August 30, 2018
Language of Leading: The Core Values of John Keating
The character John Keating, played by Robin Williams in the movie Dead Poets Society, is my role model. He encouraged his students to be authentic, in...
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Articles by Chuck Garcia
Writing on communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership, from the classroom, the stage, and the mountain.
August 23, 2018
How’s Your Garden of Personal Improvement Coming?
At this point in the summer, many of the gardening efforts made in the spring are coming to fruition – hopefully. Just as I hope you are enjoying fres...
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August 16, 2018
Overcome Fear and Achieve Greater Heights
What does it mean to truly overcome your fear? In a previous post, I introduced the incredible accomplishments of Yuichiro Miura, the oldest man to su...
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August 9, 2018
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Too…
“Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do anything better than you…Anything you can be, I can be greater. Sooner or later I’m greater than you…”...
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August 2, 2018
Inspire Like Michelangelo
What does it mean to inspire? I think inspiration is something we often take for granted and I wanted to explore it further. Let’s start with one of t...
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July 26, 2018
What the Language of Leading Looks Like
The Language of Leading – it’s something to think about. In my book, A Climb to the Top, I spotlight a good friend and fine executive colleague of min...
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July 19, 2018
Just the Tip of the Iceberg
It’s just the tip of the iceberg. That phrase was ultimately what sunk the great Titanic. In the Spring of 1912, the “Unsinkable Ship” would make its ...
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July 12, 2018
Experiencing Abundance and Scarcity All at Once
Abundance and scarcity are typically talked about as worldviews on opposite ends of a spectrum. On one hand, you have an individual who perceives life...
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July 5, 2018
Are you Going to Fight, Or Take Flight?
It’s August 9th, 2010. You have just arrived at the Pittsburgh airport and you’re beginning the process needed to fly to New York on Jet Blue Flight 1...
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June 28, 2018
The Force is Strong with You…Or Can Be
It’s blockbuster movie season – we’re right at the start of the summer season! With that comes all number of cinema experiences; some offering romance...
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June 20, 2018
How Are You Making Your Decisions?
Why do you make the choices you do? What caused you to choose the breakfast you ate, the clothes you picked out for the day, or the movie you wanted t...
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June 14, 2018
The 8 Steps to Success
I previously wrote on the importance of developing a mindset of success – you can read it here. A major factor in being successful throughout your lif...
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