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Throw Away Your Shot

Finish What You Started

My Office Isn't Decorated

Simple Isn't the Same as Easy

Strategy Is Choosing

Conditional Patriotism?

The Bill Always Comes Due

Party Like a Founder!

The Farmer Who Went Home

Still Under Construction

Losing the Vote

Making Edits

Figuring Out America

The Evidence Is On Your Calendar

The Hallway Test

It Has Never Been Done Here

The Borrowed Book

Thoughts on Juneteenth

The Bright Line

When the New Wears Off

When You're Great, They'll Tell You

The Bill Always Comes Due

The Snow Globe

Birds and Captain Morgan

Die, Scum!

Rent Free

Just The Facts, Ma'am

Red

Rules of the Road

Ted Lasso Lesson

Fifteen Years

The Open Tabs Problem

The Pros from Dover

The Only Perfect Person

Praise in Public

The Cactus and the Pot

Some Gave All

The Cheap Seats

A Raised Hand

Elevator Dad

One Minute Late

The Hole in the Boat

Raiders of the Lost Parts

Guardrail Damage Ahead

Just the Facts, Ma'am

Delay Tactic

Free Speech Got Unalived

Different Stakes, Same Job

The One Who Knows Too Much

Spinning Plates Eventually Crash

Why Do You Even Post?

The Turnback Moment

Same Edge. New Game.

Watch Me

The Ten Percent That Wins

The $5 Birthday

Pennies on the Table

The Second Moment

A Target Run, CVS Receipt, and the Weekend Gauntlet

The Door That Never Opens

Win the War First

Crabs in a Bucket

One Thing

Old Guy Crap (and the Guys Who Pretend It Isn’t)

The Look

The Boy Who Cried Internet

Sizzle or Steak?

The Line

The Signs After the Storm

Same Facts. Different Conclusions.

Build Your Bench

The People Who Show Up

The Fuse

Three Crosses, Two Choices

Where Do You Need Me, Coach?

April Fools!

Earned, Not Given

When Belief Shows Up Loud

Leaf on the Wind

The Sentence That Opened the Gate

The Power of a Little More Honesty

Don’t Confuse a Crack with a Collapse

Good Enough to Move

The Grudge Chair

No Coattails. No Excuses.

Do Your Homework First

Be a Duck

Foundations

Same Tune, Different Lyrics

The Trust Pyramid

The Fear of the Stallion

Cancel Culture Is Timeless

Lou Holtz Said Leadership Comes Down to Four Questions

Canceled for Good

Stop Being Cozy

The Party’s Over

The Billboard Test

The Mountain Is Not the Mission

Atomic Lesson

Procrastinate Later

Victory or Death

Just Scroll By

Do You Believe in Miracles? YES!

Monkey Underpants and Expired Links

Control the Temperature

Knowing When... and Why

Doing Everything Right—and Still Losing

Happy Confirmation Bias Day!

Who Are You Talking To?

I Support Tax Cuts for (Some) Millionaires

Erased From Existence

HOF? Get Real

Contraband Priorities #FunFriday

Of Course It’s About You

It’s Not About You

Reachable in a Broken System

Here We Go Again

The Day the "LUV" Died

AI Doesn't Scare or Impress GenX

You Can’t Fake Engagement

Strategerie

Minnesota, Rights, and Escalation

Cedar Fever (or How Central Texas is Trying to End Me)

Systems v Goals, Part 2

Beck is a Bust

Systems Beat Goals

Hang In There!

Feeding the Beast

Memo to the NCAA

Commitment?

A Minor Rant About Minor League Football

Policy vs. People

Jan 9, 2026 from the Best of Red Mike Messages

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Jan 7, 2026 from the Best of Red Mike Messages

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Taking a Breath

January 1 Isn’t Magic

The Fishbone Test

Designed on Paper

Let's Try Again... 12-26 Message

Five Laws

Barefoot Heroics

Unemployed at Christmas

A Festivus for the Rest of Us

The Partridge Method

What’s in a Name?

