UnbrokenGrowth
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20 years in the Navy taught me this: You can have perfect systems and still miss the people they're designed to serve.
The difference isn't more checklists. It's asking questions that go below the surface and creating conditions where truth feels safe.
The difference isn't more checklists. It's asking questions that go below the surface and creating conditions where truth feels safe.
December 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
20 years in the Navy taught me this: You can have perfect systems and still miss the people they're designed to serve.
The difference isn't more checklists. It's asking questions that go below the surface and creating conditions where truth feels safe.
The difference isn't more checklists. It's asking questions that go below the surface and creating conditions where truth feels safe.
You are already a leader.
Not because someone gave you a title. Because you've rebuilt after setbacks. You've owned mistakes. You've held space for others. You've chosen what's right over what's easy.
Leadership isn't about rank. It's about response.
Your life is your leadership resume.
Not because someone gave you a title. Because you've rebuilt after setbacks. You've owned mistakes. You've held space for others. You've chosen what's right over what's easy.
Leadership isn't about rank. It's about response.
Your life is your leadership resume.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You are already a leader.
Not because someone gave you a title. Because you've rebuilt after setbacks. You've owned mistakes. You've held space for others. You've chosen what's right over what's easy.
Leadership isn't about rank. It's about response.
Your life is your leadership resume.
Not because someone gave you a title. Because you've rebuilt after setbacks. You've owned mistakes. You've held space for others. You've chosen what's right over what's easy.
Leadership isn't about rank. It's about response.
Your life is your leadership resume.
But the middle is the engine. It's where vision meets the ground. Where directives become culture. Where real leadership lives.
If you want lasting change, stop skipping the middle. Start building it.
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If you want lasting change, stop skipping the middle. Start building it.
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October 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
But the middle is the engine. It's where vision meets the ground. Where directives become culture. Where real leadership lives.
If you want lasting change, stop skipping the middle. Start building it.
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If you want lasting change, stop skipping the middle. Start building it.
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
Curiosity > quick conclusions.
Ask one more question.
Listen one layer deeper.
AI finds data but curiosity finds meaning.
#leadership #growth #curiosity #unbrokengrowth
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Ask one more question.
Listen one layer deeper.
AI finds data but curiosity finds meaning.
#leadership #growth #curiosity #unbrokengrowth
ubgrowth.substack.com
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October 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Curiosity > quick conclusions.
Ask one more question.
Listen one layer deeper.
AI finds data but curiosity finds meaning.
#leadership #growth #curiosity #unbrokengrowth
ubgrowth.substack.com
Ask one more question.
Listen one layer deeper.
AI finds data but curiosity finds meaning.
#leadership #growth #curiosity #unbrokengrowth
ubgrowth.substack.com
“Trust but verify” isn’t micromanagement, it’s maturity.
Trust your team enough to lead, and your mission enough to check.
#leadership #trust #unbrokengrowth
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Trust your team enough to lead, and your mission enough to check.
#leadership #trust #unbrokengrowth
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October 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Trust but verify” isn’t micromanagement, it’s maturity.
Trust your team enough to lead, and your mission enough to check.
#leadership #trust #unbrokengrowth
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Trust your team enough to lead, and your mission enough to check.
#leadership #trust #unbrokengrowth
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Effective communication isn’t just a “soft skill.” It’s the foundation of strong families, healthy workplaces, and thriving communities.
That means being clear, listening closely, and showing that you care about how others feel.
How are you practicing them today?
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That means being clear, listening closely, and showing that you care about how others feel.
How are you practicing them today?
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October 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Effective communication isn’t just a “soft skill.” It’s the foundation of strong families, healthy workplaces, and thriving communities.
That means being clear, listening closely, and showing that you care about how others feel.
How are you practicing them today?
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That means being clear, listening closely, and showing that you care about how others feel.
How are you practicing them today?
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
Change resistance isn't laziness. It's biology, psychology, and culture.
The brain fears uncertainty.
Leaders don't push through resistance. They guide with empathy, clarity, and time.
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#leadership #education #changeleadership #schoolculture #unbrokengrowth
The brain fears uncertainty.
Leaders don't push through resistance. They guide with empathy, clarity, and time.
ubgrowth.substack.com
#leadership #education #changeleadership #schoolculture #unbrokengrowth
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September 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Change resistance isn't laziness. It's biology, psychology, and culture.
