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Off the Mountains and Into the Ice
Late, heavy snow really extended the ski season this year. It was great, sort of. However much we love our skiing here in the valley, we’re still human. It almost seemed as though there was a little guilt when people would marvel over a 12-inch dump well into spring only to sheepishly admit, “But I’m…
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Stay Calm and Lose the White Belt
As I was “rolling” with my Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor, Ernest Mendez of Aspen MMA, it was a reminder of the power and necessity of humility. Ernest is a decorated black belt and fantastic instructor. As he effortlessly rolled me onto my back from my previously dominant position, I held on for dear life. His instruction was…
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Midvalley yoga vs. Navy SEAL training / Colorado living
Navy SEAL training (aks Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL, aka BUD/S) is widely considered the most difficult military training in the world. This six-month training has a 70% attrition rate. My Navy SEAL training class went from around 200 trainees to about ten after five weeks of training. When you make it through Navy SEAL training you…
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Controlled Chaos: the valley’s service industry, Roaring Fork Valley – Colorado
It has been suggested to me that the valley is so overwhelmingly based in “service industry” that leadership is not an important topic to be considered. “We have seasonal workers, and it is hard enough to get them to come to work,” the argument goes. Or, “It is impossible to build a culture in the…
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Finding the Courage to Tackle the Highland Bowl
A couple weeks ago I provided you with my thoughts about how to kick off 2023 with a different and fresh perspective on New Year’s resolutions: a focus on behaviors over checklists. The question you may have now is, “Who is this guy Errol Doebler and why should I listen to his views on leadership?…
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Plan, Execute, and Fail? The Impact of the Team Your Surround Yourself With
You did it all correctly. You understood why you needed to act. You set a clear and unambiguous goal. You outlined the tasks that needed to be accomplished to achieve your goal. You decided who was in charge of each task and when they should be completed. You set a regular standing meeting for updates.…
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Want To Be a Great Leader? Write 100 Blogs
Yes, this is Ice Cold Leader’s 101st blog! But what does it have to do with Leadership? Discipline, consistency, creativity, service. It takes all these things to write 100 blog posts. The discipline to sit and write. The consistency to do it every month. The creativity to come up with new topics to better serve…
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Two Ways To Reduce the Effects of Stress To Make You a Better Leader
“Stress is a killer” is not cliché. It is as real a statement that can be made on so many different levels. I consult in matters of leadership, so let us focus on how stress is a leadership killer and 2 ways you can reduce stress and become a better leader. First, though, a quick…
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Your Problems Are All the Same! (Wait, What?)
Your problems are all the same. Problems and challenges are not relative to circumstance. A challenge is a challenge. The scope and severity of a problem or challenge may vary, but it is still something to be addressed and solved. Given that problems and challenges are not relative to circumstance, it stands to reason that…
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