Chuck Blakeman

Author, speaker, and founder of the Crankset Group.



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Thought leaders, aren’t.

Thinking isn’t results.


Why would anyone want to be known as a “thought leader” – for thinking? Thinkers are rarely leaders, so why do we use that term to identify people we believe are leading? There is a better term.

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The Conative Filter

Stop Thinking: Conation, not Cognition.


Conation is one of the 1,000 most obscure English words and yet the most important business word you’ve never heard. Want to know if you’re doing well and going where you want? Filter everything through the word conation:

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Conation – Maybe the Most Important Business Word You’ve Never Heard

I have somewhere I have to be.


The only motivation book I will recommend to others is Self-made in America, by John McClintock. John introduced me to an obscure English word that I now use as a cornerstone of my daily activity – conation.



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