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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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Idiocracy Wasn't a Warning...It was a prediction.
Red Mike Message: Idiocracy Wasn't a Warning...It was a prediction.#BrawndoHasElectrolytes #FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon
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Whatever Happened to Quality?
Red Mike Message: Whatever Happened to Quality?Is Quality Your Reputation?#MadeInAmerica #DrinkTheBourbon
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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
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Shake The Hand
Red Mike Message: Shake the HandSportsmanship isn’t optional. Leadership isn’t following the crowd.#DeSoto #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Voices That Taught Me to Use Mine
Red Mike Message: The Voices That Taught Me to Use MineNow SIlent, But Not Forgotten#OptimusPrime #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Prosecution Rests
Red Mike Message: The Prosecution RestsFrom battlefield neckcloth to boardroom peacock feather.#FunFriday #IHateTies
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Roll With the Changes — Again
Red Mike Message: Roll With the Changes — AgainHave a plan. Just don't fall in love with it.#flex #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Fix Is in the Failure
Red Mike Message: The Fix Is in the FailurePerfection is the goal. Recovery is the test.#Fixit #DrinkTheBourbon
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Better Decisions, Faster
Red Mike Messages: Better Decisions, FasterFour ways to stop circling the problem and start moving forward#AskQuestions #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Number on the Ground
Red Mike Messages: The Number on the GroundPerspective Matters#YPIYR #DrinkTheBourbon @MikeRowe
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Maybe Y2K Was Trying to Save Us
Red Mike Messages: Maybe Y2K Was Trying to Save UsThe Bug Is Social Media#FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon
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Win the Week Before It Wins You
Red Mike Message: Win the Week Before It Wins YouChoose your priorities before the week chooses them.#OwnYourWeek #DrinkTheBourbon
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When the Job Ends
Red Mike Messages: When the Job EndsYou find out what kind of leader you are when there's nothing left in it for you.#PayItForward #DrinkTheBourbon
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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
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I Had a Plan
Red Mike Message: I Had a PlanWhen the plan falls apart, the purpose doesn't have to.#PurposeOverPlan #DrinkTheBourbon
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Everybody Sounds Smarter in a Gold Jacket
Red Mike Messages: Everybody Sounds Smarter in a Gold JacketWhat Hall of Famers talk about when they stop talking about football.#FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Things That Stay
Red Mike Messages: The Things That StayBuildings close. Names change. But the things that matter have a way of surviving.#Memories #DrinkTheBourbon
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Let Them Lead
Red Mike Messages: Let Them LeadIf you hire good people, give them room to be good.#Trust #drinkTheBourbon
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The New Shiny Penny
Red Mike Messages: The New Shiny PennyWhy Do We Chase What’s New?#Loyalty #DrinkTheBourbon
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Why Most Teams Don't Have a Performance Problem
Red Mike Messages: Why Most Teams Don't Have a Performance ProblemThe problem usually starts much lower than people think.#Trust #DrinkTheBourbon
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And Then the Credits Rolled
Red Mike Messages: And Then the Credits RolledFour happy endings that probably ended badly#FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon
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When Heisenberg Was Certain
Red Mike Message: When Heisenberg Was CertainThe greatest irony in the life of the man who taught the world about uncertainty.#OnThisDay #DrinkTheBourbon
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Trust is a 4-letter word
Red Mike Messages: On the Internet, Trust is a 4-letter wordDon't believe your Google Pay statements, either.#GoogleWallet #GooglePay #PayPal #BuyerBeware
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Everybody Needs "A Guy"
Red Mike Messages: Everybody Needs "A Guy"The strongest networks are built one trusted recommendation at a time.Inspired by a humorous post on X by @japan_nobunaga#IGotaGuy #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Most Expensive Words in the Workplace
Red Mike Messages: The Most Expensive Words in the WorkplaceThe Cost of Never Asking "Why?"#tradition #DrinkTheBourbon
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You Can't Get Good Vermouth in a Dive Bar
Red Mike Messages: You Can't Get Good Vermouth in a Dive BarThere are a few constants in life you should remember...#FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon
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People Still Follow People
Red Mike Messages: People Still Follow PeopleThe best leaders won't just use AI. They'll learn to lead beyond it.#leadership #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Same Boat
Red Mike Message: The Same BoatGrab an Oar#leadbyexample #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Choice You Don't Make
Red Mike Message: The Choice You Don't MakeYou can avoid a decision. You can’t avoid choosing.#JustDoIt #DrinkTheBourbon
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A Third Moment...
