06/15/2026
The older I get, the more I realize something important:
Not everyone in your life needs to be impressed by you.
In fact, some of the most valuable relationships are with people who couldn't care less about your title.
The friend you've known since middle school.
The college girlfriends who still make you laugh until your stomach hurts.
The family members who can communicate with a single look across the room.
The people who knew you before the promotion.
Before the business, the degree, the success.
Leadership is rewarding, but it can also be isolating.
When you're the one everyone comes to for answers, it's easy to forget that you need spaces where you don't have to have them.
You can simply be.
That's what my newest High Accountability, High Morale article is about:
Why Leaders Need Friends Who Don't Care About Their Title
Because behind every strong leader should be a circle of people who love them for who they are, not what they do.
👇 I'd love to hear from you:
Who is someone in your life that keeps you grounded and reminds you who you are outside of your accomplishments?
Tag them or tell them thank you today.