Gregg Vanourek
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Gregg Vanourek
@greggvanourek.bsky.social
Personal development & leadership excellence. Author. Teacher. TEDx speaker. Crafting Your Life & Work online course (create a life you love): https://greggvanourek.com/crafting-your-life-and-work-course/
Are your compensation decisions truly helping your team thrive—or holding them back? ⚠️

💼💡Discover practical strategies for leaders to design compensation that drives performance, engagement, and retention.
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#Leadership #HR #EmployeeCompensation
A Leader’s Guide to Smart Employee Compensation
Are your compensation practices ineffective? Fix inconsistency and boost engagement by establishing strategic and smart employee compensation systems.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
What if your team is quietly disengaged because they don’t feel recognized? ⚠️
Too many managers miss this simple but powerful lever.

The Hidden Cost of Poor Employee Recognition—And What to Do About It
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#EmployeeRecognition #Leadership
The Hidden Cost of Poor Employee Recognition -- And What to Do About It
Lower turnover and boost engagement. Learn the 7 characteristics of effective employee recognition and get actionable ideas to close your organization's recognition gap today.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Sometimes the best boost isn’t in the moment itself—it’s in the looking forward.

Give yourself something meaningful on the horizon and watch your days feel lighter and more hopeful. ✨

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#Happiness #Inspiration #Wellbeing
How to Use Anticipation to Boost Your Happiness
Find out how anticipation boosts happiness and wellbeing, with research-backed insights and easy ways to build more positive anticipation into your days.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The job market is tough—but you can still start strong. 🌱

Whether you’re starting out or mentoring someone who is, focus on the long term. Start strong. 💪

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#CareerTips #CareerAdvice #CareerAdvice #career
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November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🔥 Great leaders don’t just hire—they onboard with purpose. Missing this step can cost time, morale, and top talent 👇
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#Leadership #TeamDevelopment #Onboarding #HR
The Cost of Poor Onboarding (And How to Fix It)
Set new hires up for success with employee onboarding best practices. How to onboard new hires, with key tips for onboarding program success.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🌱 Imagine waking up with confidence, knowing your finances support your goals—not hold you back.

You can get there by taking practical steps to improve your financial health:
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#PersonalFinance #FinancialHealth #FinancialWellness
How to Improve Your Financial Health
Discover how to improve your financial health, overcome money hang-ups, and build wealth, security, and peace of mind.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Adulting is hard. 😅
Boost your life with small activities that actually make you feel alive. No magic wand required.
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#Happiness #LifeHacks #adulting
A Guide to Life-Boosting Activities
Discover life-boosting activities for busy professionals—simple ways to add fun, play, travel, and hobbies back into your life for energy and joy.
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October 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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 Every Day?
Are you serving enough in your life and work? Use this quick self-check to find out and start making a bigger difference today.
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October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"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
Rating Your Job: A Work Satisfaction Checkup
Use this Work Satisfaction Checkup to rate your job and evaluate your job satisfaction, engagement, and fulfillment.
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September 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“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
Unlock the Magic of Lifelong Learning
The benefits of lifelong learning and continuing education, with ways to incorporate lifelong learning into a busy schedule.
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September 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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
September 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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
A Quick Relationship Checkup
Struggling to connect with your partner? Practical tips to strengthen your relationship, and with a quick relationship checkup tool.
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September 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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
Health and Vitality: Keys to Your Quality of Life
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.
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August 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"The prison of your mind has no locks--only the illusion of them." -Alex Rivera #SelfHelp #PositivePsychology
August 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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
Elevate Your Life with a Strong Personal Core
Discover how to elevate your quality of life with a strong personal core—cultivating contentment, happiness, meaning, gratitude, and more.
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August 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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
Crafting Your Life & Work Intentionally and Avoiding the Common Traps of Living with Gregg Vanourek
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August 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Books are a uniquely portable magic." -Stephen King #books #reading
August 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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
Why David Gergen’s Legacy Matters Now More Than Ever
David Gergen’s legacy, featuring career highlights, leadership quotes, and reflections from prominent leaders on his impact and service.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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
Leaders, You Can’t Do It All Alone
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.
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July 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
“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
The Most Common Myths about Passion and Work
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.
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July 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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
July 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"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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Helping People Reach Their Potential
Interview of Matthew Malone, President & COO of Graham Corporation, by Gregg Vanourek, co-author of Triple Crown Leadership, for Leadership Jeffco.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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
How to Help Others Stop Playing the Victim
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.
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June 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“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
June 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM