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Are You Serving Enough Every Day?

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Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · 8d

Want a quick happiness boost? 😄💡
Serve someone today—big or small, it all counts. Helping others is secretly the fastest path to joy. 🌱
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#Happiness #PersonalGrowth #service

Are you serving enough in your life and work? Use this quick self-check to find out and start making a bigger difference today.

Rating Your Job: A Work Satisfaction Checkup

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · 15d

"Rating Your Job: A Work Satisfaction Checkup" 🔍

Determine how satisfied you truly are at work.
Then spot what needs to change for a better career fit.
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#WorkSatisfaction #JobSatisfaction #JobChange

Use this Work Satisfaction Checkup to rate your job and evaluate your job satisfaction, engagement, and fulfillment.

Unlock the Magic of Lifelong Learning

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · 22d

“Learning is experienced as a personal transformation. A person does not gather learnings as possessions but rather becomes a new person….To learn is not to have, it is to be.” – Gib Akin✨
"Unlock the Magic of Lifelong Learning"
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#LifelongLearning #Learning #SelfHelp

The benefits of lifelong learning and continuing education, with ways to incorporate lifelong learning into a busy schedule.

A Quick Family Relationship Checkup

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Sep 11

September 11 reminds us not only of our shocking loss but of our deep and abiding resilience.
May we honor the fallen by being better. Kinder. More loving. More committed to each other and finding common ground.
#PatriotDay #NeverForget

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Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Sep 8

When’s the last time you checked the pulse of your family relationships? 🫀💡
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#family #familyrelationships #StrongFamilies

Too busy with work? Family bonds can suffer if we don’t pay attention. Discover practical ways to nurture trust, love, and connection with your children, parents, and siblings—plus a quick checkup to ...

A Quick Relationship Checkup

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Sep 1

How's your relationship with your spouse or partner?

When you hear the Righteous Brothers sing “You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling,” does it ring true a little? Does it feel “gone, gone, gone”? 🎶💔

"A Quick Relationship Checkup"
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#relationships #RelationshipTips

Struggling to connect with your partner? Practical tips to strengthen your relationship, and with a quick relationship checkup tool.

Health and Vitality: Keys to Your Quality of Life

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Aug 25

Feeling 😓 drained or stressed? Health and Vitality Are Key to Your Quality of Life—here’s how to boost both:
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#HealthIsWealth #Thrive

How core habits of physical and mental well-being—like nutrition, sleep, exercise, mindfulness, and resilience—form the foundation of health and vitality so you can maintain a high quality of life.

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Aug 16

"The prison of your mind has no locks--only the illusion of them." -Alex Rivera #SelfHelp #PositivePsychology

Elevate Your Life with a Strong Personal Core

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Aug 15

Feeling pulled in every direction?
🧭 Build a strong personal core--meaning, gratitude, authentic alignment, & more--to elevate your quality life.

🌟"Elevate Your Life with a Strong Personal Core"
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#PersonalDevelopment #QualityOfLife

Discover how to elevate your quality of life with a strong personal core—cultivating contentment, happiness, meaning, gratitude, and more.

Crafting Your Life & Work Intentionally and Avoiding the Common Traps of Living with Gregg Vanourek

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Aug 9

Don’t wait for a meaningful life to happen—craft it now!

From my Platinum Resource Group talk, learn how to align your work & life with what truly matters and avoid common traps.

Watch it here:
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#LifeDesign #CareerDesign #DesigningYourLife

YouTube video by Platinum Resource Group

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Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Aug 6

"Books are a uniquely portable magic." -Stephen King #books #reading

Why David Gergen’s Legacy Matters Now More Than Ever

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Jul 30

David Gergen advised 4 U.S. presidents, co-founded Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership, and mentored thousands. But his greatest legacy? Leading with character, humility, and purpose. David Gergen’s Legacy
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#DavidGergen #Legacy #PublicService #Leadership

David Gergen’s legacy, featuring career highlights, leadership quotes, and reflections from prominent leaders on his impact and service.

Leaders, You Can’t Do It All Alone

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Jul 24

What can a fire chief teach us about leadership? A lot. 🔥

West Metro Fire Chief Don Lombardi shares what it means to lead with humility, trust, and purpose—especially when lives are on the line.

