DBD International, headed by David Brier, Google's #1 rebranding expert and bestselling author

Write the follow-up to Brand Intervention, also an Amazon #1 bestseller.

🚀 My new book is officially here—and it’s already making waves.  

Just a couple of days ago, **RICH BRAND POOR BRAND: How to Unleash Your David in a World of Goliaths** hit the shelves, and within HOURS, it became:  
🎯 **#1 in New Releases**  
🎯 **#1 Bestseller on Amazon**  

This isn’t just another book—it’s a movement.  

As the follow-up to my bestselling *Brand Intervention,* this book is a game-changer for founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs who want more than a good brand—they want a **rich brand.**  

With a foreword by Claude Silver of VaynerX and insights from legends like Warren Buffett, Sara Blakely, Gary Vaynerchuk, Brené Brown, and even Billy Joel, this is a masterclass in building a thriving brand culture.  

Here’s why this book matters:  

🔑 **Rich Brand Poor Brand** unveils the secret sauce to crafting a brand that leads, inspires, and lasts.  

🔑 It’s packed with stunning visuals and a 46-page **Rich Brand Poor Brand Playbook** full of real-world transformations.  

💡 So, what’s a rich brand?  
It’s NOT about size, industry, or location.  
It’s about CULTURE—the oxygen your company breathes.  

The simple truth:  
👉 Your brand lives *out there,* but it comes to life *in here*—with your people, your values, and your story.  

This isn’t just a book; it’s a call to action.  

🗓 If you haven’t grabbed your copy yet, now’s the time.  

Join the revolution and discover why Daymond John called it:  
**“Genius.”**  

💬 “Your brand lives out there. But it comes to life in here.”  

Get your copy now, and let’s start building brands that truly matter.  

Because brilliance isn’t just a goal—it’s the standard.

Author: RICH BRAND POOR BRAND

Insatiable urge to help brands defy gravity to achieve brand elevation to avoid the "6 feet under" program that goes with brand deflation

Chief Gravity Defyer

As the recipient of over 300 industry awards, I am the Creative Director of DBD International whose job it is to help brands defy gravity and rise above the noise. 

Areas of specialization include:
     • Brand analysis
     • Brand strategy
     • Name and slogan development
     • Logo design
     • Package design
     • Destination branding
     • Tourism branding
     • Lifestyle brand design and execution
     • Brand revitalization
     • Brand rollout campaigns

Under my direction, clients across the US and internationally have seen the power of design and its ability to help products, events and services rise above the noise. In addition to writing widely published articles, David has authored of a number of books on design and typography along with many articles covering branding, packaging, design and what it means to change the world, one brand at a time.

President/Creative Director

Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

• Global keynote speaking engagements on Branding, Rebranding, and Startup Strategy, reaching audiences worldwide.
• Generated over $7 billion in sales through impactful presentations on Disruption, Category Creation, and Brand Strategy.
• Leveraged expertise to inspire and educate audiences on the power of effective brand storytelling and strategy.

Keynote Speaker

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Join 7,000+ followers of Do This Instead for actionable branding insights and case studies from someone who has actually done it, generating over $7b in revenue for companies of all sizes.

Writer

Brand Intervention : 33 Steps to Transform the Brand You Have into the Brand You Need

Brand Intervention, 33 Steps to Transform The Brand You Have into the Brand You Need, is the first book written for CEOs, entrepreneurs, brands, and startups that don't have time to read a book on branding.  
You and your brand are a revolution waiting to happen. This book was written to provide the tools to get your brand seen, heard, and ready to change the world written and designed by award-winning brand expert and rebranding specialist David Brier, the recipient of over 325 international awards and ranked #3 worldwide for branding by Klout.

This is why David Brier wrote and designed Brand Intervention.  

It doesn't read like any other book. It's faster.  

Inside, it doesn't look like any other book on branding. It's shows instead of tells. 

It is full-color throughout, with 290 pages of straight talk on marketing and branding for real. You find out what triggers sales, turning buyers into loyal fans.  

Taken from over 30 years of building global brands, regional brands, local brands and startups, this is a no-holds-barred, no-punches-pulled, fat-free compilation of master brander David Brier's gems. 

This may explain why Daymond John, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Broke, FUBU founder and star of ABC's Shark Tank, wrote the Foreword to this new book and why New York Times bestselling author of The 10X Rule and sales expert Grant Cardone calls Brier "a branding genius" (both Daymond and Grant are Amazon bestsellers in their own right). 

