Val Porter Cook

Consumed with the power of transformative leadership. Coach for Trailblazers. Avid Reader. Chronic Muser. Proud Military Wife. Happy Mom. @blazeleaders

[Val Porter Cook @valportercook]

Check out my latest article: Why "We" Isn't Working https://t.co/EDM8dCQoXl via @LinkedIn

[Val Porter Cook @valportercook]

Thank you for this great story, Emilie!!!

[Emilie Ikeda @EmilieIkedaNBC]

INSPIRING: A Georgia vet is crediting his brain cancer with giving him the courage to unveil an incredible talent he's kept hidden his entire life. Columbus Cook is showing off his artwork at an exhibit in Atlanta this month. Get ready to be WOWED! Coming soon... @GoodDayAtlanta

[Val Porter Cook @valportercook]

Just love you, girl!!! 💕💕💕

[Jennifer M. Jones @MsJMJones]

2019... 2019... I Love what I learned from you. Stand tall, reach, teach, get your arms chopped off (for a moment), Learn, Love, Forgive, Give, Receive, brush my shoulders off, quit, step out and get my ass kicked,… https://t.co/PFi6POzdvw

[Val Porter Cook @valportercook]

@teleange @Lrochellew @evburnett @elanthony_631 @FlourishNFlower @amyhanauer @birthnbeautiful @iamjenlumpkin @CRHillJohnson @ValaidaF @lmb202 @dcherry1215 @robbinalyce @margbern @JillMillerZimon @SloanDevereaux So grateful for you, too, @teleange!

[Val Porter Cook @valportercook]

This @GAgivesday, show your support for literacy by donating to @LAIAtlanta and its mission to empower #GAGives #GivingTuesday
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[Val Porter Cook @valportercook]

Smiling as a Religion https://t.co/qu8VfdhmKy It takes a lot to smile through a lot.

[Val Porter Cook @valportercook]

Please consider supporting this amazing project!

I just backed An Exploration of Her Ritual: A Guide to Healing Community on @Kickstarter https://t.co/a6P0Dx6m6C

[ICF Georgia Chapter @ICFGeorgia]

High-performing organizations use #coaching at a higher rate than their industry peers. Learn more at https://t.co/Uy0i4M7sMe via @atd, which features @ICFHQ @Human_Capital research about #coachinginorganizations and #changemanagement

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

"Ask any coach to define a great athlete & they will always reference how they think. It’s in between the ears, something complex, maybe even magic” -Eric Castien (Greatness always starts inside...)

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

Your performance is equal to your full potential minus anything that distracts you from your purpose...multiplied by your devotion" -Paolo Gallo https://t.co/mFofRQsC8f

[Val Porter Cook @valportercook]

No and yes 😊

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

If I like brand name items, but I never pay full price & feel huge pride in how little I paid, am I still materialistic? Doesn't being cheap af balance it out?

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

"Your idea of failure is not far removed from the average person's idea of success, so high have you already flown." J.K. Rowling

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

Research shows laughter at work creates stronger teams. "Work hard play hard" doesn't quite get it, but "Work hard laugh hard" I get that. https://t.co/3NJfsvgepV

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

You can't steer a bike if it is standing still, it will fall. Part of leadership is creating energy and momentum, and directing it. -Hubert Joly, CEO, Best Buy https://t.co/xIBLWmkd6J (on how they are competing with Amazon)

[SUCCESS Magazine @successmagazine]

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." — Henry Ford

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

Smart leader: If we spend resources developing our people, what will happen if they leave?
Wise leader: What will happen if we don't develop them...and they stay?

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

"Be careful that power doesn't become an affliction that destroys your ability to sympathize." - Henry Adams https://t.co/aU96Aub5EZ

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

"Students shouldn’t be forced to choose between going to university or gaining experience, the two can be combined." - Richard Branson

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

"If you manage people for productivity, you will get their best effort. But when you manage for creativity, you will get their best thinking." - Amit Mukherjee

[Chaka Booker @chakabooker]

As change agents, we must remember for everything we fix, we are likely breaking it for someone else first. To get change to stick, we have to get better at breaking things without breaking people.