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Fear, Flow, and Why the Grind Isn’t the Goal
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Fear, Flow, and Why the Grind Isn’t the Goal business communication and influence leadership mindset psychology successful entrepreneurs Aug 17, 2025

Fear, Flow, and Why the Grind Isn’t the Goal

Fear isn’t always the villain in the corner twirling its mustache—it’s more like that overly cautious friend who thinks every new restaurant will give them food poisoning. Its job? Keep things the same. Your brain equates sameness with safety, even if th...

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Brooke M. Dukes
Culture, Fun, and Time: The Three Things Your Team Actually Cares About
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Culture, Fun, and Time: The Three Things Your Team Actually Cares About Aug 10, 2025

Culture, Fun, and Time: The Three Things Your Team Actually Cares About

You’ve heard it before: Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Cute quote, but here’s the kicker—culture is also what decides whether your best people stay, leave, or quietly disengage while scrolling job boards on company Wi-Fi....

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Brooke M. Dukes
Problems Aren’t Problems (Until We Call Them That)
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Problems Aren’t Problems (Until We Call Them That) communication and influence habits mindset psychology Aug 02, 2025

You know those days where everything feels like a problem? The client email, the traffic, your third cup of coffee not working? Here’s the reframe: it’s not a problem. It’s a signal.

When you strip away the drama, a “problem” is just an experience you labeled. That label? Optional. The signal? Valu...

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Brooke M. Dukes
Motivation Isn't the Problem, Your Belief Is
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Motivation Isn't the Problem, Your Belief Is Jul 26, 2025

Performance isn’t just about behavior. It’s about belief.
 

You can track KPIs, build dashboards, and add another motivational quote to your Slack channel, but if your team doesn’t believe—in you, in the mission, in themselves—nothing sticks.

This week, we’re ripping the cover off the myths around ...

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Brooke M. Dukes
Stop Dimming Your Light, Start Choosing Your Life
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Stop Dimming Your Light, Start Choosing Your Life Jul 19, 2025

 

If you’re sick of faking alignment and calling it strategy, this week’s blog is for you. If you’ve ever found yourself ranting about what you don’t want but can’t quite articulate what you do, congratulations—you’re normal. And, well… stuck.

This week we’re diving into three truths that will eit...

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Brooke M. Dukes
If Your Body Had a Mic, It Would Be Screaming
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If Your Body Had a Mic, It Would Be Screaming Jul 13, 2025

Let’s not pretend your neck pain is just from bad posture. Or that the quiet panic in your chest is from too much caffeine. This week, we’re pulling back the curtain on your inner boardroom—where your nervous system is the CEO, your self-talk is the head of HR, and your calendar is quietly gaslighti...

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Brooke M. Dukes
When Your Brain Lies, Your Habits Drive, and You Mistake Projection for Perception
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When Your Brain Lies, Your Habits Drive, and You Mistake Projection for Perception Jul 05, 2025

Welcome back to the no-BS corner of your leadership journey, where we stop pretending busy is productive and start looking at what’s actually going on under the hood. This week we’re peeling back the psychological layers to reveal three uncomfortable truths that will radically improve your decisions...

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Brooke M. Dukes
Stop Forcing It: Flow, Fun, and the Freedom to Change Your Mind
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Stop Forcing It: Flow, Fun, and the Freedom to Change Your Mind Jun 28, 2025

Let’s get one thing clear: Control is not the flex you think it is.

The real power move? Letting go. Not in the "burn-it-all-down" way (tempting, we know), but in the small, daily decisions to stop forcing outcomes and start trusting yourself.

This week, we're unpacking what happens when you stop ...

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Brooke M. Dukes
Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life: A Guide for Leaders Who Want More With Less
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Change Your Mindset, Change Your Life: A Guide for Leaders Who Want More With Less habits mindset psychology Jun 21, 2025

Want a Better Life? Start by Changing Your Mindset

Let’s skip the guru fluff and get to the part where your life actually starts feeling like something you chose—not something you accidentally subscribed to and forgot to cancel.

If you’re a leader who secretly Googles "how to do less and get more"...

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Brooke M. Dukes
Fear Isn’t the Problem—Avoiding It Is
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Fear Isn’t the Problem—Avoiding It Is communication and influence leadership mindset psychology strategy Jun 16, 2025

Fear Happens

Fear is a natural part of life. It shows up when we face new challenges, take risks, or try something that pushes us out of our comfort zone.

But fear itself isn’t the real issue. The real problem starts when we avoid it.

Avoiding fear leads to burnout, poor decision-making, and feel...

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Brooke M. Dukes
Leadership by Design: What It Looks Like (and Feels Like) for Each Type
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Leadership by Design: What It Looks Like (and Feels Like) for Each Type Jun 09, 2025

 

We talk a lot about burnout. But let’s shift the focus for a second.

What does it actually look like when leadership feels good?

That’s the part no one teaches. Most people stop at survival mode.

 Human Design helps you figure out how to thrive—based on how you’re built.

 

Picture this:

Y...

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Brooke M. Dukes
Leadership Isn’t One Size Fits All: Why “Copy-Paste Leadership” Doesn’t Work
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Leadership Isn’t One Size Fits All: Why “Copy-Paste Leadership” Doesn’t Work communication and influence human design leadership psychology team building Jun 01, 2025

Let’s be honest: Most leadership advice sounds like it came from a productivity guru stuck in 2013. Wake up at 5AM. Meditate. Lead with confidence. Repeat until you collapse.

Here’s the truth:

  • You’re not failing because you’re bad at leadership.
  • You’re exhausted because you’re trying to lead li...
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