The Vision Board

Dec 202 min read

The Privilege of Being a Leader

"Leadership is having the privilege to be present during the messiest times of peoples' lives" Leadership is a privilege not a right. ...

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"From the Basketball Court to the Boardroom: How College Sports Shaped My Business Career"

nzygarlicke

Dec 132 min read

"From the Basketball Court to the Boardroom: How College Sports Shaped My Business Career"

Did playing a sport in college actually prepare me for the professional business world? I get asked this quite often from college...

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nzygarlicke

Dec 62 min read

My Emergency Room Lesson

Recently, I had to take a trip to the Emergency Room! 🚑 My wife drove me there, with me on my hands and knees riding on the floor of...

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nzygarlicke

Nov 291 min read

Leadership - "to cause one to go"

The word Leader has some fascinating origins. One is from a Germanic word, Laidijan, which means “to cause one to go.” In essence, a...

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Balancing Act: Taking Yourself Seriously While Lightening Up in Life

nzygarlicke

Nov 221 min read

Balancing Act: Taking Yourself Seriously While Lightening Up in Life

Take yourself seriously. Take life lightly. I heard this the other day and it was a heck of a reminder! For me, it means to take what I...

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Empowering Yourself: The Importance of Self-Advocacy

nzygarlicke

Nov 152 min read

Empowering Yourself: The Importance of Self-Advocacy

"Neal, you are the only one that can advocate for yourself." I remember being early in my career when I heard this advice from my good...

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Is Courage the Key to Effective Leadership? Exploring the Impact of Courage in Leadership

nzygarlicke

Nov 82 min read

Is Courage the Key to Effective Leadership? Exploring the Impact of Courage in Leadership

To be a great leader, it takes more than skills, experience, intelligence, charisma, or strong business acumen. All of those are...

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Are We Limiting Our Potential by Blindly Following Others' Ideas?

nzygarlicke

Oct 312 min read

Are We Limiting Our Potential by Blindly Following Others' Ideas?

Every Tuesday at about 9PM I roll my garbage bin out to the end of the driveway to be picked up Wednesday morning. And every single week...

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nzygarlicke

Oct 241 min read

How Do You Welcome People?

How well do you welcome people? Think about your own experiences: How were you welcomed on your first day at a new job? How does your...

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Obstacles are Merely Opportunities in Disguise

nzygarlicke

Oct 172 min read

Obstacles are Merely Opportunities in Disguise

There are so many obstacles in life. Obstacles are opportunities. But it takes a certain kind of mindset and mentality to realize that...

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nzygarlicke

Oct 102 min read

Put Your Shopping Cart Away!

So one of my wife’s pet peeves and things that really grinds her gears is when people leave their shopping carts throughout the parking...

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Do You Inspire Others to Run Through Walls for You?

nzygarlicke

Oct 32 min read

Do You Inspire Others to Run Through Walls for You?

Have you ever had a leader, boss, manager, coach, or someone in your life that you would run through a wall for? The first time I ever...

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Is Fear of Failure Holding Back Our Leaders?

nzygarlicke

Sep 261 min read

Is Fear of Failure Holding Back Our Leaders?

Leaders are too afraid of failure. Businesses are too afraid of failure. Young professionals, especially students, are too afraid of...

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Balancing Personal and Professional Growth: Why outside development matters

nzygarlicke

Sep 192 min read

Balancing Personal and Professional Growth: Why outside development matters

This past Thursday has been 10 years since my wife and I bought our first house - the same one we have lived in since. Ten years ago I...

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nzygarlicke

Sep 122 min read

My Leadership Hot Take

🔥🔥🔥 My Hot Take 🔥🔥🔥 I absolutely DISLIKE the phrase "Culture starts at the top." I am a firm believer that culture does not have...

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Testing the Waters: My Experience Interviewing for a Job I Half-heartedly Wanted

nzygarlicke

Sep 52 min read

Testing the Waters: My Experience Interviewing for a Job I Half-heartedly Wanted

I have never told this to anyone publicly. I don’t even think anyone in my family beyond my wife even know. In early January of 2020, I...

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From Meltdown to Mindfulness: How to Stay Calm in the Face of Small Inconveniences

nzygarlicke

Aug 292 min read

From Meltdown to Mindfulness: How to Stay Calm in the Face of Small Inconveniences

People get so upset over even the slightest of inconvenience. Story time! ⬇ Yesterday, I was at the gas station filling up my pickup...

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Discovering Your Best Self: Finding Your Therapy in Unexpected Places

nzygarlicke

Aug 222 min read

Discovering Your Best Self: Finding Your Therapy in Unexpected Places

A top self-therapy for me is driving, listening to music on maximum, and singing every single word at the top of my lungs! ***This is a...

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Is Self-Care the Key to Effective Leadership?

nzygarlicke

Aug 151 min read

Is Self-Care the Key to Effective Leadership?

“You need to take care of yourself first.” That was the advice given to me. It seems backwards from what many see from great leaders. ...

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Grieving The Loss Of Our Dog: A True Perspective

nzygarlicke

Aug 82 min read

Grieving The Loss Of Our Dog: A True Perspective

Today, I am veering a little off topic than I normally do with my 52 for Fifty-two posts. Simply because I’m sad… I’m grieving. I lost a...

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