This is probably the root cause of a lot of issues that happen on a team. And it's all kind of

tied into one piece, which is that we're under-disciplined with ourselves.

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Today, what I want to share is why so many people do not have the respect of their team.

And this is something that I experienced a ton where we were growing our businesses in the

very beginning.

And it's something that has been really top of mind for me for the last maybe, I want to say

week.

In the case of a lot of newer leaders I've been talking to and seeing where things are slipping through the cracks and why the reason is. And what I realize is the reason that a lot of the things aren't going well are a lot of the reasons that things aren't growing and things aren't feeling good and why the team isn't congealing. It's not because of team. It's not because of the people. It's because of the leader. Right. And I think we all know that, and I think that's a belief that most people

who are in business know that it ties back to them

in some way, shape, or form.

But I think that there's a common misunderstanding

of why that is.

I think that a lot of people think,

oh, maybe I'm not working hard enough.

I'm not setting enough for an example.

I'm not smart enough. It's all these things, right? I believe that one of the fundamental reasons

that people in leadership positions actually don't have the power that they desire and the influence

of their teams, it's not because of the lack of those things. It's the lack of understanding of people

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