
Self-leadership isn’t about “finding yourself.”
It’s about choosing yourself — again and again.
3 ways self-leadership reduces burnout:
🧠 Better decisions
🛑 Better boundaries
📈 Better direction
Your life runs better when the CEO is awake.
🧠 Better decisions
🛑 Better boundaries
📈 Better direction
Your life runs better when the CEO is awake.
November 1, 2025 at 7:51 PM
3 ways self-leadership reduces burnout:
🧠 Better decisions
🛑 Better boundaries
📈 Better direction
Your life runs better when the CEO is awake.
🧠 Better decisions
🛑 Better boundaries
📈 Better direction
Your life runs better when the CEO is awake.
Self-leadership isn’t the goal.
It’s the gear you use when the path gets steep.
It’s the gear you use when the path gets steep.
October 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Self-leadership isn’t the goal.
It’s the gear you use when the path gets steep.
It’s the gear you use when the path gets steep.
Burnout isn’t a badge.
It’s not proof you cared.
It’s proof you’ve been loyal to the wrong system.
Time to build a better one — with you in charge.
It’s not proof you cared.
It’s proof you’ve been loyal to the wrong system.
Time to build a better one — with you in charge.
October 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Burnout isn’t a badge.
It’s not proof you cared.
It’s proof you’ve been loyal to the wrong system.
Time to build a better one — with you in charge.
It’s not proof you cared.
It’s proof you’ve been loyal to the wrong system.
Time to build a better one — with you in charge.
You don’t have to reinvent your whole life.
Start with this:
🎯 Who do I want to become now?
📅 What will I do about it this week?
Clarity isn’t a vision board. It’s a move.
Start with this:
🎯 Who do I want to become now?
📅 What will I do about it this week?
Clarity isn’t a vision board. It’s a move.
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
You don’t have to reinvent your whole life.
Start with this:
🎯 Who do I want to become now?
📅 What will I do about it this week?
Clarity isn’t a vision board. It’s a move.
Start with this:
🎯 Who do I want to become now?
📅 What will I do about it this week?
Clarity isn’t a vision board. It’s a move.
Your next chapter doesn’t start when you feel ready.
It starts when you stop letting loss write the story.
It starts when you stop letting loss write the story.
October 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Your next chapter doesn’t start when you feel ready.
It starts when you stop letting loss write the story.
It starts when you stop letting loss write the story.
Visibility isn’t a prize you win.
It’s a habit you build.
It's a strategy you execute.
It’s a habit you build.
It's a strategy you execute.
October 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Visibility isn’t a prize you win.
It’s a habit you build.
It's a strategy you execute.
It’s a habit you build.
It's a strategy you execute.
Self-leadership is visibility from the inside out.
When you see yourself clearly, you show up clearly.
When you see yourself clearly, you show up clearly.
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Self-leadership is visibility from the inside out.
When you see yourself clearly, you show up clearly.
When you see yourself clearly, you show up clearly.
You’re not “bad at self-promotion.”
You’re playing defense when it’s time to run offense.
Visibility is a scoring skill.
One you can build.
You’re playing defense when it’s time to run offense.
Visibility is a scoring skill.
One you can build.
October 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
You’re not “bad at self-promotion.”
You’re playing defense when it’s time to run offense.
Visibility is a scoring skill.
One you can build.
You’re playing defense when it’s time to run offense.
Visibility is a scoring skill.
One you can build.
You can’t score if you’re not on the field.
Visibility isn’t vanity — it’s positioning.
Get seen where your game is actually being played.
Visibility isn’t vanity — it’s positioning.
Get seen where your game is actually being played.
October 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You can’t score if you’re not on the field.
Visibility isn’t vanity — it’s positioning.
Get seen where your game is actually being played.
Visibility isn’t vanity — it’s positioning.
Get seen where your game is actually being played.
We don’t ignore the hard things.
We ignore the whispers.
That’s what gets us lost.
Pay attention to those little moments.
And you can change your trajectory.
We ignore the whispers.
That’s what gets us lost.
Pay attention to those little moments.
And you can change your trajectory.
October 22, 2025 at 1:07 PM
We don’t ignore the hard things.
We ignore the whispers.
That’s what gets us lost.
Pay attention to those little moments.
And you can change your trajectory.
We ignore the whispers.
That’s what gets us lost.
Pay attention to those little moments.
And you can change your trajectory.