Leaders, You Can’t Do It All Alone 👇
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#Leadership #FireChief

Interview of Don Lombardi, West Metro Fire Chief, by Gregg Vanourek, co-author of Triple Crown Leadership: Building Excellent, Ethical, and Enduring Organizations, for Leadership Jeffco.

The Most Common Myths about Passion and Work

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Jul 10

“Follow your passion” sounds great—until it leads you astray. 😬

Let’s bust the most common myths about passion and work--and rethink how we approach both.

"The Most Common Myths about Passion and Work"
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#CareerAdvice #Passion #WorkMyths

Many people struggle with finding and living their passions. For many, it’s confusing and intimidating. Here we bust the most common myths about passion and work.

Helping People Reach Their Potential

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Jul 2

Feeling STUCK in your life or work? 🚦

🌟 My NEW COURSE, Crafting Your Life & Work, helps you find🔍 clarity, 🎯 purpose, and 🚀 a path forward.
Take your life back. Craft a life you LOVE. ❤️
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#happiness #LifeDesign #CareerChange

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Jun 17

"Work is going to be here tomorrow, and some of those most important relationships are super fragile, and so just taking time to nurture them like you do with a garden." -Matt Malone, Graham Corporation

"Helping People Reach Their Potential"
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#leadership

Interview of Matthew Malone, President & COO of Graham Corporation, by Gregg Vanourek, co-author of Triple Crown Leadership, for Leadership Jeffco.

How to Help Others Stop Playing the Victim

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Jun 12

Do you know or work with someone who has a victim mentality? It can be hard not only on them but also on those around them.

"How to Help Others Stop Playing the Victim"
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#VictimMentality #Psychology

It can be difficult to help others stop playing the victim. The challenges of doing so, and how to help someone with a victim mentality.

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Jun 6

“We’re going in alone and I don’t think we’re coming back.” -Lt. Col. Josef ‘‘Pips’’ Priller, Kommodore of JG-26, to his wingman before their strafing attack on Sword and Juno beaches #DDay

Leading through Chaos and Uncertainty

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · Jun 4

How are you managing all the chaos and uncertainty today?

Remember: How you respond sets the tone for your entire team’s ability to adapt and thrive.

"Leading through Chaos and Uncertainty"
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#leadership #LeadingInChaos

Practical strategies to help leaders adapt effectively and lead through chaos and uncertainty with clarity and confidence.

Elevating Your Leadership

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · May 30

How to elevate your leadership?
"Elevating Your Leadership"
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#leadership #LeadershipImprovement

How can you take your leadership from bad to better? What are the best ways to elevate your leadership? 14 approaches.

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · May 26

Freedom endures because of the courage and sacrifice of those willing to defend it. Today, we remember the brave souls who gave everything so that we may live free.
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” -Elmer Davis

#MemorialDay #MemorialDay2025

EXPERIENCE 220 | Excellence, Ethics, and Endurance - Triple Crown Leadership and more with Gregg Vanourek, Entrepreneur, Teacher, Author, and TEDx Speaker - The LoCo Experience

Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · May 21

Had a blast on The LoCo Experience with
Curt Bear🎙️

We talked Triple Crown Leadership (excellence, ethics, endurance), living in Sweden, self-leadership, entrepreneurship 🚀, and embarrassing moments😅

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#Leadership #SelfLeadership

In this episode of the LoCo Experience, I welcomed accomplished author, speaker, and teacher Gregg Vanourek into the studio.  We discuss his recent book 'Triple Crown Leadership,' which he co-wro...

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Gregg Vanourek @greggvanourek.bsky.social · May 20

Dear NEW GRADUATE:
Maybe you’ve been so busy finishing assignments and getting to graduation that you haven’t taken much time to think about what comes next.

"The BIGGEST MISTAKES New Graduates Make"
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#NewGraduates #NewGrads #CareerTips

The Biggest Mistakes New Graduates Make

New college graduates tend to make many mistakes. A list of the top mistakes that new graduates make when it comes to their life and career.