Leaders change their viewpoints and assist others in doing so to reveal their blind spots Ophthalmologists are eye doctors. They have a name for a blind spot on the eye: it's called a scotoma. If you have a scotoma, you can see all around something, but not where the blind spot is. So, if I am looking right at you, I might be able to see your whole face, except for your nose. Now, I can either cure the blind spot or I can change my viewpoint. If I take two steps to the left, then I still have my scotoma or blind spot, but now, with this new viewpoint, I can see your whole face and your nose, too. Many times we want a result badly, but we do not see achieving it as realistic. That's simply a blind spot we have. You can shift a blind spot through brainstorming with other people where you are offered someone else's viewpoint. Blind spots can be healed by having a revelation, even an emotional experience that alters their viewpoint of reality. The author who wrote the famous song, "Amazing Grace," had such a revelation. He was a 26-year-old slave trader on his way from Africa to the United States in the early 1800's. His ship ran into a deadly storm. He prayed to God for a miracle. The storm cleared and he and the ship were saved. He returned immediately to Africa and released all 120 slaves. He then went to England and became a leader of the abolitionist movement. Many times the life experiences required to have a revelation are too expensive. That's why experiential learning in a good seminar or with a great coach can be so valuable. You can have the benefit of healing a scotoma and not pay anywhere near the cost that life often requires. The Greek word "metanoia" means to change your viewpoint. The word "sin," in old English, was yelled by someone standing near an archery target to indicate you missed the bull's eye in the center. Feeling guilty is not the focus. If you missed the mark, change your viewpoint and you will hit the mark. What can you do this week to change a viewpoint that is not giving and getting you the results you want? TAKEAWAY! If you're not achieving the results you want, you probably have blind spots that are obscuring your viewpoint. A deeply emotional experience can alter your viewpoint in an instant. Action Step #1 Look at your personal or professional life and pick out a goal you are struggling to accomplish or any situation that isn't the way you want it to be. Now, meet with two or three people from different professions than yours or who have vastly different interests or experiences. Brainstorm with them, asking what they would do if they were you? No reasons for why it can't be done are allowed. Your job is to listen. Let each person contribute ways to improve your result. It doesn't mean you have to do exactly what they say. Your goal is to change your viewpoint, so you don't sin and miss the target. An Example  In 1981, I hired a lady from Idaho to come to San Diego to build our seminar business. Two days after she arrived, I asked her to send out 50 invitations of people she knew in San Diego to an event. She complained she had just arrived and didn't know that many people. I told her about a game I played in my 20s called "Thumper." We would sit in a circle and begin a rhythm slapping our thighs going, "Categories… Names of . . . and the first person would name a category like "cars." Then we went around the circle in order and each person had to name a type of car (Chevrolet, Ford, Mercedes, etc.) until someone went temporarily blank and couldn't name one while keeping up in time with the rhythm. The person that went blank would have to chug a whole can of beer. You can see the point of our game, but minus the beer, it's a useful tool. I told my seminar business-builder to write down everyone she knew until she got stuck. That stuck point was her scotoma. After she got stuck, I said, "How do you know the first person on your list?" She said the automobile repair shop. Her car had developed a problem. So, I said, "We now have our first category: Car repair, or simply cars. Does the car repair shop have anyone working there besides the person you talked to?" "Oh yes," she said, "but I don't know them well enough to invite them." I told her to add the names to her list anyway. I then asked, "Have you made a hair or nail appointment yet?" She had. "Are they all on your list?" You can guess what happened next. We went back and forth on categories until she had over 50 on her list. Her subconscious knew hundreds of names and people, but her "They wouldn't be interested" or "I don't know them well enough" or "I'll look silly asking them" were scotomas screening out most of the people she already knew. Action Step #2 Write down a description of the most emotional situation you've had in the last year. Now, write about how your viewpoint of life was shifted by that event. How did this shift in viewpoint hold you back? How did this same shift move you forward? When you have shifted your viewpoint, it usually affects whatever you are looking at in your life and work. The first step is becoming aware of what viewpoints we have and how they are working for and against us. An Example When I was in my twenties, I lived in Hawaii for five years. I kept saying I just couldn't find the right woman to love, even though there were a million people in Hawaii. Perhaps 500,000 of them were of the opposite sex and maybe 50,000 in an age bracket that would work great for me, but I still couldn't find the right person. I had a scotoma from a previous experience. I had been engaged and three days before we were to be married my fiancée walked out on me. My brain went, "I am never feeling that pain ever again." With that conversation going on in my subconscious, I literally could not see women that might offer a great relationship with me. I would find something wrong with them so that I would not have the chance of being deeply hurt again. When I changed my conversation to, "I am having a wildly romantic long lasting relationship whether I get hurt or not," almost out of the blue I found my wife (and have been married to her ever since). I changed my viewpoint and that opened me up to seeing what I could not see before. "The first thing to growth and change is to catch your-self being yourself."–Todd Demorest