The brain fears uncertainty.
Leaders don't push through resistance. They guide with empathy, clarity, and time.
ubgrowth.substack.com
#leadership #education #changeleadership #schoolculture #unbrokengrowth
The brain fears uncertainty.
Leaders don't push through resistance. They guide with empathy, clarity, and time.
ubgrowth.substack.com
#leadership #education #changeleadership #schoolculture #unbrokengrowth
Delegation isn’t about “getting it off your desk.”
It’s a test of trust, clarity, and development.
In tomorrow’s free article, find lessons from the Navy and research that show why delegation often fails, and how to turn it into a leadership advantage
Read it here: ubgrowth.substack.com
#leadership
It’s a test of trust, clarity, and development.
In tomorrow’s free article, find lessons from the Navy and research that show why delegation often fails, and how to turn it into a leadership advantage
Read it here: ubgrowth.substack.com
#leadership
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September 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Delegation isn’t about “getting it off your desk.”
It’s a test of trust, clarity, and development.
In tomorrow’s free article, find lessons from the Navy and research that show why delegation often fails, and how to turn it into a leadership advantage
Read it here: ubgrowth.substack.com
#leadership
It’s a test of trust, clarity, and development.
In tomorrow’s free article, find lessons from the Navy and research that show why delegation often fails, and how to turn it into a leadership advantage
Read it here: ubgrowth.substack.com
#leadership
Even when your plate is stacked.
Claim space inside the chaos:
One moment to choose instead of react
One boundary before the day hijacks your focus
One quiet signal that says, “That’s enough for today”
Anchoring better leads to clarity.
Read: The Busy Leader’s Wellness Loop
ubgrowth.substack.com
Claim space inside the chaos:
One moment to choose instead of react
One boundary before the day hijacks your focus
One quiet signal that says, “That’s enough for today”
Anchoring better leads to clarity.
Read: The Busy Leader’s Wellness Loop
ubgrowth.substack.com
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July 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Even when your plate is stacked.
Claim space inside the chaos:
One moment to choose instead of react
One boundary before the day hijacks your focus
One quiet signal that says, “That’s enough for today”
Anchoring better leads to clarity.
Read: The Busy Leader’s Wellness Loop
ubgrowth.substack.com
Claim space inside the chaos:
One moment to choose instead of react
One boundary before the day hijacks your focus
One quiet signal that says, “That’s enough for today”
Anchoring better leads to clarity.
Read: The Busy Leader’s Wellness Loop
ubgrowth.substack.com
Leadership isn’t always about the big moments.
It’s about how you lead when someone’s child care plan, fails.
Grace or accountability?
Flex or hold the line?
Great leaders don’t guess, they use a framework.
I break down real-life military leadership lessons to help you:
ubgrowth.substack.com
It’s about how you lead when someone’s child care plan, fails.
Grace or accountability?
Flex or hold the line?
Great leaders don’t guess, they use a framework.
I break down real-life military leadership lessons to help you:
ubgrowth.substack.com
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July 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Leadership isn’t always about the big moments.
It’s about how you lead when someone’s child care plan, fails.
Grace or accountability?
Flex or hold the line?
Great leaders don’t guess, they use a framework.
I break down real-life military leadership lessons to help you:
ubgrowth.substack.com
It’s about how you lead when someone’s child care plan, fails.
Grace or accountability?
Flex or hold the line?
Great leaders don’t guess, they use a framework.
I break down real-life military leadership lessons to help you:
ubgrowth.substack.com
Clarity in communication isn't about sounding perfect.
It's about saying what you mean and meaning what you say.
The clearer you are, the more others trust and the more they reflect clarity back.
• Be specific
• Share the why
• Leave space for questions
#unbrokengrowth
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It's about saying what you mean and meaning what you say.
The clearer you are, the more others trust and the more they reflect clarity back.
• Be specific
• Share the why
• Leave space for questions
#unbrokengrowth
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May 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Clarity in communication isn't about sounding perfect.
It's about saying what you mean and meaning what you say.
The clearer you are, the more others trust and the more they reflect clarity back.
• Be specific
• Share the why
• Leave space for questions
#unbrokengrowth
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
It's about saying what you mean and meaning what you say.
The clearer you are, the more others trust and the more they reflect clarity back.
