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Better Today Than Yesterday

Hey! Join me as I share my lessons about life, leadership, and the peaceful pursuit of Better Today Than Yesterday. kellyvohs.substack.com

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0:52

Hold Your Beliefs Lightly

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/12/01

In my recent emails and messages, I noticed myself starting sentences with'I know that...'I went back and changed these to'I believe that...'What I call knowledge is often my perspective based on today's information, my biases, and my blind spots. The older I get, the more I realize how little I know.This week, watch your writing and speaking. Notice when you express absolute certainty. It's okay to have strong beliefs but hold them lightly.Be good and take care, Kelly This is a public episode. If

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2:00

Practice Role Seeking, Not Title Seeking

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/11/24

Title-seeking is dangerous.Work titles began as a way to clarify responsibility. They evolved into frameworks for compensation. Now, in the age of social media, they've increasingly become status symbols.We aren't titles. We play roles.In my last company, we took titles off email signatures. Instead, we put functional responsibility. If I were to take it a step further, I would have had people write a very short sentence of what they actually did - their responsibility. Here are some examples:*

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13:19

Beyond Survival: How To Stop Operating From Fear At Work

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/11/17

There are two voices in my head fighting for control.The two voices are my lower self and my upper self. The lower version of me is a critical companion as it is responsible for keeping me alive. Its singular focus is my survival. I call this me the “Lone Survivor.” It doesn’t care about anyone else, just me.Lone SurvivorThis version of me is usually the first to speak up and can be the loudest. It’s emotional, often irrational, and struggles to parse fact from fiction. When threats appear, real or

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3:10

What's in your rucksack?

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/11/03

My middle one is coming home from school in a few weeks and we are going to go for a ruck. So, I’m thinking about rucksacks. //Transcript//Hey, I came across a quote this week, and I wanted to share it with you. Let me find it. Here it is. “Because here's another sneaky little truth about life. You can't be an important and life-changing presence for some people without also being a joke and an embarrassment to others. You just can’t.”That's from Mark Manson. I was in the Army for a while and one

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6:20

Better Decision Making & Going To The Margin

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/10/27

"What pulls the rope in most workplaces is the elevation and promotion of self (ego), not the elevation of others, purpose, heart, and mind (soul). It's no wonder that people feel so alone in most workplaces today. Interconnectedness gets lost when you have a team or company of people who are making decisions based on their ego's needs: What would be best for their own personal goals, not their co-workers' goals; what would be best for their personal image, not their team's."- Mike Metcalf & Shaun

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3:10

Clarity In Chaos

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/10/20

No. 1In the midst of chaos, your mind cannot be chaotic. - General Jim Mattis, “Call Sign Chaos”In chaos or crisis, emotion is unhelpful and clouds judgment. Think about a 911 operator answering a frantic call. The operator is ALWAYS cool and collected while the caller panics. The operator tries to understand the situation (facts) and deploy appropriate resources. Part of their job is to calm the caller down, and they do this by staying calm. This is central to understanding reality.Leadership is

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2:43

The Dark Work

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/10/13

No. 1The will to victory may be demonstrated in places other than actual battle.A Roman general was leading his legions toward the enemy in a swampy country. He knew that the next day’s battle would be fought on a certain plain because it was the only dry, flat place for miles. He pushed his army all night, marching them through a frightening and formidable swamp, so that they reached the battle site before the foe and could claim the high ground. In the aftermath of victory, the general called his

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4:34

Talk Less, Simplify More

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/10/06

Here are two quotes from The CEO Test by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer. The book's content is simple, practical, and actionable for most leaders. Quote No. 1“A helpful acronym for leaders to keep in mind is WAIT, which stands for, "Why Am I Talking?" because anything a leader says can quickly overwhelm a discussion and make people shut down.Asking yourself, “Why am I talking?” helps determine whether it’s more valuable to listen or contribute at that moment. Sometimes, listening is contributing

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4:08

Tell Me Your Story

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/09/29

A dear friend recommended the book Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. It took me a year to read it, which was a waste of a year. This week I scrolled through my highlights and I feel compelled to share a few with you. You don’t have to see where you’re going, you don’t have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you. This is right up there with the best advice about writing, or life, I have ever heard. A sober friend once said to

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10:54

How you think about compensation will shape your life

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/09/22

I’ve been thinking about and talking about this topic a lot recently, and I found myself revisiting this post, so I’m resurfacing it for you today. I originally published this in July 2022.Note: This post is made for listening, but I’ve included the transcript if you’d rather read.TRANSCRIPT[00:00:00] Hey there. I wanted to follow up on my other note about one of two things leaders are responsible for. The second one is compensation. And there's a whole lot to unpack there, so let's try to do it