Leaders set the context for their organization Write the following word down and brand it on your mind: CONTEXT I am going to suggest that context can make or break you and your organization (by which I mean any group of people working, playing, or living together). Have you ever heard someone say, "You took that out of context?" Context is the surrounding or environment you're in. When you take something out of context, you have changed the environment and that changes the content. If I have a glass jar with jellybeans in it, the glass jar is the context and the jellybeans are the content. If I change the context from a glass jar to a smelly old trash can, then I have changed the content from candy to garbage. One of the jobs of leaders is to set the context for their organization (and themselves). What context are you setting for your organization, group, team, and partnerships? Is your context one of risk taking, behaving as the victim in certain circumstances, acceptance, excitement, or honesty? What context are you setting in your family life? You set context not by telling people about it, but by BEING. You are the context for your organization; they are the content. You often change results not by trying to change the result, but by changing the context. If you want your business or family results to be different, then maybe you need to change the context of your organization by changing how you are being. How will being bold, vulnerable, compassionate, honest, or accountable affect your organization or family, thereby producing the results you want? Look and see. TAKEAWAY! Context changes content. It is the leaders' job to set the context for their organization. Action Step #1 Each day this week, choose a value, quality, or aspect of character and focus on making that your context for the day. Keep a journal and write down each day's context and report what happened. End your journal each day by answering the question: "What's the best thing that happened to me today?" An Example Start the first day with a quality that is one of your strengths, such as organization, giving, creativity, patience, or enthusiasm. Toward the end of your week, pick a value you are not so strong with and try it on for size as your context. For example: If you are a pretty serious person, have the context for the day be playfulness or fun. Action Step #2 Create a context of More and Better. An Example On your next trip, rent a hotel room one level more expensive than you normally would and rent a car one level more expensive. If you're not traveling this week, have lunch at a "higher class" restaurant, purchase a more costly item than you normally would, or give a more expensive gift to someone. Set a context that you are worth a lot. One of my very good friends is Bob Harrison, a Christian minister who speaks to large audiences around the world. He supports people in increasing the quality of their life in every way, relationships, financially, spiritually, and physically. He holds a seminar for leaders once a year. To set the context of increase, it is always in Hawaii at a luxury hotel. "It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching."–St. Francis of Assisi

Leaders create needs vs. waiting to be imposed on by a need Plato's mentor was Socrates. Plato thought Socrates was the wisest person of this time and he passionately desired to learn all of Socrates' wisdom. Legend has it that one day Socrates and Plato were walking down the beach deep in conversation. At one point, Socrates said to Plato, "Walk with me into the ocean." They turned and walked into the sea together. Now, in your imagination, picture that happening: Student and teacher, two of the greatest philosophers of history, striding into the surf side by side. The water started out around their ankles, then rose up to their knees. As the water got higher Plato wondered, "What is the lesson my master is trying to teach me?" When the water was about shoulder height, Socrates abruptly grabbed Plato's head and pushed him down under the water. As Plato was held down, he undoubtedly wondered again what this lesson was all about. After a time, when Plato ran out of air, he began to struggle to get his head above water. He punched and kicked and grabbed to get free, but Socrates was a strong man and held him down. Finally, Plato blacked out due to lack of oxygen. Socrates pulled him ashore and resuscitated him. When Plato regained consciousness, he angrily accused Socrates of trying to drown him. Socrates matter-of factly explained, "If that had been my intention, I would not have pulled you ashore." "Then why did you do that?" Plato demanded. Socrates calmly replied, "When you desire my knowledge like you desired that breath of air, then you shall have it." So many people desire things, but they want them only at an intellectual level. They wish for a wildly romantic long lasting relationship, for financial independence, for fame, or to make a difference in other people's lives, but for most people, they do not desire it like Plato wanted that breath of air. Leaders