• Be specific
• Share the why
• Leave space for questions
#unbrokengrowth
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
trust starts with truth
and the first truth you owe
is to yourself
#unbrokengrowth #selftrust #leadershipgrowth
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and the first truth you owe
is to yourself
#unbrokengrowth #selftrust #leadershipgrowth
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May 6, 2025 at 12:32 AM
trust starts with truth
and the first truth you owe
is to yourself
#unbrokengrowth #selftrust #leadershipgrowth
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and the first truth you owe
is to yourself
#unbrokengrowth #selftrust #leadershipgrowth
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
The world does not need more bosses. It needs more people who teach as they lead. ubgrowth.substack.com
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May 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The world does not need more bosses. It needs more people who teach as they lead. ubgrowth.substack.com
educators carry a unique weight
not just the work, but the care, the pace, the pressure
burnout isn’t always from doing too much
sometimes it comes from doing it alone
culture is not what you say
it’s what people feel safe doing
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not just the work, but the care, the pace, the pressure
burnout isn’t always from doing too much
sometimes it comes from doing it alone
culture is not what you say
it’s what people feel safe doing
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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May 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
educators carry a unique weight
not just the work, but the care, the pace, the pressure
burnout isn’t always from doing too much
sometimes it comes from doing it alone
culture is not what you say
it’s what people feel safe doing
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
not just the work, but the care, the pace, the pressure
burnout isn’t always from doing too much
sometimes it comes from doing it alone
culture is not what you say
it’s what people feel safe doing
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
middle managers lead organizational culture
even if no one gives them the credit
we see you
we build for you
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #leadershipinmotion
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
even if no one gives them the credit
we see you
we build for you
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #leadershipinmotion
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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May 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
middle managers lead organizational culture
even if no one gives them the credit
we see you
we build for you
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #leadershipinmotion
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
even if no one gives them the credit
we see you
we build for you
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #leadershipinmotion
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
leadership is not always found in formal meetings
sometimes it shows up over a game of dominoes
wisdom travels through conversations
not just commands
stay open
growth is everywhere
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #unconventionalleadership #leadershiplessons
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sometimes it shows up over a game of dominoes
wisdom travels through conversations
not just commands
stay open
growth is everywhere
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #unconventionalleadership #leadershiplessons
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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April 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
leadership is not always found in formal meetings
sometimes it shows up over a game of dominoes
wisdom travels through conversations
not just commands
stay open
growth is everywhere
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #unconventionalleadership #leadershiplessons
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
sometimes it shows up over a game of dominoes
wisdom travels through conversations
not just commands
stay open
growth is everywhere
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #unconventionalleadership #leadershiplessons
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
communication isn’t common sense
it’s leadership practice
clarity is earned
tone is everything
feedback is a mirror
#unbrokengrowth #leadershiplanguage #communicationiskey
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
it’s leadership practice
clarity is earned
tone is everything
feedback is a mirror
#unbrokengrowth #leadershiplanguage #communicationiskey
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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April 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
communication isn’t common sense
it’s leadership practice
clarity is earned
tone is everything
feedback is a mirror
#unbrokengrowth #leadershiplanguage #communicationiskey
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
it’s leadership practice
clarity is earned
tone is everything
feedback is a mirror
#unbrokengrowth #leadershiplanguage #communicationiskey
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
real leadership holds the standard
and holds space for people to grow toward it
grace is not weakness
grace is fuel for real growth
#unbrokengrowth #graceandleadership #leadershipculture
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and holds space for people to grow toward it
grace is not weakness
grace is fuel for real growth
#unbrokengrowth #graceandleadership #leadershipculture
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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April 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
real leadership holds the standard
and holds space for people to grow toward it
grace is not weakness
grace is fuel for real growth
#unbrokengrowth #graceandleadership #leadershipculture
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
and holds space for people to grow toward it
grace is not weakness
grace is fuel for real growth
#unbrokengrowth #graceandleadership #leadershipculture
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
real leadership is not built on status
it is built on service
Jesus led by serving
leaders today grow by lifting others
the highest call is to build from the ground up
#unbrokengrowth #servantleadership #leadershipthroughservice
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it is built on service
Jesus led by serving
leaders today grow by lifting others
the highest call is to build from the ground up
