Our thought leader of the day is Bob Glazer, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency. Bob is passionate about providing capacity-building support from individuals to organizations for them to elevate their performances.We talk about the core contents of his book, Elevate, which lays out the steps to push yourself beyond your limits and unlock your success. Part of unlocking your success is to clarify your values, which will then set you up for a rewarding future, regardless of the path you’ve chosen to take.    Listen to Bob and build a rewarding future for yourself!   Disclaimer: This podcast contains affiliate links! That means if you purchase from the companies we promote using the links we provide, we receive a small commission. Thank you for your support! You can see our full affiliate disclosure here. [00:01 - 05:55] Doing Important Work Let’s get to know Bob Glazer What’s Bob’s passion? [05:56 - 11:34] Improving Business Culture Challenging traditional notions in business culture Capacity building and leadership Employment is not for life. How can we separate better? “Productive Alumni Groups” [11:35 - 18:47] Friday’s Forward Newsletter Perfect Moments Urgent versus important Bob’s free personal “Whole life dashboard” Alignment theory [18:48 - 27:29] Getting Clear About What We Really Value Core values and clarity “The big three decisions” Respectful authenticity and honesty [27:30 - 40:42] Finding Our Core Values  The Stockdale paradox Deeply personal stories lead to our core values Getting along with others who have inverse values to yours Who do you want to be in a foxhole with? [40:43- 47:06] ELEVATE The four capacities and the race car analogy Spiritual capacity Intellectual capacity Physical capacity Emotional capacity How to handle the things we can’t control [47:07- 53:48] Getting and Giving Feedback Our Blind spots 72-hour rule Self-awareness Being approachable The ELEVATE Podcast [53:49- 57:05] Closing Segment Connect with Bob! Links below Bob tells us why this is still an amazing world  Final announcements   Tweetable Quotes: “That’s what clarity and core values [do], it’s a decision-making [metrics] for you personally.” -  Bob Glazer “Feedback is about getting better in our organization.” -  Bob Glazer   Resources Mentioned: Read Chasing Daylight Tribes Bob’s content online: Friday Forward, Bob’s inspirational weekly newsletter Bob’s latest book, Elevate TED Talk: It's Time To End Two Weeks Notice Whole Life Dashboard Friday Forward book Podcast Courses Individuals to follow  Seth Godin  Adam Grant  Others Abby Wambach & Adam Grant Talk Teamwork, Leadership & Finding What Unites Us   Affiliate Partner: Learn from the best! MasterClass provides 100+ classes across 9 categories. Learn science from Neil deGrasse Tyson, songwriting from Alicia Keys, or style from Tan France! Their insights are not to be missed. Sign up today!   Connect with Bob on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Check out his personal website and Acceleration Partners to learn more about his work.  Conspiracy of Goodness Links:   Conspiracy of Goodness Network https://conspiracyofgoodnessnetwork.com/    Conspiracy of Goodness on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/goodnessnetwork/    Dr. Lynda's Book: https://www.dr-lynda.com/book/happiness    Ever Widening Circles https://everwideningcircles.com/    EWC APP: https://everwideningcircles.com/good-news-app-ever-widening-circles-app/    Affiliate Partners http://everwideningcircles.com/partners    Donate! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=I-nvmUrlbDfU67bRoWWdOhFxiAM_W81jtIFBGCYzfCL6fG8oSUOg9ONIL9WR8LDjLEeYj0&country.x=US&locale.x=US    EWC Ed: https://ed.everwideningcircles.com/