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This is one big page where I can write all about myself, without feeling the need for it to be useful. And someday this site will be all that’s left of me, so I might as well write my own mini autobiography :-)
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I live near Buffalo, New York, with my wife, Stephanie, and our four kids.
About Me
What I'm doing now
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YouTube and Social content creation
Right now? I read all comments and answer emails to the best of my capabilities.
What I'm doing now
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YouTube and Social content creation
Right now? I read all comments and answer emails to the best of my capabilities.


Leaders Read#121
👋 Hello everyone, Robert H. Schuller said, "What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink Book notes: Bringing Out the Best in People by Alan Loy McGinnis All 206 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #120 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " Right Kind of Wrong " by Amy Edmondson. Amy Edmondson blends research with real-world le
Lars Christensen
4 days ago2 min read


Leaders Read#120
👋 Hello everyone, Andy Grove said, “Success breeds complacency. Complacency breeds failure.” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: Business Dynamics by John D. Sterman Book notes: Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday All 206 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #119 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " The Strategist's Handbook " by Timothy Galpin. This is one of the most practical strategy books I’ve read. It provides a
Lars Christensen
Jan 42 min read


Leaders Read#119
👋 Hello everyone, Cal Newport said, “Your world is the outcome of what you pay attention to.” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday Book notes: The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner All 205 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #118 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " The Power of Positive Thinking " by Norman Vincent Peale. First published in 1952, The Power
Lars Christensen
Dec 28, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#118
👋 Hello everyone, Greg McKeown said, “If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will.” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows Book notes: Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday All 205 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #117 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " Rituals Roadmap " by Erica Keswin. We can use rituals to begin something and to wrap something up. Think about ways
Lars Christensen
Dec 21, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#117
👋 Hello everyone, Satya Nadella said, "Our industry does not respect tradition—it only respects innovation." Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli Book notes: Practical Wisdom by Barry Schwartz All 204 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #116 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " Thinking in Systems " by Donella H. Meadows. This book was written by one of the pioneers in Systems Think
Lars Christensen
Dec 14, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#116
👋 Hello everyone, Andy Grove said, "Bad companies are destroyed by crisis, good companies survive them, great companies are improved by them." Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows. Book notes: The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. All 204 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #115 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " Unreasonable Success and How to Ac
Lars Christensen
Dec 7, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#115
👋 Hello everyone, Indra Nooyi said, " Just because you are comfortable doesn’t mean you should stay there. Growth and comfort do not coexist." Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows Book notes: How to Know a Person by David Brooks All 204 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #114 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " Look Again " By Tali Sharot & Cass R. Sunstein. This book explo
Lars Christensen
Nov 30, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#114
👋 Hello everyone, Dan Brown said, "Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire." Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: Look Again by Tali Sharot & Cass R. Sunstein Book notes: Story Telling for Business by Philipp Humm All 203 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #113 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " Influence " by Robert B. Cialdini. You should read this book if you want t
Lars Christensen
Nov 24, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#113
👋 Hello everyone, Billie Jean King said, “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: Look Again By Tali Sharot & Cass R. Sunstein My favorite takeaways from The Art of War by Sun Tzu All 203 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #112 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " The Power of Regret " by Daniel H. Pink. This is the book that will provide you with tools to not just put y
Lars Christensen
Nov 16, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#112
👋 Hello everyone, James Clear said, “You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results.” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: Story Telling for Business by Philipp Humm Book notes: The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli All 202 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #111 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " How To Live " by Derek Sivers. Derek Sivers is a modern-day philosopher kno
Lars Christensen
Nov 9, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#111
👋 Hello everyone, Carlos Wallace said, “Leaders don’t wait. They shape their own frontiers. The bigger the challenge, the greater the opportunity.” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli Book notes: The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale All 201 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #110 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " The Elephant In the Room " by Diana McLain Smit
Lars Christensen
Nov 2, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#110
👋 Hello everyone, Amy Edmondson said, “Silence is not a proxy for agreement. It’s a sign that people don’t feel safe enough to speak up.” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale Book notes: How to Know a Person by David Brooks All 200 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #109 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " Death by Meeting " by Patrick Lencioni. Like Lencioni’s
Lars Christensen
Oct 26, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#109
👋 Hello everyone, Abraham Lincoln said, “Have I not destroyed my enemy when I have made him into my friend?” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book notes: The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink Book notes: How to Know a Person by David Brooks All 199 Book notes for your enjoyment Catch-up: #1 - #108 Leaders Read Newsletters 📚 Book Summary: This week's book is " Ego, Authority, Failure " by Derek Gaunt. The author is part of the same organization founded by Chri
Lars Christensen
Oct 19, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#108
👋 Hello everyone, Jeff Bezos said, “If you’re only focused on your competition, you will never innovate.” Here are a few resources you...
Lars Christensen
Oct 12, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#107
👋 Hello everyone, Alan Kay said, “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Here are a few resources you might have missed:...
Lars Christensen
Oct 5, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#106
👋 Hello everyone, Stephen Covey said, “Synergy is better than my way or your way. It’s our way.” Here are a few resources you might have...
Lars Christensen
Sep 28, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#105
👋 Hello everyone, Cal Newport said, “Clarity about what matters provides clarity about what does not.” Here are a few resources you...
Lars Christensen
Sep 21, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#104
👋 Hello everyone, Bill Gates said, "As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others." Here are a few...
Lars Christensen
Sep 14, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#103
👋 Hello everyone, Simon Sinek said, “Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.” Here are...
Lars Christensen
Sep 7, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#102
👋 Hello everyone, Bryan Stevenson said, “Hope is our superpower. It’s what gets us to stand up when others sit down.” Here are a few...
Lars Christensen
Aug 31, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#101
👋 Hello everyone, Charles Kettering said, “If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong.” Here are a few resources you...
Lars Christensen
Aug 24, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#100
👋 Hello everyone, Ryan Holiday said, "Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action." Here are a few...
Lars Christensen
Aug 17, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#99
👋 Hello everyone, Winston Churchill said, “Diplomacy is the art of telling people to go to hell in such a way that they ask for...
Lars Christensen
Aug 10, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#98
👋 Hello everyone, Angela Duckworth said, “Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.” Here are a few resources you might have missed: Book...
Lars Christensen
Aug 3, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#97
👋 Hello everyone, Amber Hyatt said, "Good onboarding is like a warm welcome – it lets the new employee know that they belong." Here are...
Lars Christensen
Jul 27, 20251 min read