A Quiet Pioneer (with Her Own Words)

Red Mike Messages: The Form Isn’t Function

Red Mike Messages: Losing is a Crucible

Audio version of 12-15-25 Red Mike Message

Red Mike Messages: Plans Don’t Win

A Seinfeld Chronicle

Red Mike Messages: Lead Without Pushing, Correct Without Punishing

Red Mike Messages — Play the Game

Red Mike Messages: Getting Away With It Is Not the Standard

Red Mike Messages: Repeal Day

Red Mike Messages: Four Moments That Test You

Red Mike Messages: They Aren’t Out to Get You

Red Mike Messages: -30-

Red Mike Messages: The Quarterdeck Breed in Your Office

Red Mike Messages: The Things Worth Waking Up For

Red Mike Messages: Thanksgiving

Red Mike Messages: The Legacy Test

Red Mike Messages: The Day You Realize No One Is Coming to Save You

Red Mike Messages: The Power of Unfinished Work

Red Mike Messages: Ride or Die

Red Mike Messages: The Truths Every Leader Must Face

Red Mike Messages: Marathon, Not a Sprint

Red Mike Messages: The First Brick

Red Mike Messages: The Plank, the Speck, and the Mirror We Avoid

Red Mike Messages: The Holidays Nobody Asked For

Red Mike Messages: The Play Everyone Blames

Red Mike Messages: The Measure of Leadership

Red Mike Messages: All Gave Some

Red Mike Messages #2: The Myths of Rejection

Red Mike Messages: The Buddy Principle

Red Mike Messages: Don’t Take It Personally (pt 1)

Red Mike Messages: Drafts

Red Mike Messages: Bad News

Red Mike Messages: Monday Monday

Red Mike Message | FunFriday

Red Mike Messages: Victory Is Life, Honor Is Eternal

Red Mike Message: The Nobody Who Torched Everybody

Red Mike Message: Better to Earn It on the Next Down

Red Mike Message: Old Tricks, New Tech

Red Mike Message: The 6-Pound Solution

Red Mike Message: Leaders Worth Following

Red Mike Message: The ROI of Doing It Right

Red Mike Message: Depth Wins

Red Mike Message: Leadership Soft Skills, Part 2

Red Mike Message: Coffee or Beer?

Red Mike Message: Leadership Soft Skills, Part 1

Red Mike Message: The Edge of Burnout

Red Mike Message: The Red Badge

Red Mike Message: The Hard Things Still Matter

Red Mike Message: That's All You Can Eat

Red Mike Message: How to Say Hard Things and Still Lead

Red Mike Message: The Benchwarmers’ Curse

Red Mike Message: The Architecture of Change — Building Habits That Actually Stick

Red Mike Message: The 18-Minute Myth (and the Truth Behind It)

Red Mike Message: Whip It Good?(Leadership in a Funny Hat)

Red Mike Message: Perfect Isn’t Always Enough

Red Mike Message: Do or Do Not

Red Mike Message: Win conditions > style points.

Red Mike Message — Counter Offers 9-23-25

Red Mike Message – Relationships are the Real Wealth

Red Mike Message: Micro Shifting?

Red Mike Message: Extroverts, Introverts, and the Middle Ground

Red Mike Message: Job Interviews & Sports Prep

Red Mike Message — Grief and Forgiveness

Red Mike Message: Just a Slump

Red Mike Message: Accountability isn’t punishment.

Red Mike Message -- Right player. Wrong sport.

Red Mike Message — Moral Courage

Red Mike Message: Remembering September 12

Red Mike Message: Words are Inadequate

Red Mike Message: A Soft Pillow

Red Mike Message: Good Pyramid Schemes

Red Mike Message: The Orange Place Does It

Red Mike Message — Innuendo Everywhere

Red Mike Message: Character Counts

Red Mike Message — Dupree Meets 2025 Skills (with Scott Adams)

Red Mike Message: Faith and Patience

Red Mike Message – Lead Anyway

Red Mike Message Competitive Greatness

Red Mike Message: Success vs. Winning

Red Mike Message: Build the Base First

Red Mike Message-Doing Your Best Is Success

Red Mike Message: Angels in the Outfield

Red Mike Message: Put on Your Mask First

Red Mike Message: Coaching Adages for Life

Red Mike Message: The Leader Skill Set

Red Mike Message: “What If" vs. "What If It Fails”

Red Mike Message: Fiction Outselling Reality

Red Mike Message: Pay It Forward

Red Mike Message: Quiet Cracking

Red Mike Messages: The Quiet Poison of Toxic Workplaces

Red Mike Message: Campfire Truths and Boardroom Lies

Red Mike Message: Kid from a Trailer Park

Red Mike Message: Taking Your Lumps

Red Mike Message: The Goodbye You Could’ve Prevented

Red Mike Message: Words Mister Rogers Taught Us

Red Mike Message: The Upside-Down Pyramid

Red Mike Message: Thicker skin, fewer tantrums.