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5:59

A Simple Truth

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/09/15

The most powerful force that could be potentially harnessed is dogged incremental constant progress over a very long time frame.-Peter KaufmanI can’t be the only one who lets out a little sigh when the elevator stops on the way down. It’s too early, and this box feels too small. Can I just get to the bottom of the building and out to my daily caffeine spot with as little human interaction as possible, please? Usually, but not always, the newcomer gets a small smile from me, and maybe even a "good

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3:25

The Double Satisfaction

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/09/08

"…tranquility…comes when you stop caring what they say, think, or do. Only what you do." - Marcus AureliusThere is some change happening in my life. A new job, a kid left for college, and a few other things that add complexity and a touch of anxiety. Most of this change is good, some of it not. All of it is part of life. Wrestling with a few thoughts and some internal disturbance, I went back to re-read Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Often, it's not the books you read that make a difference in your

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3:29

The Power of Human Teams: Cultivating Trust, Empathy,...

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/09/01

I believe the most effective type of team is a “Human Team.”These teams accept their members for their individual strengths and struggles. They want the entire human to show up, not just the tip of the iceberg. These teams are about helping each other, and the collective "us," find our potential. If you are on one of these teams, you feel it. It’s different, and you show up and do the best work of your life because you don’t want to let your teammates down.Recently, I read a passage in the book 12

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5:25

Single Threaded Leadership: Amazon's Model for...

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/08/25

Two Quotes“One of the things we try to do at Amazon is minimize the amount of energy that’s wasted on maintaining power and control and ego, as opposed to what really matters, which is helping our customers.” - Jeff Bezos"To be everywhere is to be nowhere." – SenecaA Lesson LearnedThis past week, I learned about Amazon’s single-threaded leader model. I'll explain that in a minute, but first, an admission. I once thought I could do it all, whether for ego reasons or to prove my self-worth. Whenever

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13:50

Great Teams Have One Thing In Common: "No Space Between"

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/08/18

Are you on a team or just a group working in parallel?The word "team" dates back to the 8th century and originally referred to a group of animals harnessed together to pull a cart or plow. By the 15th century, it had evolved to its modern meaning—a group of people working together, particularly in competitive contexts like sports or battles.Today, "team" means collaboration, mutual support, shared objectives, and winning.A couple of yaks harnessed together to pull a cart are just two yaks pulling a

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5:20

Beyond Buzzwords

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/08/11

Clarity is arguably a leader's first job. Why are we here? What are we doing? How do we work?MISSION = WHYThis is why we exist—the mission. It’s the guiding principle that serves as the foundation for all work. When you talk about it, you should feel your energy rise. When it gets hard, this is what gets you to the other side of the hard. The mission should be clear and have deep meaning to everyone.STRATEGY = WHATThis is the plan of action to achieve the mission. This is where analytical thinking,

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1:27

Are you a space taker or space giver?

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/08/04

Some people give space, others take it.Givers let you talk.Takers do the talking.Givers give credit and take the blame.Takers take credit and give blame.Givers seek answers.Takers are the ones with all the answers.Givers focus on improving.Takers are busy proving.We don’t ever exclusively play the role of space taker or space giver. Our role should change depending on the situation. Sometimes, you need to be a space taker. Sometimes, a space giver. The question to ask yourself constantly is, “Right

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5:57

Seeking Wisdom

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/07/28

I’m working on something that I call a MAP: Me, a Page. The idea is to give someone my instruction manual. I have quirks, beliefs, pet peeves, and ways of working. Why keep them a secret and make them learn it the hard way? They likely aren’t permanent or perfect, but they are me at this moment.In the process of doing that, I thought I’d write down my values. That seemed simple enough, but it’s not. Sitting next to Princess Buttercup, I took out a notebook and wrote down a few words. One of them

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5:03

Three Words That Matter

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/07/21

A few years ago, I was part of a technology transformation at a company. Transformation is really just a big word for fixing everything that's broken. A friend who was leading the project looked at me and said, "Listen, you can have it fast, good, or cheap, but you can't have all three. You get to pick two." That applies not only to technology but probably a lot of things in life.Lessons From Changing TiresI just finished a book by a couple of former athletes who now coach NASCAR pit crews. Like the

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4:53

What Do You Actually Get Paid For?

Better Today Than Yesterday ·

2024/07/14

We are compensated in three ways: * Economical: We get paid.* Educational: We learn and grow.* Emotional: We love the work and/or the people we work with—ideally, both.When we have at least two of these, we feel good. When we have all three, we are fully engaged. At different points in our lives, each of these has varying levels of importance. Each can, depending on the moment and for different reasons, lead to discretionary effort. For most people, the emotional aspect tends to matter the most over

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