allow, and even encourage, themselves to desire. They create a hunger for things that is as strong as Plato's desire for air. Only with a large hunger will you put up with the large discomfort and inconvenience required to be successful. This is the single biggest reason why people aren't more successful in life and work. They don't truly NEED it. The answer is to first create the NEED, then you shall have it. This is a practical reason for thinking bigger. It is too easy to provide for yourself and even your family. You must go on a hunt to find something more or better that moves you. Open up to how awful it feels to not be able to read and how you can do something about it, and you will be compelled to take action. Go to a third world country and actually watch someone die of starvation and know that your commitment and cash could have stopped that child from dying. What spark of desire will you ignite this week? How will you fan those flames into a bonfire of desire? TAKEAWAY! Develop a hunger for something important. Challenge and test the people you are mentoring or who are your next layer of management or leadership. Action Step #1 Pick something that truly matters to you that you desire. Visit it. Literally, spend time with that desire and recall all the specific reasons you want that. Share your desire and reasons with select family members and friends. An Example Let's say you want a new home. Write down the tangible reasons (i.e. investment value, shorter commute, etc.), pleasure reasons (i.e. recreation, relaxation, etc.), and emotional reasons (i.e. how it will make you feel in terms of freedom, security, self-esteem, etc.). Action Step #2 Pick prospective leaders from among your key business partners or teammates and give them a test. Individually, have them tackle an ongoing problem. Perhaps it is a negative person or a situation that isn't being resolved. Give them something meaningful to do, but put them in over their head, too. This is how they get stronger and build muscles. You can be their lifeline if they start to drown. An Example The major mentor in my life for eight years was a man named Tom. He died in a plane accident at the age of 43. Tom's dream was to build a college, but he didn't live long enough to see that. To pay him back for all I learned from him, I committed to raising $4 million dollars and putting up an educational facility. To build my desire into a bonfire of passion, I started by looking at the original plans Tom had and later at the actual architectural drawings. In the middle of the fund-raising campaign, I brought many of the key donors to the actual land and we walked around as the building was going up. I visualized memories of conversations Tom and I had about his dream and I pretended I was showing him the completed buildings in my mind. I imagined his satisfaction and my pride. This fanning of the flames of desire is crucial, especially when you hit tough spots where things aren't working as planned or going as well as you want. It helps you refocus and recommit and gives you renewed energy to complete your project. "The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet. The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire-the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain. The more he fears, the more that light shall pale–and that alone can guide."–Aristotle

Leaders change the situation instead of being changed by the situation What are you most like: a carrot, an egg, or coffee? A carrot starts out firm, but when you put a carrot in boiling water it becomes limp. An egg starts out with a hard shell and is soft in the middle, but place it in boiling water and the inside becomes hard. And when you put coffee in boiling water, it changes the water completely. What challenges have you been experiencing in your career, family life, physically or spiritually? Think of any of those situations as the boiling water. Some people are like carrots. Oh, they act tough enough, but the challenges of life soften them, they wilt and won't stand up for themselves any more. Other people are like eggs. As they confront challenges they get hard on the inside. They're calloused, they become unable or unwilling to feel and do not allow themselves to connect and relate with other people. Leaders are like coffee. When thrust into the challenges of life they actually change the situation. Have you been a carrot, egg, or coffee? Buy some coffee, even if you don't normally drink it, and put it in a bowl on your desk. Let that "trigger" you to be a leader who, like coffee, changes the situation you are in for the better. As a child, I saw people as one of two types: There were the nice caring compassionate people. They didn't seem to make much happen, didn't date the nicest girls or guys, and weren't movers and shakers. Then there were the people that made things happen, but they were often arrogant, hard, and self-centered. It didn't seem fair. I wanted to be compassionate and caring and yet able to change the world. I wanted to be what I now call a "Compassionate Samurai:" a warrior with a heart for service and contribution. That's what it will take to change things, like the fact that one out of every eight children drops out of school in the USA, rampant illiteracy in the world, a marriage that is not working, or a satisfying career in an uncertain economy. Carrots and eggs won't do it. This week, be like coffee. Be a Compassionate Samurai, a warrior with a heart for service and contribution who alters the world you live in. TAKEAWAY! Leaders change the situation, so even after they leave, things are different than when they arrived. Action Step #1  Buy a bag of