Red Mike Message: How to Disagree Without Getting Fired

Red Mike Message: High Road

Red Mike Message: Leather and Boardrooms

Red Mike Message: Just Be a Cheerleader

Red Mike Message: We're Off to See the Lizard(s)

Red Mike Message: The Popcorn Colonel (Kernel)

Red Mike Message: The Stuff Suzy Didn’t Say

Red Mike Message: The New Grit

Red Mike Message: People Don’t Quit Loudly

Red Mike Message: People. Process. Purpose. And... Providence?

Red Mike Message: What's in a Name?

Red Mike Message: Live from Addison, Texas (7-16-25)

Red Mike Message: Hide the Ball 🏈

Red Mike Message: If It Ain’t the Thing, It Ain’t the Thing

Red Mike Message: Cruel To Be Kind

Title: Talk to the Hand Is Poor Leadership

Red Mike Message: You’re Not Building a Highlight Reel—You’re Building a Team

Red Mike Message: Tartlets!

Red Mike Message: Do It Anyway

Red Mike Message: Short, but Powerful Verse

Red Mike Message: The Certainty Curve

Red Mike Message: Playground Rules Still Apply

Red Mike Message: It’s Not the Job, It’s Everything Else

Red Mike Message: Whistles and Whiteboards

Red Mike Message: Character Cost

Red Mike Message: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k (Dad Edition)

Red Mike Message: Mistakes, Mastery, and the Messy Middle

Red Mike Message: Integrity Is the Cornerstone

Red Mike Message: The Pros from Dover Principle

Red Mike Message: The Gift of Boredom

Red Mike Message: Beat Them Into Submission

Red Mike Message: Beyond the Stat Line

Red Mike Message: Captain America vs. Red Skull

Red Mike Message: Cool is a Weapon

Red Mike Message: Forgotten Antiques

Red Mike Message: A Boy Named Sue Had It Easy

Red Mike Message: You Can’t Wing It and Win It

Red Mike Message: The Culture’s Always Showing

Red Mike Message: Get Tough

Red Mike Message: Fear vs. Faith

Red Mike Message: The Least Ethical Characters on TV

Red Mike Message: Powell's 13 Rules

Red Mike Message: More Than a Line on a Resume (Part 2)

Red Mike Message - More Than a Line on a Resume (Part 1)

Red Mike Message: Cheers to Norm

Red Mike Message: Lead Like You’ll Be Replaced Tomorrow

Red Mike Message: Dress for the Job You Want

Red Mike Message: Holding Without Holding

Red Mike Message: Work Harder

Red Mike Message: Commit Like Swayze, Believe Like Keanu

Red Mike Message: Rules Are Rules

Red Mike Message: “Don't Fear the Barking Dog”

Red Mike Message: The Pickup Test

Red Mike Message: The Lion’s Watch Trust

Red Mike Message: Iron Eagle II, With Better Sunglasses

Red Mike Message: Suit Up and Show Up

Red Mike Message: Don't Stop at a Yield Sign

Red Mike Message: Run the Dishwasher Twice

Red Mike Message: If It’s Blasphemy, It’s Blasphemy—No Matter Who Does It

Red Mike Message: Nothing Is Given. Everything Is Earned.

Red Mike Message: “Why Doesn’t He Hit Good?”

Red Mike Message: Respect Over Titles

Red Mike Message: The High Cost of Nothing

Red Mike Message: A Toast to Doing It Your Way

Red Mike Message: Fire with Clarity, Not Ego

Red Mike Message: The Leadership Mistake That Cost Everything

Red Mike Message: Handling Insubordination Without Losing Control

Red Mike Message: What Sam Houston Knew That Others Didn’t

Red Mike Message: The Garage Test – What Are We Holding Onto?

Red Mike Message: Condemnation Without Conditions

Red Mike Message: Service Over Self

The Law of the Leaky Bucket: What You Tolerate, You Teach

The Boiling Frog: Taxes, Debt, and Complacency

Celebration to humility—through the lens of Easter traditions. #DrinkTheBourbon #Humility #resilience

"You’re Hearing Me, But You’re Not Listening: The Leadership (and following) Skill Most People Get Wrong"

“Someone’s Always Watching: Be the Kind of Story Worth Telling”

Be the First One Off the Bus: Leading by Example

Real Leaders Pick Up the Phone: Why Credibility Is Earned, Not Given

The Leadership Lesson That Changed My Life: One Millimeter from Disaster

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