Red Mike Message: A Third Moment...The Next One Tells The Truth#Ravens #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Team Nobody Wanted
Red Mike Message: The Team Nobody WantedThe greatest leaders don't look for perfect people. They look for unfinished stories.#FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Bag That Changed America
Red Mike Message: The Bag That Changed AmericaSome stories improve with retelling. This might be one of them.#legend #DrinkTheBourbon Red Mike Message: The Bag That Changed AmericaSome stories improve with retelling. This might be one of them.#legend #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Tuesday That Wasn't
Red Mike Message: The Tuesday That Wasn'tSometimes life doesn't ask permission before rewriting your plans.#MotherTeresa #DrinkTheBourbon
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An Ordinary Tuesday
Red Mike Message: An Ordinary TuesdayChampionships are won on days nobody remembers.#Improvement #drinktheBourbon
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History Has Favorites
Red Mike Messages: History Has FavoritesThe same bold decision made one athlete more legendary... and may keep another out of the Hall of Fame.#DallasCowboys #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Greatest Brand Nobody Ever Built
Red Mike Message: The Greatest Brand Nobody Ever BuiltThe surprising story of the man who changed the world... twice.#FunFriday #DrinkTheBourbon
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Three Things Worth Carrying
Red Mike Messages: Three Things Worth CarryingHeavy, but not a burden#purposeful #DrinkTheBourbon
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Flagged
Red Mike Messages: FlaggedWhat Happened After the Penalty Is the Real Story #coaching #drinkthebourbon
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Throw Away Your Shot
Red Mike Messages: Throw Away Your ShotSometimes Leadership Means Giving Someone Else the Opportunity#LinManuelMiranda #DrinkTheBourbon
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Finish What You Started
Red Mike Messages: Finish What You StartedWhy One Thing at a Time Still Wins#VanHalen #DrinkTheBourbon
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My Office Isn't Decorated
Fun Friday: My Office Isn't DecoratedIntentional, Not Curated#Memories #DrinkTheBourbon
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Simple Isn't the Same as Easy
Red Mike Messages: Simple Isn't the Same as EasyWhy Good Advice Often Isn't Enough#miketyson #DrinkTheBourbon https://youtu.be/kgCRXvUDtas
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Strategy Is Choosing
Red Mike Messages: Strategy Is ChoosingIt is not managing.#Failtoplan #DrinkTheBourbon
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Conditional Patriotism?
Red Mike Messages: Conditional Patriotism?Strong institutions outlive temporary leaders.#NotJustWhenYouWin #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Bill Always Comes Due
Red Mike Messages: The Bill Always Comes DueToday's Choice. Tomorrow's Bill#BobbyBonillaDay #DrinkTheBourbon
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Party Like a Founder!
Red Mike Messages: Party Like a FounderI Want to Party With You, Cowboy.#GeorgeWashington #DrinkTheBourbon
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The Farmer Who Went Home
Red Mike Messages: The Farmer Who Went HomeThe Unclaimed Throne#Selflessness #DrinkTheBourbon
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Still Under Construction
Red Mike Messages: Still Under ConstructionThe Work Never Really Ends#SCOTUS #DrinkTheBourbon
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Losing the Vote
Red Mike Messages: Losing the VoteThe best leaders don't always win the argument—but they often improve the outcome.#Gerrymander #DrinkTheBourbon
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Making Edits
Red Mike Messages: Making EditsThe Long Road to a More Perfect Union#Declaration #DrinkTheBourbon
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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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