When my old coach Jordan really wanted to twist the knife, he was catching me in some sort of bad

pattern of behavior, he would often say to me, Jay, we want to be examples to our kids, not a warning.

And that was usually something that would be kind of a gut punch to me, a reminder that I'm

probably role modeling the exact opposite behavior I want in my kids.

But listen, our kids are hearing what we're saying, but they're listening and actually

remembering what we actually do.

And that's always an important distinction to remember as a parent and also as a leader, right?

Our people are watching us and following our lead.

And how are we role modeling the right behaviors,

whether they be at work or at home? So this week, we kind of looked at patterns of behavior.

Some of them may or may not have been things that I've had to break out of myself, but that we

see in our coaching clients and our training. And I want to give you the five permission

slips that every high

achiever needs. I guarantee you one of these is something that you need here.

I'm Jay Papazan, and this is the one thing, your weekly guide to the simple steps that lead to extraordinary results.

So number one, you have permission to disappoint others.

When you have to choose between work, friends, family, and yourself, who do you choose?

Who do you prioritize? I think often in our busy lives, we let obligation, especially work obligations, drive a lot of our schedule, a lot of

our choices. We may set some healthy boundaries around family time, but in my experience, a lot of

hive achievers will finally start letting go and things

slip off their calendar in regards to themselves and their friends. And you look up and they are so

busy filling up other people and serving other people and doing all the obligations that they

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