coffee and put it on your desk as a trigger device. Action Step #2  Write a brief paragraph describing the biggest challenge you face in your life right now. Then, write another short paragraph on exactly how you'd like your life to be in that area right now. And finally, write a sentence that describes one specific action you will take this week–no matter how big or small it seems to you–to change your life to being exactly how you'd like it to be. An Example from Brian Klemmer  Early in my career in the seminar business, my mentor sent me to San Diego to save the failing market there. The seminars were so poorly attended they were considering closing down our San Diego office. When I arrived, I noticed that a lot of teenagers were hanging around the office. The environment and feeling created by all those kids was driving away the more conservative, successful business people we also wanted to bring into our seminars. Like attracts like. The teenagers were good people who deserved to be supported and served, but it was hurting our bigger market. So I created another place for the kids to hangout and made it clear they were not to be around our office. It was not an especially popular action for many of our seminar graduates, but it changed how the rest of us thought about the organization and who we attracted. Within a short period of time, San Diego was a thriving market for our seminars. That is what coffee is all about! "What we are depends mainly on what we look for"–John Lubbock

At the root of success is the ability to be "in relationship" with others. Unfortunately, we are bombarded on a regular basis with how to speak, or how not to speak. Rarely are we given skills on how to listen. In Personal Mastery, we cover three ways of listening. First is "agree with" listening. Agree with listening is listening to someone even though you have already decided they are right, or that you agree with them. The feeling behind an "agree with" listener is, "I know." Second is "disagree with" listening. Disagree with listening is listening from a place of, "It doesn't really matter what you say. I already know that I do not agree with you." Needless to say, this is not the kind of audience most people desire. Lastly, is "be with" listening. Be with listening allows you to actually listen to what another person is saying, rather than just hearing them. It is listening without any of your filters up. There are four ways to engage in "be with" listening. First , simply be present in the moment. This takes practice. Second , notice what your feelings are, that are simultaneously occurring, around what is being said. This allows you to recognize what is going on for you, and put it to the side to become fully present again. Third is something we like to call "clean sheet." Clean sheet is sweeping the judgment from your mind. Things are always going to come up for you while you are engaging with others. This practice of "be with" listening is just training yourself on coming back to the present with the person in front of you as often and quickly as you can. Lastly, play detective. Let your heart go on a hunt for why you are feeling the way you are feeling. This will also help you in discovering sunglasses attached to those feelings.

I get to watch what standard I am settling for. Because “normal” is not the calibration I want for my life. It’s so easy to slip into the mindset of  “Well, everyone else is doing it.”  But just because something is common doesn’t mean it’s aligned with your calling. My mentor, Jim Stovall, said it best: “Every time you think you have arrived, you are just comparing yourself to the wrong people.” That quote hit me hard. Because when I compare myself to others, I often lower the standard I hold for myself. I start justifying my limitations instead of championing my capabilities. I shrink my potential to fit someone else’s frame—and sometimes that frame isn’t even real. Here’s the problem with comparison: we never see the full picture.We catch a glimpse, a slice, a curated snapshot.We don’t see what’s going on behind the scenes. We don’t see the sacrifice, the struggle, the toll, or the consequences. And yet, we’re tempted to trade one area of our life for one highlight from someone else’s. We want the result without the journey. But the truth is, the result isn’t sustainable without the muscle it took to earn it. The only accurate standard to measure your life by is  you compared to you. Will comparison ever fully go away? Probably not. We're wired to evaluate. But we  can  keep it in check. We can become conscious of when it shows up—and choose not to let it drive. One tool we teach at  Personal Mastery  is especially powerful in this space:  Fact vs. Meaning . When we begin to separate the facts of a situation from the meaning we attach to it, we gain elevation. We can ask,  Is this comparison based on truth? Or just a story I’m telling myself? Kimberly Zink often talks about the ability to view one situation from five different angles. Imagine how much freedom you’d gain if you did that every time you caught yourself in comparison. Instead of spiraling, you’d start strategizing. You’d regain power. My life has radically transformed since I accepted that my judgment—of myself or others—doesn’t have to dictate my reality. Every day, we are given a God-gifted opportunity:  choice . So let me ask you:How will you use it today? If you haven’t yet experienced  Personal Mastery , this is your invitation. You’ll walk away with practical tools like Fact vs. Meaning and so much more—tools that will support you in living above average, beyond normal, and fully in alignment with who you were created to be.