David and his work have been featured in ADWEEK, Forbes, INC, Huffington Post, Entrepreneur, Thrive Global, Communication Arts, How magazine, the New York Times and numerous blogs and podcasts.  
David is also the recipient of the Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship medallion, a rare honor amongst business leaders, presented to those who provide insights to entrepreneurs and startups for leadership, marketing, entrepreneurial innovation, and branding excellence. 

Award-winning Author

David Brier Design Works

A design firm specializing in logo design and graphic design packages.

Owner/Founder

I TURN IDEAS INTO BRANDS, EXITS & LEGACIES. 🚀 Slayer of the Mundane 🚀 Author of the #1 Amazon bestseller “BRAND INTERVENTION” responsible for $7B in sales

Ads burn money. A great brand prints it. 

I rebuild brands from the ground up—strategy, story, design, and architecture—so you stop fighting for attention and start commanding it.

I help growth-focused companies sharpen their identity, own their story, and build a brand that scales—without the ad waste.

After building brands for Revlon, Estee Lauder, Jim Henson, and others, I quit.

I have no time for indecision and being a layer or two away from gold.

The first billion-dollar brand I built started out with zero sales, and just a really driven founder.

His vision was about shaping an idea into an empire. It was about watching a dream soar.

It's why I love branding. 

I've done the same for a nonprofit, helping generate over $250K in 30 minutes.
Done the same with a city, I rebranded: a 500% increase in tourism in 12 months.

I have done the same for a dog food company, a cybersecurity company, a motorcycle startup, and a beauty brand, and I turned an expedition camper company into a multi-million dollar company in 24 months (during the pandemic).

Branding is like being an explorer, a detective, and a magician all at once: each day is a new adventure.

When I’m brought in to help build a company, I don’t offer a silver bullet. 

I offer a branding arsenal. Forged in the fires of countless campaigns, refined by failures, and validated by successes.

And the most crucial shift during my career? I used to tell stories. Now, I craft legacies. 

Branding is about the imprint we leave behind in the sands of time and the minds of consumers.

It's why I wrote BRAND INTERVENTION, an Amazon #1 bestseller.

That's why I wrote the follow-up, RICH BRAND POOR BRAND, How to Unleash Your David in a World of Goliaths.

It's why the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center has me as one of their speakers.

If you love uncovering the irresistible - that secret sauce that rockets CEOs and their businesses to new heights, subscribe to my newsletter: https://risingabovethenoise.com/landing/modern-brand-secrets/

If you're ready to:

~ be a rebel in a world of conformists, and 
~ feel that magic isn't in the budget but in the belief that we can rewrite the rules...

Let's jump on a discovery call https://DavidBrierCalendar.as.me/IntroductorySession

David Brier

340,000 followers didn't make Jasmin Alić dangerous.

His refusal to outsource his humanity to AI did.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽:
"LinkedIn Powerhouse Reveals 'The AI Tool Nobody Is Using' to Win in 2026"
If you caught the LinkedIn Live event, there’s gold there. 

What wasn’t in the episode? 
5 exact action items that will impact 
how you’re seen. And how fast you grow in 2026.

𝟱 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀:

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 #𝟭 → 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲'𝘀 "𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰"
Every guru preaches authenticity.
Then uses the same ChatGPT prompts.
Jasmin averages 1,000 comments being ACTUAL.
(𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬)

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 #𝟮 → 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲
2024: Noise
2025: Avalanche 
2026: Extinction
Your "unique voice" = 47 other brands.
(𝘞𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘴𝘦)

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 #𝟯 → 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Stop asking AI to write FOR you.
Start using it to reveal your DIFFERENCE.
Winners will sound so real, AI studies them.
(𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨)

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 #𝟰 → 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 > 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿
$9B taught me one thing:
Never sold "better."
Only sold "different."
(𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴)

𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 #𝟱 → 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗿𝘀 > 𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗼𝘀
Jasmin's booked solid.
Zero sales posts.
Just weaponized failures.
(𝘞𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵-𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮)

𝗧𝗵𝗲 $𝟵𝗕 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲:

The most advanced AI strategy isn't automation.
It's being stubbornly HUMAN.

Hit 2026 with impact: 
I’ll drop it tomorrow morning. Free to subscribers. 

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P.S. Have an amazing Friday.

♻️ REPOST to help restore humanity in the marketplace

$9bn+ in sales. Make your brand a magnet, not a money pit. I build brands that customers crave. If you're done wasting ad dollars, let's talk.

