Chris Locurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, Life Strategy, Blogger

It damages your health, disrupts your productivity, negatively affects the way you treat others, and reduces your ability to trust in God...Worry.For more resources on how to replace worry with peace, go here: >> https://chrislocurto.com/how-to-replace-worry-with-peace/>> https://chrislocurto.com/nextlevellife/

Everything you do right in a meeting is wasted if there's not a plan of action...Why Your Meetings Suck is an easy read packed with information on how to have productive meetings that get results…and that your team even enjoys. It’s 7 chapters on what to avoid when it comes to meetings, and how to make your team come alive. It’s a great resource, and digital download, and it's free. Get it here >> https://chrislocurto.com/296

There's a world of difference between "team members" and "employees." Team members produce excellent work, and drive success. Employees produce subpar work, and watch the clock all day so they can drive... home... right at 5 o'clock.How can you better lead so that employees transform into team members?Learn how to inspire loyalty, buy-in, and productivity in your team this week >> http://bit.ly/2RucZtW

Negative people poison the lives of those around them...How are you dealing with negative people in your life? How do healthy people deal with negative people and their toxicity?Listen to this episode learn how to handle negative people without getting sucked into their drama.Resources:Episode 283: 5 Ways To Work As Unto God, Not People >> http://bit.ly/2L4hcVCBoundaries [book] >> https://amzn.to/1v5oI06Next-Level Life >> http://bit.ly/2BKr7Ko

There are 168 hours/week, and the average person has less than 3 "free" hours per day. With such little free time each day, how do you fit time with God into your life... let alone grow closer to Him?!Learn the 5 practical steps I follow (plus my morning routine) to draw closer to God >> chrislocurto.com/293

Your 5 minute Leadership assessment to see where you are in the Leadership Crazy Cycle >> chrislocurto.com/292

Go here for today's free pdf download >> http://bit.ly/2MUOQy3Key Action Items from this episode!* Learn the 6 ways you may be your own worst enemy [6:10]* Uncover the false beliefs hiding under procrastination [7:07]* Hear the most common 'lies we believe' [10:37]* Set the right healthy boundaries [15:02]* Discover the signs you struggle with self-worth [19:14]* Learn how to stop seeking self-worth from man [20:46]* How the blame game holds us back...[24:38]

Lead people with dignity and you get incredibly productive team members. Lead them with fear and you get paralyzed office decorations. Episode show notes: chrislocurto.com/how-to-lead-when…team-is-failing/Episode resources:>> Episode 220: How To Overcome Your Fear (And Its Root Cause): bit.ly/2HkJlVz>> DISC Personality Profiles: bit.ly/2sfdAp8

Worry, insecurity, needing to be right, fearing failure, marriage problems, seeking approval, getting offended easliy…The problem is this junk holds us back until we gain perspective on it. Here's how to overcome it…NOT put a bandaid on it.We guide people through a 2-day process to help them get past the "junk," improve relationships, and discover what's holding them back from peace and freedom in life. What would that look like in your life? Get more information, and find out here: chrislocurto.com/nextlevellife

No, you'll never find true balance! Life is unbalanced by design...but you CAN get healthier in the areas that matter most to you without getting burnt-out.GET the "Wheel Of Life Goal Setting" Worksheet pdf here >> https://chrislocurto.com/why-your-life-is-unbalanced-and-how-to-fix-it/

People need consequences when they screw up, but punishing a team member is the worst kind of leadership in my book! What leadership actions are holding you and your team back?Resources from this episode:Where Successful Leaders Spend Their Time >> https://chrislocurto.com/where-successful-leaders-spend-their-time/Learn how to get out of the leadership crazy cycle >> https://chrislocurto.com/the-leadership-crazy-cycle/Other resources here>> https://chrislocurto.com/the-worst-kind-of-leadership/

It is so easy for us to just let life pass us by and to not take action, to not DO. What about those things that you want to accomplish that you're not getting to? Are you letting life pass you by?Discover how to create the Next-Level Life bucket list in this episode, and learn more about Next-Level Life --> https://chrislocurto.com/nextlevellife/

There’s something that can hold leaders back from effectively making changes and seeing results: allowing poison and toxicity from team members to seep into culture.Toxicity creates disunity, inefficiency, low productivity, gossip, backstabbing...the list goes on. What do we do about it? How do we prevent it? https://chrislocurto.com/how-to-stop-toxicity-as-a-leader/Takeaways:* Even if you found the "magic pill" to make you money like crazy, none of it would matter if you've got a toxic culture.* We allow this toxicity into our culture because we either don't know how to stop it or we're choosing not to recognize it.* Culture = actions + attitudes* If you don't create the culture you want, the wrong culture will be forced on you.* When we allow the "blame game" we start to allow poison to seep into the culture.* When we bring toxicity into the building, into our culture, what happens next is you start to see a replicating behavior.* Accountability is not pointing out flaw in others or judgment, it's lovingly

"It felt like I couldn't really be true to myself because I was constantly hiding behind this mask."On today's episode we're talking with Andrea Lingenfelter.... She's a wife, a mom of two adorable kids, and a leader. She's recently been through our Next-Level Life event, and StratPlan with her team.Here's what you'll discover on this episode:*What holds us back from our authentic selves*How understanding our Root System repairs relationships*The lies keeping us from more clarity and peace (we ALL have them)*How the crazy cycle of seeking acceptance keeps us from growth*How to find freedom and peace in everyday lifeAndrea L: Now I don't start out the day with that weight on my shoulders....I'm more positive with my kids in the morning, I'm more positive with my husband. I come into work with a huge smile on my face just ready right when I come in the door to say, okay, here's what we're doing, let's kill it today....before, I struggled and juggled and I had a lot of issues with setting priorities and constant

We spend so much of our lives in our work life trying to please people, almost every single one of us. In this episode you'll learn 5 ways to work to please God, not people.https://chrislocurto.com/5-ways-to-work-as-unto-god-not-people/

If you have the wrong people in leadership roles, training them to be excellent and developing their leadership will be an uphill battle and it just may be in vain. Before you start this process, make sure you've listened to Episode #281: How To Spot Potential Leaders.https://chrislocurto.com/how-to-train-up-high-performing-leaders/Biggest takeaways:- The best starting place is creating your Leadership List- Solving people problems > solving business problems- If you expect your leaders "know what to do," and just give them directives - you've already set them up for failure- Servant leadership is non-negotiable- The Leadership Team Meeting- The 5 questions I ALWAYS ask when there's a failure or mistake to solve it for good- It's okay to let your leadership "squirm" - you can't "solve" their problems- Don't let teachable moments pass you by...- If you're in the Leadership Crazy Cycle, you can't do any of the above.Teaching future leaders how to solve problems is paramount. So is turning the above takeaways in

The #1 mistake many leaders make in raising up leaders, and the question you must answer to spot great leaders. Here's what you need to be asking...https://chrislocurto.com/how-to-spot-potential-leaders-on-your-team/

You may see parts of you in these 8 negative people. The truth is, we all struggle. If you've not listened to part 1, go listen to it! Here are the last 4 Negative People You Should Avoid...*The Impossible To Please*The Manipulator*The Judge*The Self-Critic

The Naysayer, The Know It All, The Drama Queen, and The Taker. Learn how to spot these folks, and learn what you can do to protect your well-being against the lies that come from these types: https://chrislocurto.com/8-negative-people-you-should-avoid/

Profit sharing is a huge motivator for your team, and does a great job getting your expenses down.But implementing it isn’t intuitive...*How much should I share?*How much is too much? *How often should I pay out profit sharing? The answers on today's new episode: http://bit.ly/2LDtEY7