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Dante Poole

@dantepoole

Husband | Father | TEDx speaker | Life Coach | Leadership Curator | Keynote Speaker

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Why do we call certain behaviors “bad”? Most of the time, it’s because they make us uncomfortable, disrupt the status quo, or don’t fit into what’s considered “acceptable. Watch/Listen here: youtu.be/iwCkWIZ8bE8 #Podcast #Purpose #LifeSculptorsPodcast #ReframeBad

Why do we call certain behaviors “bad”? Most of the time, it’s because they make us uncomfortable, disrupt the status quo, or don’t fit into what’s considered “acceptable.  Watch/Listen here: youtu.be/iwCkWIZ8bE8

#Podcast #Purpose #LifeSculptorsPodcast  #ReframeBad
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Who gets to decide what’s good and bad? Different cultures, different lenses. One parent calls it stubborn. Another calls it determined. One culture calls it respectful. Another calls it rude. Maybe “bad” isn’t about the behavior at all — but the lens we’re looking through.

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Behavior is communication. Are we listening? Tantrums. Slammed doors. Silence. Resistance. Every behavior is saying something. The question is — are we listening, or just demanding compliance? #BehaviorIsCommunication #ListenDeeply #LifeSculptorsPodcast

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Who decides whose behavior is worth listening to? Too often, the powerful get heard while the marginalized get dismissed. When only certain voices count, we lose wisdom. It’s time to listen differently. #Inclusion #EveryVoiceMatters #LifeSculptorsPodcast

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Compliance vs conviction. Compliance keeps things running. Conviction makes things better. One smooths over. The other transforms. Which one are you choosing? #ConvictionOverCompliance #ChangeMakers #LifeSculptorsPodcast

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Some behaviors shift from “bad” to acceptable. That stubborn child at 10? They become the persistent leader at 30. “Bad” behavior often just needs time, skill, and context to be seen for what it really is. #GrowthMindset #Persistence #LifeSculptorsPodcast

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Context change: what’s bad in one environment is brilliant in another. Talking too much got me in trouble as a kid. Talking too much is now how I change the world. Context changes everything. #ContextMatters #PurposeInDisguise #LifeSculptorsPodcast

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Advocates and disruptors were once “bad” kids. The ones who challenge injustice? The ones who won’t back down? They were often the kids labeled “bad.” Disruption is often the seed of change. #DisruptToTransform #HiddenPurpose #LifeSculptorsPodcast

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Calling behavior “bad” may be more about our expectations. How often is “bad” just a reflection of our expectations? Have you ever judged behavior, then realized it was completely normal in someone else’s world? Pause before you label. #RethinkBad #MakeRoomForDifference

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Unspoken rules and “common sense.” “Common sense” isn’t so common. It’s often just our judgment disguised as truth. Maybe it’s time to ask: whose rules are we enforcing? #ChallengeAssumptions #CommonSenseIsCultural #LifeSculptorsPodcast

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Diversity and difference require holding expectations loosely. Difference doesn’t destroy us. Our rigid expectations do. Hold them loosely, so we can make room for diversity and understanding. #DiversityMatters #HoldLoosely #LifeSculptorsPodcast

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Weekly practice — pause, ask what behavior is telling you, then ask compliance or conviction. - Pause when you encounter “bad” behavior. -Ask: What is this behavior trying to tell me? -Ask again: Am I demanding compliance, or am I open to conviction? #ReframeBad

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What do you do when everything you hoped for falls apart? This episode explores The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld and how presence—not quick fixes—creates the safety people need to heal. 🎧 Watch here: youtu.be/5BfybNG4mNg #Presence #Resilience #LeadershipDevelopment

What do you do when everything you hoped for falls apart?

This episode explores The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld and how presence—not quick fixes—creates the safety people need to heal.

🎧 Watch here: youtu.be/5BfybNG4mNg

#Presence #Resilience #LeadershipDevelopment
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Many of us are carrying memories of times when no one showed up. That absence has left a mark. So when it’s our turn, how do we show up well?” #PresenceMatters #HealingTogether #lifesculptors

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When someone we love is hurting, we rush in with what we think they need—advice, distraction, solutions. But sometimes…they’re just not ready.” 🎧Full episode: youtu.be/5BfybNG4mNg #Listening #Patience #Leadership

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In Developing a Durable Mind, the ‘R’ in DREAM is Resilience. The rabbit’s presence with Taylor is resilience in motion—the grace to take time to stand again. #DurableMind #Resilience #lifesculptors

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Sometimes our helping isn’t really about them—it’s about us. We crave validation, so we hijack their moment. That’s not presence. #AuthenticSupport #PresenceNotPerformance