Cadbury made a shopkeeper break an unspoken rule.

Then, it broke records, hitting 75% of households.

Cadbury didn't innovate the chocolate bar.
They innovated the reason to buy one. 
Here's how:

A little girl walks into a shop.
Two buttons and a toy in her hand.
Wants to buy mom a birthday chocolate.

The shopkeeper could've said no.
Instead, he took the buttons she offered.

60 seconds of footage.
9% sales increase.
75% household penetration.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗢𝗜

While you're A/B testing button colors,
Cadbury tested human decency.

While you're optimizing click-through rate,
They optimized for tears.

While you're measuring impressions,
They measured goosebumps.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 $𝟵𝗕 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲

𝗟𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀: Sell chocolate
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: Sell permission to be kind

𝗟𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀: Create ads
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: Create moments

𝗟𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘀: Target demographics
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: Target humanity

This is the difference I inject into every rebrand I do.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱

• Scored in the 1st percentile for emotional resonance
• IPA Gold Effectiveness Award winner
• 36% increase in brand recommendation

Not because they had better chocolate.
Because they understood something deeper:

Chocolate might melt in your hands.
Empathy makes US melt. Period.

𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰

Pull up your last campaign.
Count the product features.
Now count the human moments.

Which number's bigger?
There's your problem.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻

From "I want chocolate" to "I want to be the person who gives."

That's not advertising.
That's anthropology with a marketing budget.

P.S. Which brand makes you feel something?

♻️ REPOST if humanity beats algorithms

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Author

Forbes Coaches Council

I am an official member of Forbes Coaches Council, an exclusive community of accomplished business and executive coaches. 
 
The Forbes review committee vetted and selected me based on the depth and diversity of my experience as well as my distinguished track record of successfully impacting my clients and their companies.

As a member of the council, I will be sharing my original business articles on Forbes.com and contributing to published Q&A panels alongside other esteemed experts. Each piece I write will provide you with invaluable high performance tools and strategies that will empower you to elevate your career, deepen your relationships, enhance your health, and optimize your finances.

Council Member

The Institute For Resilience (IFR)

Member Board of Directors

RVN Television

Host of "The Next Level with Julie Hruska". I interview successful people about their paths for success and their advice for you to take your life to the next level of potential and possibility.

Host of "The Next Level with Julie Hruska"

Cyber Security Global Alliance

Chief Communications Officer (CCO)

Member Board Of Directors

Awakened Life Yoga & Coaching 

Offered health, wellness & high performance coaching; yoga & meditation instruction

Creator & Visionary

🔥IF YOU HAVE WILDLY AMBITIOUS GOALS, I'm the Game Changing, Results Driven Force to be Reckoned With that You've Been Looking For, Dynamic High Performance Coach, Energized Trainer, Forbes Contributor, Lover of Life🔥

NOW IS YOUR TIME TO ELEVATE & DOMINATE! 

If you make the right choice, I'll be the Best Decision You'll Ever Make as Your High Performance Partner in Leadership & Success.

How I Help You WIN:
✔ High-Performance Executive Coaching – Unlock elite-level leadership.
✔ Executive Edge for C-Suite Leaders – Master influence, impact & strategy.
✔ Leadership & Team Development – Build high-performance cultures.
✔ High-Performance Accelerator: 90-Day Intensive – Rapid transformation.
✔ Total Life Alignment – Achieve career & personal success with equanimity.

Why Work With Me?
✅ Proven Track Record of Transforming Leaders & Companies – No fluff, only results.
✅ Science-Backed, Proven High-Performance Strategies – Your best performance is a system.
✅ Customized Coaching & Workshops for Maximum Growth – No cookie-cutter BS.
✅ Industry Expertise Across Construction, Finance, Fashion, Tech, Real Estate & More.

💡 Who Trusts My Expertise?
Steve Madden (himself)
JLL
Landry French Construction
Kimberly-Clark
MH Williams Construction
Pregis
Dovico
Thiel
Junicon
Acuity
Value Pros
Lorval Capital Management 
Apex Aluminum Extrusions
Vitrum Glass 
Van Andel Institute
NCAA
MLB
Edward Jones
BNI
and more

🏆 Awards & Recognition:
High-Performance Coach of the Year 2024 – Best Holistic Life Magazine
LinkedIn Top Voice 2024
Forbes Contributor 2023-2024
Forbes Coaches Council 2023
Top Executive Coaching Voice, LinkedIn 2023
Top Life Coaching Voice, LinkedIn 2023
Top 10 Coaches on LinkedIn 2022
50 Most Impactful People on LinkedIn 2021
LinkedIn Rising Star 2021, 2022, 2023

Are you ready to break through barriers, shatter limits, and lead with unstoppable confidence?

