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Red Mike Messages

by Patrick Fortner

Red Mike Messages are Leadership and life lessons I've picked up from 25 years as a public servant, 16 years as a youth sports coach and Scouting volunteer, and 10 years as a mediocre athlete with far more heart than actual physical ability.Life is Short.Drink the Bourbon.No Politics.The Red Microphone is literally red.

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Episodes

  1. Quit Watching the Replay

    Red Mike Message: Quit Watching the Replay Review the mistake, then make the adjustment #RedMikeMessage #Growth #LifeLessons

  2. It's Not About You (delayed stream)

    It's Not About You (delayed stream) NOTE: this originally aired an hour before the livestream teased at the end of the clip. Go to RED MIKE MESSAGES on Facebook or YouTube for that broadcast.

  3. The New Guy Changes Everything

    Red Mike Messages: The New Guy Changes Everything A new leader means a new team. #Patience #DrinkTheBourbon

  4. Wanting vs. Having

    Red Mike Messages: Wanting vs. Having The title looks better before you know the job. #PhiSigmaKappa #DrinkTheBourbon

  5. History Is Made by Those Who Show Up

    Red Mike Messages: History Is Made by Those Who Show Up If nobody steps up, maybe it's your turn. #StepUp #DrinkTheBourbon

  6. Give the Credit. Take the Blame.

    Red Mike Messages: Give the Credit. Take the Blame. Share the applause. Own the mistakes. #LeadershipMatters

  7. Praise in Public. Correct in Private.

    Red Mike Message: Praise in Public. Correct in Private. Correct mistakes. Preserve dignity. #Respect #DrinkTheBourbon

  8. Get Out of Your Own Head

    Red Mike Messages: Get Out of Your Own Head Stop Trying to Make the Big Play. Make the Right Play. #Win #DrinkTheBourbon

  9. Use The Dark Side

    Red Mike Messages: Use The Dark Side Anger Is Fuel. Just Don't Let It Drive. #ChannelTheAnger

  10. How to Say the Hard Thing

    Red Mike Message: How to Say the Hard Thing Cleanly. Kindly. Clearly. #Leadership #DrinkTheBourbon

  11. The Buffet Principle

    Red Mike Message: The Buffet Principle Know When You’ve Had Enough #LessIsMore #DrinkTheBourbon

  12. Counter Offers

    Red Mike Message: Counter Offers They Raised the Bid After You Packed #Career #DrinkTheBourbon

  13. Don't Train Yourself

    Red Mike Message: Don't Train Yourself The Smartest Person in the Room Is Still Learning #NeverStopLearning #DrinkTheBourbon

  14. Scam Season Never Sleeps

    Red Mike Message: Scam Season Never Sleeps Be Alert. The World Needs More Lerts. #FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon

  15. The Iced Coffee Interview

    Red Mike Message: The Iced Coffee Interview What You Judge Says Something About You #Starbucks #DrinkTheBourbon

  16. Never Buy Yellow Bananas

    Red Mike Message: Never Buy Yellow Bananas Leading With His Chin #BruceCampbell #DrinkTheBourbon

  17. Know When to Fold Em

    Red Mike Message: Know When to Fold Em The end comes for everyone. Wisdom is choosing when. #career #DrinkTheBourbon

  18. What's In A Name?

    Red Mike Message: What's In A Name? Make a good one. #Proverbs #DrinkTheBourbon

  19. Anti-Oxford Comma Day

    Red Mike Message — Anti-Oxford Comma Day I went to dinner with a two politicians, an astronaut and a clown. #FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon

  20. Beat the Only Person Who Counts

    Red Mike Message: Beat the Only Person Who Counts Phil 3:13 #Improvement #DrinkTheBourbon

  21. Keep Your Eyes On The Prize

    Red Mike Message: Keep Your Eyes On The Prize A lesson from football that works in life. #Focus #DrinkTheBourbon

  22. Strategy and the Game Plan

    Red Mike Message: Strategy and the Game Plan You Need Both #Pivot #DrinkTheBourbon

  23. The Human Touch

    RED MIKE MESSAGE: The Human Touch We All Need It #AI #DrinkTheBourbon

  24. Hollywood’s Favorite Wink-Wink

    Red Mike Message — Hollywood’s Favorite Wink-Wink That's What She Said #FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon

  25. The Last Thing You’d Give Up... #ThisHasARickRoll

    Red Mike Message: The Last Thing You’d Give Up Your Sacrifices Reveal Your Direction #ThisHasARickRoll #DrinkTheBourbon

  26. The Budget Is Inside the Silo

    Red Mike Message: The Budget Is Inside the Silo When the Threat to Change Comes From Inside the Organization #Leadership #Government #DrinkTheBourbon