Self-honor gets to be a win/win. Because if  you’re  the only one winning, it’s probably not as self-honoring as you think it is. Let’s talk about it. I’m a  firm  believer in the power of self-honor. But I’ve noticed something: the concept has been twisted. Misused. Justified. In some circles, “self-honor” has become a permission slip to indulge, avoid, or break trust with ourselves and others. That’s not what true self-honor is. Self-honor is  not  about selfishness. It’s not about comfort or escape.It ’s about discipline. It’s about alignment. It’s about keeping your agreements with yourself and with others. True self-honor is win/win. It considers your needs  and  the impact you’re committed to making. It’s knowing that you can't pour from an empty cup, but also remembering  why  you’re filling that cup in the first place. ..To contribute. To lead. To love well. To show up for the people and purpose that matter most. Sometimes, in the name of “self-care,” we actually end up self-sabotaging. I came across a quote recently by Ryan Fisch that rocked me: “There’s nothing ‘balanced’ about rewarding yourself with the same habits that made you miserable in the first place.” Oof. Let that one sink in. So, what does self-honor really look like? It looks like doing what you said you would do.Not  just  when it’s easy or exciting—but when it’s inconvenient and uncomfortable.It might look like resting when your body truly needs it. Or it might look like getting up and keeping your word to yourself—even if Netflix is calling. It’s not always intuitive, but it  is  powerful. Self-honor is the foundation of leadership. When we honor ourselves with integrity and discipline, we build trust with ourselves and with those we lead. And when trust is present, impact is possible. So today, if you want to honor yourself: Follow through. Keep the agreement. Fuel your tank  and  stay in the game. That’s self-honor. That’s win/win.

"Love what you do, and you won’t work a day in your life." My dad used to say that. And for most of my life, I believed that meant you had to find a job you were deeply passionate about, something that felt aligned, exciting, and on-purpose. And I do feel that way about my work. I’m incredibly grateful to be in the percentage of people who love what they do. But lately, I’ve been thinking about that phrase through a different lens. What if your job changes? What if the tasks shift, the circumstances stretch you, or the day-to-day becomes less than glamorous? Can you still love what you do? Here’s what I’ve come to believe: Yes, absolutely.Because love, whether in relationships or in work, isn’t just a feeling. It’s a choice. That idea originally shaped how I view relationships. “Love is a choice, not a feeling” is one of my favorite relationship principles. But I never considered how powerful it is when applied to your career. What if you brought love to what you do instead of waiting to feel love because of what you do? I can choose to bring passion to my career, not because my circumstances are perfect, but because I’m a passionate person. I can bring love to my to-do list, not because it’s exciting, but because I’m committed to showing up with intention, no matter what the day holds. That’s leadership. It’s easy to say “I love my work” on the days that are smooth, energizing, and full of purpose. But what about the days that feel heavy, repetitive, or overwhelming? Can we still choose love then? Yes. Because we’re not driven by circumstance. We’re driven by choice. So today, I invite you to embrace wherever you are, whatever season you’re in, and bloom where you’re planted. Your circumstances don’t get to decide whether you live with love. You do. And just to be clear… I don’t plan on changing careers 😉 I’m exactly where I want to be. And I’m choosing to love every part of it, even the task lists.