#unbrokengrowth #servantleadership #leadershipthroughservice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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April 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
real leadership is not built on status
it is built on service
Jesus led by serving
leaders today grow by lifting others
the highest call is to build from the ground up
#unbrokengrowth #servantleadership #leadershipthroughservice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
it is built on service
Jesus led by serving
leaders today grow by lifting others
the highest call is to build from the ground up
#unbrokengrowth #servantleadership #leadershipthroughservice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
you can build plans with paper
but you build legacies with people
culture is not what you say
culture is what you create every day
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #buildtheculture
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but you build legacies with people
culture is not what you say
culture is what you create every day
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #buildtheculture
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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April 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
you can build plans with paper
but you build legacies with people
culture is not what you say
culture is what you create every day
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #buildtheculture
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
but you build legacies with people
culture is not what you say
culture is what you create every day
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #buildtheculture
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
strategy gives the plan
culture gives the permission
you cannot out-plan a broken culture
leaders shape it every day
#unbrokengrowth #culturealwayswins #leadershipinpractice
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culture gives the permission
you cannot out-plan a broken culture
leaders shape it every day
#unbrokengrowth #culturealwayswins #leadershipinpractice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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April 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
strategy gives the plan
culture gives the permission
you cannot out-plan a broken culture
leaders shape it every day
#unbrokengrowth #culturealwayswins #leadershipinpractice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
culture gives the permission
you cannot out-plan a broken culture
leaders shape it every day
#unbrokengrowth #culturealwayswins #leadershipinpractice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
leadership is not what you say.
it is what people hear when you say it.
tone builds trust.
presence creates safety.
phrasing shapes perception.
your voice is your culture.
#unbrokengrowth #leadersvoice #leadershipinpractice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
it is what people hear when you say it.
tone builds trust.
presence creates safety.
phrasing shapes perception.
your voice is your culture.
#unbrokengrowth #leadersvoice #leadershipinpractice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
Unbroken Growth Cafe | Substack
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April 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
leadership is not what you say.
it is what people hear when you say it.
tone builds trust.
presence creates safety.
phrasing shapes perception.
your voice is your culture.
#unbrokengrowth #leadersvoice #leadershipinpractice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
it is what people hear when you say it.
tone builds trust.
presence creates safety.
phrasing shapes perception.
your voice is your culture.
#unbrokengrowth #leadersvoice #leadershipinpractice
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
don’t just cast the vision.
build the walls.
clear the space.
set the tone.
leaders are architects.
your environment is your strategy.
#unbrokengrowth #leadershipinpractice #practicedleadership
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
build the walls.
clear the space.
set the tone.
leaders are architects.
your environment is your strategy.
#unbrokengrowth #leadershipinpractice #practicedleadership
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
Unbroken Growth Cafe | Substack
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April 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
don’t just cast the vision.
build the walls.
clear the space.
set the tone.
leaders are architects.
your environment is your strategy.
#unbrokengrowth #leadershipinpractice #practicedleadership
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
build the walls.
clear the space.
set the tone.
leaders are architects.
your environment is your strategy.
#unbrokengrowth #leadershipinpractice #practicedleadership
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
we’re using the same words
but speaking different languages.
no wonder we feel unheard.
real communication requires shared meaning, not just sound.
#unbrokengrowth #communicationbreakdowns #clarityfirst
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but speaking different languages.
no wonder we feel unheard.
real communication requires shared meaning, not just sound.
#unbrokengrowth #communicationbreakdowns #clarityfirst
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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April 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
we’re using the same words
but speaking different languages.
no wonder we feel unheard.
real communication requires shared meaning, not just sound.
#unbrokengrowth #communicationbreakdowns #clarityfirst
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
but speaking different languages.
no wonder we feel unheard.
real communication requires shared meaning, not just sound.
#unbrokengrowth #communicationbreakdowns #clarityfirst
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
vision = where
mission = why
strategy = how
no clarity = no traction
alignment = momentum
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #visiondrivesdirection
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
mission = why
strategy = how
no clarity = no traction
alignment = momentum
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #visiondrivesdirection
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
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April 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
vision = where
mission = why
strategy = how
no clarity = no traction
alignment = momentum
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #visiondrivesdirection
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com
mission = why
strategy = how
no clarity = no traction
alignment = momentum
#unbrokengrowth #practicedleadership #visiondrivesdirection
🔗 ubgrowth.substack.com