MIBE Weekly Messages
Weekly wisdom to help you mibe yourself, your business, and your community.
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That’s Not My Job…Or Is It?
Does your team know their purpose in their position?
What Business Are You In?
Stay out of the “Casa No-Eata” Mindset
Flex Your Creative Muscles
Creativity is a muscle too. Don’t forget to flex it!
Let’s Have Fun!
It’s okay to have fun, and it may even lead to improved performance!
Have you hit your peak this year?
Check out this week’s leadership message inspired by the Sun!
The Flexibility Factor
This week our leadership lesson is inspired by the flexibility of our eight-limbed ocean friends!
The Boys in the Boat
Is your team all rowing in the same direction? This week Anthony shares an amazing true story about the 1936 American Crew Olympic Team.
Let It Go - One Thing Great Leaders Don’t Hold On To
Great leaders are able to let it go. What, you might ask? Read on to learn what it is!
Service Tune-Up
This week, Anthony shares a story that reminds us about the lasting impact of great service, and perils of mediocre service.
Puzzling Leadership
Whether you love to puzzles or not, they can teach us great lessons about our leadership!
Leadership Lessons from a Trade Show Floor
Leadership lessons can come from anywhere. This week, they’re straight from the Trade Show Floor at the National Restaurant Show!
It’s Never Too Late To Start
This week, Anthony shares a lessor-known sports story that should inspire all of us to try something new…despite the reasons we tell ourselves we can’t.
Get your shine on!
Have you ever had your shoes shined? Find out how you connecting with one’s heart can create shine in your life.
What’s on your schedule?
Dad’s back and is encouraging all of us to take a hard look at our schedule’s. Make sure to include margin, audit your calendar for what’s truly important, and let go of things that don’t align.
April’s Wellness Challenge: Week 4 - [Don’t] Give Up
This is it! In April’s final week of the MIBE Message takeover, she encourages us all to take inventory of the potentially unhealthy habits in our life, and try cutting them out for a period of seven days.
April’s Wellness Challenge: Week 3 - Listen Up
We are halfway there and there’s no turnin’ back! Read on for April’s advice this week about life-long learning and the power of a positive mindset.
April’s Wellness Challenge: Week 2 - Get Moving
Mom is still in charge, and this week shares a wellness MIBE inspired by her parents! Read on to learn more about the benefits of daily movement and how a consistent routine of small incremental improvements and lead to big changes.
April’s Wellness Challenge: Week 1 - Starting Your Day
Our team at Footers lovingly refers to Anthony and me as Mom and Dad. Sometimes they also call us “good cop/bad cop” but that isn’t important for the purpose of this MIBE message. What you need to know is that Mom is in charge now and I’ll be taking over the weekly messages for the month of April (and as an 8 on the enneagram, I love being in charge)!
Four Lessons from the Sequoia Tree
This week I took inspiration from one of the world’s largest living organisms to share four lessons with our team that we can apply to our current situation. Sequoia Trees, usually found in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, are the most massive trees on Earth. They grow to over 250 ft tall with trunk diameters ranging from 20-26 ft and they have a lifespan of up to 3,000 years!
Two Phrases That Squash Employee Development
One of the most difficult things for a leader to do is to delegate. Many times, we’ve reached certain levels of success in our field and know what it takes to efficiently do our jobs. We get promoted for the track record of wins we’ve had and all of a sudden are tasked with managing others or overseeing their work.