If you’re a C-Suite executive, business leader, or organization serious about reaching the next level, you’re exactly where you need to be. I deliver elite-level transformation that changes the trajectory of your success.

Because you didn’t come this far to stay the same. 

You’re here to WIN.

Let’s make high performance your new standard. 

📧 Email me at: Julie@powerfulleaders.com to learn more.

Julie Hruska

LEADERSHIP FAILS WHEN TRIGGERS TAKE CONTROL

Leadership is rarely tested in calm waters.
It's revealed when the pressure to decide meets the impulse to react.

It’s easy to send a quick text, email, or Teams message while triggered.
It’s even easier to overreact in person, in a meeting, during conflict, or when feeling challenged.

It's harder, yet far more powerful, to pause.
Because in that pause, leadership lives.

According to Harvard Business Review, 58% of employees have lost trust in a leader due to emotionally reactive behavior.
And 70% admit they withhold ideas or feedback after witnessing it.

One reactive response can damage what took years to build:
→ Respect
→ Trust
→ Integrity

Because when emotion overrides intention, perception becomes reality.
And once trust is fractured, logic rarely repairs it.

Because when your brain perceives threat such as criticism, conflict, or loss of control, the amygdala floods your system with cortisol and adrenaline within 1/20th of a second.
Your prefrontal cortex, the center for logic, empathy, and composure, temporarily goes offline for up to 18 minutes.
You are no longer responding.
You are reacting from survival.
That is why emotional regulation is critical. 

Here are the high performance strategies I teach my clients to stay composed under pressure:

→ NAME IT TO NEUTRALIZE IT
First, create awareness. Labeling emotions reduces amygdala activity by up to 40%. When you name what you feel such as frustration, fear, or disappointment, your brain begins to calm.

→ BREATH REGULATION BEFORE DIALOGUE
Next, calm the body before engaging the mind. Use slow, extended exhales to activate the vagus nerve and signal safety to your body, restoring clarity.

→ PAUSE BEFORE YOU RESPOND
Whether in writing or in person, create space before reacting. A single breath in conversation or a three-minute delay before hitting send gives your brain time to regain clarity and your leadership time to stay intact.

→ SEPARATE STATE FROM STRATEGY
Now, shift from reaction to leadership. Regulate your internal state first, then make strategic choices with clarity.

→ DEBRIEF THE TRIGGER
Finally, reflect. Once calm returns, ask what value was challenged. Triggers often reveal needs for respect, control, or recognition.

Great leaders feel the trigger but choose the response.
They are emotionally disciplined.
Your ability to regulate determines your capacity to lead through pressure without losing presence, trust, or integrity.

The next time emotion surges, remember that one reactive moment can destroy what took years to earn.
Pause, then choose leadership over impulse.

I’m curious…

~What trigger do you need to master?


#business #leadership #success
📸 Saint-Tropez, France

Elevating the leadership of BOLD family offices, founders, & executives. Lead with precision and perform without limits. 2024 HIGH PERFORMANCE COACH OF THE YEAR, RTT® Therapist, Strategic Advisor, Speaker, Neuroscience

Elite High Performance Coach, Julie Hruska, helps executives, founders, and family offices thrive in business and beyond. 

ONE LEADER WITH THE RIGHT STRATEGIES CAN CHANGE THE ENTIRE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR COMPANY.

Several weeks before a major IPO, my client, the company’s COO, faced a defining moment.

On paper, the company looked unstoppable.
Yet, in reality, the leadership team was splintering.
Infighting consumed energy that derailed execution.
Conversations turned personal instead of productive.
Decisions slowed and trust eroded.
They were standing on the edge of extraordinary success, but their performance was unraveling from within, threatening everything they worked so hard to develop.

But I was not deterred.
We dove in and strengthened the foundation every elite team depends on: state, strategy, and skill.

Here’s how we did it:
→ EMOTIONAL REGULATION:
We began with state training. Before every meeting, he practiced my Release Meditation to reset his nervous system, lower cortisol, and enter calm focus. 

→ EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION:
We refined his message delivery using my Effective Communication Framework: one clear intention, finding a common denominator, listening and building consensus. 

