Independent business blogs are blogs that aren’t supported by an organization like a magazine, newspaper, company, or business school. Those people provide lots of great content, but they don’t need any additional exposure. In this post, every week, I bring you posts of quality from excellent bloggers that don’t get as much publicity.

This week, I’m pointing you to posts by Steve Keating, Mary Jo Asmus, LaRae Quy, Alli Polin, and David Dye.

From Steve Keating: Why Are You Hesitating?

“The fact is the riskiest thing you can do in almost any situation is nothing. Yet nothing is what way too many people in leadership positions do when action is called for. That’s a direct path to failure.”

From Mary Jo Asmus: Become a leader of character

“The truly great leaders stand out in the minds and hearts of those they lead. The difference between a good and great leader is their character.”

From LaRae Quy: 3 Smart Ways You Can Gain Confidence In Yourself

“I learned quickly in the FBI that success would not make me confident; instead, confidence would make me successful.”

From Alli Polin: How to Restock Your Personal Leadership Coffers Before Hitting Empty

“In life, I’m not as on the ball as I am at the grocery store. Let’s just say my personal leadership coffers hit empty far too often. It takes effort to keep them filled. Over the years, most of my clients admit to running out of the same staples both at home and at the office too.”

From David Dye: The Hidden Leadership Problem with Passion

“Passion is good. You want team members who love their work and serve their customers with passion. We are big believers in the power of purpose. Connecting what you’ve asked to why it matters is a powerful source of motivation. However, there is a problem with passion that can erode your influence, your team, and entire companies.”

That’s it for this week’s selections from independent business blogs. If you liked this piece you may enjoy my curation posts on this blog. Every Tuesday, “Leaders and Strategies in Real Life” helps you learn about leadership by studying what real leaders do. On Fridays you can wrap up your week with “Weekend Leadership Reading” consisting of choice articles on hot leadership topics culled from the business schools, the business press and major consulting firms.

How I Select Posts for this Midweek Review

The five posts I select to share in my Midweek Review of the Independent Business Blogs are picked from a regular review of about sixty blogs I check daily and an additional twenty-five or so that I check occasionally. Here’s how I select the posts you see in this review.

They must be published within the previous week.

They must support the purpose of the blog: to help leaders at all levels do a better job and lead a better life.

They must be from an independent business blog.

As a general rule, I only select posts that stand on their own, no selections from a series.

Also as a general rule, I do not select posts that are either a book review or a book report.

I reserve the right to make exceptions to the above.

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