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Ignite Your Potential: Embrace Naivety for Success
1 Thought: Thomas Edison was quoted saying that he hadn’t failed when trying to create the light bulb but rather that he had found over 1,000 ways that don’t work. Had he listened to others that doubted, or given up due to failing not once or twice, but over a thousand times we might not…
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Strike the Root. Get Your Time Back and Win!
1 Thought: Too often we find ourselves trying to solve problems and fix isolated issues. Depending on your role specifically it could be a near full time job. I’m suggesting you stop reading for a moment and take a few minutes to right down a list of all the issues and problems you have fixed…
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Should I Stay, Or Should I Go Now…When is Enough, Enough?
1 Thought: We’ve all been tired and felt overworked from time to time. We’ve all felt like a cast member in BIll Murray’s Groundhog Day Movie from time to time, same thing every day,week, and month…life on repeat and no end in sight. There was a particular person who inspired me to write this post.…
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One Step In Front of You.
1 Thought: Breaking down large goals into small steps is a process I’m certain we all do, and do well. But what gives us the confidence to go after larger goals with extreme confidence. Robert Frost is quoted saying “the best way out is through”. I absolutely love that statement as it really hi-lites the…
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Bang Bang…You Shot Me Down!
1 Thought: Title credit given to the talented daughter of Frank Sinatra, Nancy Sinatra. Not every pitch goes as planned. Not every sale ends in a “yes”. Sometimes in fact we seem to be on a streak of rejection and being shot down. This streak can be disheartening and can affect the psyche if not…
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Detachment
1 Thought: Detachment: …separating from the larger group There’s the old saying that you can’t see the forest for the trees. This posts intent is to provide a few points that can assist you in recognizing when you are too close, recognizing the times that this consistently seems to occur, and lastly a few actionable…
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Skill Issues: Be of High Human Agency
1 Thought: Looking back, or at current situations, have you ever run across a problem or issue that with the right amount of time or training you couldn’t have handled? The subject of this post is to address just that topic, and hopefully provide you a few actionable steps to manage future challenges…lord knows there…
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You’re Fired! What’s Your Replacement Going to Do First?
1 Thought: Thinking about what your replacement might make their first course of business after you get fired is I feel a provocative way to suggest we look at our existing situation with a new lens. This could be a slightly painful procedure but one that’s worth having. I can say I have done this…
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Tackling a Problem!
1 Thought: The value of a good approach to solving a problem or challenge should not be overlooked. Problems are just that, problems, if you don’t slow down to understand their genesis, the impact it’s having currently, as well as its potential to grow. “A well defined problem is a problem half solved.” Adage attributed…
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Know What You Are Aiming At!
1 Thought: We all have goals, both short term and long term. An often told analogy is the story that the pilot and the flight you’re on lets say from Atlanta to Chicago is off course about 90% of the flight but somehow always lands right where its intended. I think the above analogy represents…
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