→ ACTIVE LISTENING:
The team practiced listening to understand, not to defend. They summarized others’ perspectives before offering their own. Defensiveness dropped. Collaboration rose. Listening became the bridge back to alignment.

→ CONFLICT RESOLUTION:
We set this rule: focus on the problem, not the person. Accountability replaced accusation. Progress replaced ego.

→ PERSUASION TECHNIQUES:
He mastered strategic silence, high performance persuasion, and the power of timing. The most persuasive leaders don’t raise volume, they raise intention. Every pause, every pace, every word became a deliberate act of leadership.

→ NEGOTIATION MASTERY:
We strengthened his negotiation approach using psychology-based frameworks that align logic and emotion with ambition. 

→ ALIGNMENT:
Each week, we conducted Alignment Audits connecting decisions to mission, metrics, and shared ownership. When everyone operates from the same clarity, performance compounds.

Within weeks, the culture began to transform.
Energy shifted. 
Relationships mended.
Communication flowed. 
Decisions gained velocity.
The IPO succeeded, bringing in life-changing capital and igniting a new era of tremendous growth.

While they were celebrating the IPO, I was celebrating the most meaningful transformation and it wasn’t financial, it was human.

And the good news is that you don’t need to be a COO to effectively implement these strategies.
Any of you can with the right guidance, intentionality, and consistency.
Everything changed because one humble leader reached out, learned, then applied my high performance strategies for success.

ONE LEADER WITH THE RIGHT STRATEGIES CAN CHANGE THE ENTIRE TRAJECTORY OF YOUR COMPANY.

The question is…

~Are you that kind of leader?

#business #leadership #success

Elite High Performance Coach, Julie Hruska, equips family offices, founders, and C-Suite executives with the high performance strategies to thrive in business and beyond. Reach out to Julie today to learn more and follow her for actionable advice. 

DECISIVENESS SEPARATES VISIONARIES FROM SPECTATORS

When I meet with perspective clients, I’m always clear about who is ready for their next level by one thing…. 

Their decisiveness. 

Leadership is a constant negotiation between courage and fear.

Every moment you hesitate, momentum is lost.

Indecision is a silent strangler of success. 

Because leaders can recover from wrong decisions,
But they rarely recover from hesitation.

When…
CEOs delay acquisitions
Founders hesitate on pivots
Family offices postpone deploying capital

Their competitors advance, markets shift, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities disappear.

According to McKinsey, senior executives spend an average of 37 % of their time making decisions, yet 56 % of that time is used ineffectively.

Only 48 % of organizations believe they make decisions quickly, and the highest-performing companies are twice as likely to make decisions that are both fast and high quality.

Speed alone is not the goal.
Strategic clarity is.

Here are the strategies I teach my clients to make better, faster, and more confident decisions:

→ REDUCE DECISION LOAD
Decision fatigue will drain you, so you must audit and remove low-value choices. Automate or delegate routine decisions to preserve cognitive capacity for what truly drives growth.

→ DEFINE DECISION WINDOWS
Give every major decision a clear timeframe. The longer it remains open, the more uncertainty and emotion distort clarity.

→ REGULATE BEFORE YOU DECIDE
Calm your body before engaging your mind. Leaders who regulate their nervous system before high-stakes decisions improve accuracy and emotional control under pressure.

→ TRUST PATTERN RECOGNITION AND INTUITION
Your brain contains decades of stored experience. Neuroscience confirms intuition is often subconscious pattern recognition. Use it to guide logic, not replace it.

→ ASSIGN DECISION MAKERS
Define who holds authority, who provides input, and who executes. Organizations with clear decision makers are 6x more likely to make timely, effective decisions.

→ BUILD CONFIDENCE THROUGH MICRO DECISIONS
Make small, swift decisions daily to strengthen decisiveness. Each successful action reinforces neural pathways for conviction and builds momentum for larger calls.

→ IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC ITERATION
Review, refine, and recalibrate decisions through structured checkpoints. Leaders who combine speed with deliberate reflection improve decision quality by up to 20 % while maintaining momentum.

Decisiveness is not about rushing.
It is about clarity under complexity.
The leaders who rise are the ones who commit to action even when certainty is incomplete.

The question is not whether you are ready.
The question is whether you are willing to decide.

I’m curious…

~What decision deserves resolution this week?


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Elite high performance coach, Julie Hruska, helps founders, family offices, and C-Suite executives thrive in business and beyond. They reach out to Julie to reach their next level. Shouldn't you too? 

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