{"id":4911,"date":"2020-11-20T07:30:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T15:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markccrowley.com\/?p=4911"},"modified":"2021-09-21T12:24:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T19:24:28","slug":"jim-loehr-why-character-is-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/jim-loehr-why-character-is-destiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Jim Loehr: Why Character Is Destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2FLFTH-Episode_58.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging-wmplo.xyz%2Fmark-c-divi5%2Fjim-loehr-why-character-is-destiny%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH-Episode_58.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/?powerpress_pinw=4911-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH-Episode_58.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LFTH-Episode_58.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jim-Loehr-300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4913 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jim-Loehr-300-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jim-Loehr-300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jim-Loehr-300-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Dr. Jim Loehr is the co-founder of Johnson &amp; Johnson\u2019s Human Performance institute &amp; the author of 16 books. He\u2019s a performance coach to some of the world\u2019s greatest athletes including professional tennis players <strong>Jim Courier<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Monica Seles<\/strong>, pro golfers, <strong>Mark O&#8217;Meara<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Justin Rose<\/strong>, Olympic gold medal speed skater, <strong>Dan Jansen<\/strong>, National Hockey league greats, <strong>Eric Lindros<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Mike Richter,<\/strong>\u00a0and pro boxer <strong>Ray Mancini<\/strong>. And as you\u2019ll hear discussed, he\u2019s also coached the U.S. Navy\u2019s <strong>Blue Angels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>His new book, <strong><em>Leading With Character: 10 Minutes A Day To A Brilliant Legacy,<\/em><\/strong> is the focus of this podcast \u2013 work that took him nearly a decade to produce.<\/p>\n<p>Through his research, Loehr discovered that most people believe they are of strong moral character, but very few have done the work needed to prepare themselves to handle the highly stressful moments of life (&amp; leadership) where their character is at the highest risk of buckling. \u00a0And without that character muscle-building behavior behind them, they remain at risk of potentially disastrous &amp; even tragic consequences affecting their lives &amp; careers.<a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/41H8kkLOwfL._SX421_BO1204203200_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4914 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/41H8kkLOwfL._SX421_BO1204203200_-254x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"254\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/41H8kkLOwfL._SX421_BO1204203200_-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/41H8kkLOwfL._SX421_BO1204203200_.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As just one point of illustration, over just the past 5 years, the number of American CEOs fired for ethical lapses jumped by 36%. The bad conduct included fraud, bribery, sexual indiscretion &amp; insider trading, &amp; came from people who\u2019d already progressed to the highest levels of organizational leadership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>According to Duke University researcher, Dan Ariely, every human alive has a built-in dark side.<\/strong> And while we are motivated to view ourselves as having good moral character, we\u2019re also driven by a desire to benefit as much as possible by taking short-cuts \u2013 cheating. \u201cEven the most holy among us are vulnerable to moral collapse,\u201d says Loehr.<\/p>\n<p>While we might hope otherwise, character strengths such as integrity, trustworthiness, humility, compassion, and justice are not hard-wired into human beings at birth. Instead, they must be developed the same way any muscle is developed through dedicated and consistent focus and work.\u00a0 And in this episode, Jim Loehr shares his most informed insights on what behaviors will shore up our character, prepare us to successfully handle leadership power \u2013 and always keep our dark side at bay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Jim Loehr is the co-founder of Johnson &amp; Johnson\u2019s Human Performance institute &amp; the author of 16 books. 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He\u2019s a performance coach to some of the world\u2019s greatest athletes including professional tennis players Jim Courier & Monica Seles, pro golfers, Mark O'Meara & Justin Rose, Olympic gold medal speed skater, Dan Jansen, National Hockey league greats, Eric Lindros & Mike Richter, and pro boxer Ray Mancini. And as you\u2019ll hear discussed, he\u2019s also coached the U.S. Navy\u2019s Blue Angels. His new book, Leading With Character: 10 Minutes A Day To A Brilliant Legacy, is the focus of this podcast \u2013 work that took him nearly a decade to produce. Through his research, Loehr discovered that most people believe they are of strong moral character, but very few have done the work needed to prepare themselves to handle the highly stressful moments of life (& leadership) where their character is at the highest risk of buckling. \u00a0And without that character muscle-building behavior behind them, they remain at risk of potentially disastrous & even tragic consequences affecting their lives & careers. According to Duke University researcher, Dan Ariely, every human alive has a built-in dark side. And while we are motivated to view ourselves as having good moral character, we\u2019re also driven by a desire to benefit as much as possible by taking short-cuts \u2013 cheating. \u201cEven the most holy among us are vulnerable to moral collapse,\u201d says Loehr. While we might hope otherwise, character strengths such as integrity, trustworthiness, humility, compassion, & justice are not hard-wired into human beings at birth. 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