Leaders Read#96
👋 Hello everyone, David Augsburger said, “Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost...
Lars Christensen
Jul 20, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#95
👋 Hello everyone, Louise L. Hay said, "Remember, you’ve been criticizing yourself for years, and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of...
Lars Christensen
Jul 13, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#94
👋 Hello everyone, John C. Maxwell said, "If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate." Here are a few...
Lars Christensen
Jul 6, 20251 min read


Leaders Reads#93
👋 Hello everyone, Peter Drucker said, “The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said.” Here are a few resources...
Lars Christensen
Jun 29, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#92
👋 Hello everyone, Lao Tzu said, "Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power." Here are a few resources you might...
Lars Christensen
Jun 22, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#91
👋 Hello everyone, Brené Brown said, “Connection is the energy that is created between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued.”...
Lars Christensen
Jun 15, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#90
👋 Hello everyone, Anne Lamott said, "Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." Here are a...
Lars Christensen
Jun 8, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#89
👋 Hello everyone, Isaac Newton said, "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Here are a few resources...
Lars Christensen
Jun 1, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#88
👋 Hello everyone, Doug Firebaugh said, "Every day, do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow." Here are a few...
Lars Christensen
May 25, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#87
👋 Hello everyone, Benjamin Franklin said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." Here are a few...
Lars Christensen
May 18, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#86
👋 Hello everyone, Bryant H. McGill said, "One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."...
Lars Christensen
May 11, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#85
👋 Hello everyone, Craig Badings and Dr. Liz Alexander, shared "A hallmark of true thought leadership is the confidence to take the route...
Lars Christensen
May 4, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#84
👋 Hello everyone, Here is a classic: Sun Tzu said, "Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer." Here are a few resources you...
Lars Christensen
Apr 27, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#83
👋 Hello everyone, Adam Kirk Smith said, "When quitting is done correctly, it isn't giving up—it's making room for something better."...
Lars Christensen
Apr 20, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#82
👋 Hello everyone, Laozi said, "New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings." Here are four resources you might have missed:...
Lars Christensen
Apr 13, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#81
👋 Hello everyone, George Washington, on being appointed Commander-In-Chief: "I beg it may be remembered by every man in this room that I...
Lars Christensen
Apr 6, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#80
👋 Hello everyone, Coach George Raveling said, "Some people say ‘I don’t have time.’ No, all you have is time. It’s how you prioritize...
Lars Christensen
Mar 30, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#79
👋 Hello everyone, Dean Kamen said, "I don't want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting...
Lars Christensen
Mar 23, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#78
👋 Hello everyone, Sun Tzu said, "A leader leads by example, not by force." Here are three resources you might have missed: Book notes:...
Lars Christensen
Mar 16, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#77
👋 Hello everyone, Simon Sinek said, "Leadership is not about being in charge. It’s about taking care of those in your charge, much like...
Lars Christensen
Mar 9, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#76
👋 Hello everyone, Samuel Chand said, "Pain is part of progress. Anything that grows experiences some pain. If I avoid all pain, I'm...
Lars Christensen
Mar 2, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#75
👋 Hello everyone, Stephen King said, "Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work." Here are some...
Lars Christensen
Feb 23, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#74
👋 Hello everyone, Harry S. Truman said, "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." Here are some...
Lars Christensen
Feb 16, 20252 min read


Leaders Read#73
👋 Hello everyone, Reid Hoffman said, "Starting a company is like throwing yourself off the cliff and assembling an airplane on the way...
Lars Christensen
Feb 9, 20252 min read


Leader Read#72
👋 Hello everyone, Peter Drucker said, "Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work." Here are four...
Lars Christensen
Feb 2, 20252 min read
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