  27. Not Every Story Needs a Villain

    Red Mike Message: Not Every Story Needs a Villain Sometimes Everybody Could Have Handled It Better #NextQuestion #Leadership #DrinkTheBourbon

  28. Win the Fourth Quarter

    Red Mike Message: Win the Fourth Quarter Don’t Let the Current Score Determine the Final Score #HookEm #DrinkTheBourbon

  29. Memories of 9-11...And 9-12

    Red Mike Message: Memories of 9-11...And 9-12 #HaveYouForgotten #DrinkTheBourbon

  30. Wait for the Biscuits

    Red Mike Message: Wait for the Biscuits Trust the Baker #Faith #DrinkTheBourbon

  31. You Are Not Your Personality Test

    Red Mike Message: You Are Not Your Personality Test Tendencies, not Concrete #MBTI #DrinkTheBourbon

  32. Distrust, Then Verify.

    Distrust, Then Verify. With Apologies to Ronald Reagan #FunFriday #Cynical #DrinkTheBourbon

  33. Flashback to Labor Day 2024

    Got busy and the day got away from me...Here's the Red Mike Message from Labor Day 2024 -- edited a bit. New content tomorrow.

  34. Idiocracy Wasn't a Warning...It was a prediction.

    Red Mike Message: Idiocracy Wasn't a Warning...It was a prediction. #BrawndoHasElectrolytes #FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon

  35. Whatever Happened to Quality?

    Red Mike Message: Whatever Happened to Quality? Is Quality Your Reputation? #MadeInAmerica #DrinkTheBourbon

  36. That Means You’re Doing It Right.

    Red Mike Message: That Means You’re Doing It Right. It’s supposed to be uncomfortable — at first. #NoPainNoGain #DrinkTheBourbon

  37. Shake The Hand

    Red Mike Message: Shake the Hand Sportsmanship isn’t optional. Leadership isn’t following the crowd. #DeSoto #DrinkTheBourbon

  38. The Voices That Taught Me to Use Mine

    Red Mike Message: The Voices That Taught Me to Use Mine Now SIlent, But Not Forgotten #OptimusPrime #DrinkTheBourbon

  39. The Prosecution Rests

    Red Mike Message: The Prosecution Rests From battlefield neckcloth to boardroom peacock feather. #FunFriday #IHateTies

  40. Roll With the Changes — Again

    Red Mike Message: Roll With the Changes — Again Have a plan. Just don't fall in love with it. #flex #DrinkTheBourbon

  41. The Fix Is in the Failure

    Red Mike Message: The Fix Is in the Failure Perfection is the goal. Recovery is the test. #Fixit #DrinkTheBourbon

  42. Better Decisions, Faster

    Red Mike Messages: Better Decisions, Faster Four ways to stop circling the problem and start moving forward #AskQuestions #DrinkTheBourbon

  43. The Number on the Ground

    Red Mike Messages: The Number on the Ground Perspective Matters #YPIYR #DrinkTheBourbon @MikeRowe

  44. Maybe Y2K Was Trying to Save Us

    Red Mike Messages: Maybe Y2K Was Trying to Save Us The Bug Is Social Media #FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon

  45. Win the Week Before It Wins You

    Red Mike Message: Win the Week Before It Wins You Choose your priorities before the week chooses them. #OwnYourWeek #DrinkTheBourbon

  46. When the Job Ends

    Red Mike Messages: When the Job Ends You find out what kind of leader you are when there's nothing left in it for you. #PayItForward #DrinkTheBourbon

  47. The Price of Yes vs. The Price of No

    Red Mike Message: The Price of Yes vs. The Price of No. Every choice costs you. Make sure it’s worth it. #ChooseWhatMatters

  48. I Had a Plan

    Red Mike Message: I Had a Plan When the plan falls apart, the purpose doesn't have to. #PurposeOverPlan #DrinkTheBourbon

  49. Everybody Sounds Smarter in a Gold Jacket

    Red Mike Messages: Everybody Sounds Smarter in a Gold Jacket What Hall of Famers talk about when they stop talking about football. #FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon

  50. The Things That Stay

    Red Mike Messages: The Things That Stay Buildings close. Names change. But the things that matter have a way of surviving. #Memories #DrinkTheBourbon

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Red Mike Messages are Leadership and life lessons I've picked up from 25 years as a public servant, 16 years as a youth sports coach and Scouting volunteer, and 10 years as a mediocre athlete with far more heart than actual physical ability.Life is Short.Drink the Bourbon.No Politics.The Red Microphone is literally red.

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Patrick Fortner

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