{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Stephen Braunius","home_page_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","feed_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","description":"<p>Seek | Do | Share</p><p>I have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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I am not singular.”</li>\n<li>we are like an orchestra and not a soloist</li>\n<li>think of these as inner negotiators – different parts of us express themselves differently and prioritize things differently</li>\n<li>the big 4 people in us – our top team: - The Dreamer (Inner CEO) - <strong>creates possibilities:</strong> sets strategic vision, senses a path forward, gives direction</li>\n<li>develop by: looking for the dream beneath the dream</li>\n<li>The Thinker (Inner CFO) - <strong>clarifies perspectives:</strong> analyzes data, manages risk, considers consequences</li>\n<li>develop by: articulate a business case, find data</li>\n<li>The Lover (Inner VP of HR) - <strong>cares about people:</strong> feels emotions, manages relationships, collaborates with others, people want to know that you care about them</li>\n<li>develop by: call the name and face of someone you love into your heart before a meeting and remind self to love and care during the meeting</li>\n<li>The Warrior (Inner COO) - <strong>catalyzes performance:</strong> takes action, reaches goals, speaks hard truth</li>\n<li>develop by: telling a hard truth lovingly that has been avoided (crucial conversation), change some ares of life where you are saying “yes” and starting to say “no”</li>\n<li>Are there 1 or 2 that I use a lot? Are there other ones that I leave behind? Every one is crucial to us and our performance</li>\n<li>“There is so much beauty, and impact, and influence you can have when you develop these parts of yourself.”</li>\n</ul><p><em>Categories: Leadership · Originally published on stephen.braunius.org</em></p>","content_text":"2014-08-15 10:27 AM\n\n“The single most difficult group to negotiate with is children” :)\n\nwe get in our own way which causes us to miss amazing opportunities\n\n“There’s a gap…you’re performance gap” - you doing your absolutely best TO\n\nwhat you actually do in real life in practice\n\nidentify your key performance gaps and come up with a plan to reduce the gaps\n\nserve from the best of who you are\n\nKey ideas\n\nLook at yourself in a new way - “most of us think of ourselves as singular”\n\n“I am plural. I am not singular.”\n\nwe are like an orchestra and not a soloist\n\nthink of these as inner negotiators – different parts of us express themselves differently and prioritize things differently\n\nthe big 4 people in us – our top team: - The Dreamer (Inner CEO) - creates possibilities: sets strategic vision, senses a path forward, gives direction\n\ndevelop by: looking for the dream beneath the dream\n\nThe Thinker (Inner CFO) - clarifies perspectives: analyzes data, manages risk, considers consequences\n\ndevelop by: articulate a business case, find data\n\nThe Lover (Inner VP of HR) - cares about people: feels emotions, manages relationships, collaborates with others, people want to know that you care about them\n\ndevelop by: call the name and face of someone you love into your heart before a meeting and remind self to love and care during the meeting\n\nThe Warrior (Inner COO) - catalyzes performance: takes action, reaches goals, speaks hard truth\n\ndevelop by: telling a hard truth lovingly that has been avoided (crucial conversation), change some ares of life where you are saying “yes” and starting to say “no”\n\nAre there 1 or 2 that I use a lot? Are there other ones that I leave behind? Every one is crucial to us and our performance\n\n“There is so much beauty, and impact, and influence you can have when you develop these parts of yourself.”\n\nCategories: Leadership · Originally published on stephen.braunius.org","date_published":"2014-08-15T16:00:00.000Z","date_modified":"2026-10-28T20:32:11.243Z","_microfeed":{"slug":"session-5b-winning-from-within-erica-ariel-fox","authors":[{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person"}],"web_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/session-5b-winning-from-within-erica-ariel-fox/","json_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/HqVfg0OEYhR/json/","rss_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/HqVfg0OEYhR/rss/","guid":"http://stephen.braunius.org/session-5b-winning-from-within-erica-ariel-fox/","status":"published","date_published_short":"Fri Aug 15 2014","date_published_ms":1408118400000}}],"_microfeed":{"publisher":{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org"},"authors":[{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person"}],"microfeed_version":"1.0.13","base_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","categories":[],"subscribe_methods":[{"name":"RSS","type":"rss","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/rss/","image":"https://stephen.braunius.org/assets/brands/subscribe/rss.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"3ruTYsoZVaf"},{"name":"JSON","type":"json","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","image":"https://stephen.braunius.org/assets/brands/subscribe/json.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"5nhVQKje4_K"}],"description_text":"Seek | Do | Share\nI have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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