Most of us have visited familiar places from the past, such as the homes we grew up in or the schools we graduated from. If you've returned to your roots, then most likely you've experienced feelings attached to those places. These can be a variety of emotions – some of them surprisingly intense — such as the exhilaration of love and achievement, or the sting of rejection and failure. These experiences may have produced feelings in you of how great or disappointing life can be. Whether the feelings you've experienced from old haunts are positive or negative, it's important to remember that the good old days are not in the past, they are right now. We all have successes in our past just as we all have incidences we wish we had done a little differently or better. But we need not become discouraged by our past mistakes any more than we should become too comfortable with our past accomplishments, because no success or failure is final. Most mistakes can be made right, just as many successes can be improved. No matter how good or bad we might consider this last year to have been, the moment we close the door on one year, we open a door on another. Each of us must continue to move forward and do our best because life is a process, not a finished product. While we still have breath inside us, there is no one moment at which we can say the picture is complete. As we close the door on 2024 and step into 2025, we are reminded that life is not a fixed snapshot; it is an ever-evolving process. Every breath we take is a chance to learn, grow, and rewrite our story. We can decide that our future will be different because of what we have learned from our past, and we have the choice to challenge ourselves to do more with each day. What a great opportunity we have to resolve to include others, be true friends, reach out in love and kindness, and continue to learn, improve and grow. From our hearts at Klemmer, we encourage you to live the New Year with all your heart and embrace every opportunity to grow!

Have you ever heard of a 99-yard dash? No? That’s because it doesn’t exist! Yet, I’ve been taught—and have seen firsthand—that this is how many people live their lives. They get so close to the finish line, only to get distracted, look back, or slow down, never actually crossing it. Today, we’re going to talk about the power of finishing strong . What helps you cross the finish line on your goals? What pushes you through the last yard? What supports you in staying focused and finishing strong? For me, the answer boils down to two things: discipline   and accountability . I’ve heard it said that you won’t always feel motivated, but you can choose to be disciplined. This resonates deeply with me. There are plenty of times when I don’t feel  like taking action. Leaders, in particular, rarely act based on feelings—they act based on choice. They consciously and actively choose to prioritize long-term benefits and the value of their word over instant gratification. And this is where accountability becomes essential. Accountability holds us capable when motivation wanes. It’s a powerful tool that leverages our commitment to achieve success. In fact, studies have shown that leveraging accountability can increase your odds of success by 65-95%. If you’re serious about finishing strong, accountability is a game-changer. Start practicing bold declarations and promises. Share your commitments confidently with others, letting them know what they can count on from you. Watch how this transforms your results! Since football is such a big part of this month, let’s use an example from the game. Have you heard of the “red zone?” It’s the 20 yards closest to your opponent’s end zone, and it’s where games are often won or lost. A team’s performance in the red zone is a key indicator of their success. Doesn’t the same principle apply to your goals? If you lose momentum in your personal “red zone,” you risk failing to convert all your effort into results. This is like slowing down or giving up at the 99th yard of a 100-yard dash. The 99-yard dash may not be a real race, but it’s one many of us unconsciously run. We slow down as we approach the finish line instead of pressing forward. We miss out on great accomplishments because we give in to excuses instead of choosing discipline. Maybe you set New Year’s resolutions about who you wanted to become, the goals you aimed to accomplish, or the dreams you planned to pursue. Now is the perfect time to check in. What’s working? What isn’t? What adjustments can you make to stay on track or get back on track? Use this moment as fuel to push through your goals, dreams, and commitments. When you see the finish line ahead, lean in and push yourself harder instead of pulling back. Run through the 100-yard line without wasting energy looking back. You’ve got this, and you have a support system cheering you on every step of the way!

If you’ve attended one of Klemmer Leadership’s Personal Mastery  or Quickening  workshops, you’ve likely experienced the incredible power of having a revelation through  emotional involvement. Those moments of clarity, transformation, and deep connection come from immersing yourself fully in the experience which creates significant momentum in your personal growth journey. But here’s the question many ask after the class ends, while waiting to advance to their next training: “How do I keep this momentum going?” At Klemmer, we believe you learn through two ways: emotional involvement and repetition.. The breakthroughs you achieve in our workshops are just the beginning. The real work lies in taking the tools you’ve learned and making them part of your everyday life. Research shows that creating a new synapse in the brain—a literal rewiring of your habits and beliefs—takes about 400 repetitions (Ericsson et al., Cambridge Handbook of Expertise and Expert Performance ). However, when repetition is combined with play and emotional engagement, that number drops dramatically to just 10–20 repetitions (Dr. Karyn Purvis, The Connected Child ). This is why Klemmer workshops are so impactful. Whether you’re advancing to the next leadership training, returning to audit, or staffing a class, emotional involvement supercharges your learning, enabling deep and rapid transformation. Yet, after the workshop ends, repetition becomes your greatest ally. Without it, the "muscle" of personal growth can weaken and atrophy. Personal growth is a lot like going to the gym: the breakthroughs you experience are like learning how to lift the weight, but you have to keep showing up to build strength. This is where leveraging repetition comes in. Through tools like daily journaling, community connection, and intentional reflection, you can reinforce the neural pathways you created during the workshop and build habits that stick. Klemmer Memberships  subscription is designed to provide that ongoing repetition. It’s the bridge between emotional involvement and sustained mastery. What’s Included in the Subscription Plan Our plan keeps your growth active, offering tools and resources to continue what you started: Daily Journal Prompts : Stay focused and intentional every day. Weekly Greatness Reminders : Reignite your purpose and commitment each week. Access to Exclusive Video Content : Enjoy a tiered library of videos tailored to the Klemmer trainings you’ve completed, including clips from workshop rooms and more. Live K2 Call Access : Join Kimberly Zink and Krystal Zellmer monthly for live group coaching calls alongside other All Access members. By continuing to engage—whether it’s through journaling, reflecting, or connecting with like-minded indivuals—you create the foundation for lasting transformation. Personal growth isn’t a one-time event; it’s a lifestyle. Let’s take the momentum you built and turn it into lifelong transformation. Want to sign up? Click here !

When we get serious about our future, we all tend to focus on the big issues in our personal and professional lives. These include our family, friends, fitness, faith, and finances. Our focus on these big issues is often interrupted by tripping over small obstacles. The Greatest of All Time, Muhammad Ali, may have said it best, “Sometimes it’s the pebble in your shoe that wears you down more than the mountain in front of you.” I find that many highly skilled, motivated people have mediocre results in every area of their lives because they have little nagging details that are either ignored or create stress when left undone. In these cases, a flea can be more distracting than an elephant. When you think of the great successes and breakthroughs in your life, you will likely realize that these momentous occasions and milestones hinged upon a small detail or incident. The way we do anything is the way we will eventually do everything. Therefore, we cannot give our best efforts and total focus only when we think something is important. If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing to the best of our ability. High achievers often do fewer things than those with mediocre results. They focus on priorities and allow others to handle the small details ,  or they eliminate those details that are not necessary. There are many time-wasters built into our 21st - century lives. Your electronic devices can either serve you or become your master. You must control them and never allow them to control you. If you allow people to constantly interrupt your flow and focus, you are simply changing the channel from your priorities to theirs. Learn how to say no or, better yet, avoid the questions in the first place. Paperwork can multiply if you don’t deal with it. As a blind person myself, since I can’t read the written word that is mailed or delivered to me, I work with one of my colleagues ,  and we endeavor to only handle each piece of paper once. Correspondence in print or electronic form should be responded to immediately, quickly eliminated, or put on the calendar to be dealt with at a more opportune time. Allowing it to pile up is inefficient, distracting, and creates a workspace that kills creativity. Work on doing first things first. Go through your daily list of things to do early in the morning or, better yet, the night before. Ask yourself, “If I knew I could only get one thing done today, which of these items would it be?” Put that on the top of your list and then ask, ” If I only could get one of the still remaining items done, which one would that be?” This item obviously becomes the second priority, and you can work through your entire schedule the same way. Remove the small pebbles that annoy and distract you so that you can focus on the mountain that represents your destiny. As you go through your day today, don’t allow the little things to get in the way of the big things. Today’s the day! Jim Stovall is the president of Narrative Television Network as well as a published author of many books including The Ultimate Gift. He is also a columnist and motivational speaker. He may be reached at 5840 South Memorial Drive, Suite 312, Tulsa, OK 74145-9082; by email at Jim@JimStovall.com ; on Twitter at www.twitter.com/stovallauthor ; or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jimstovallauthor .