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Don’t Let Life Just Happen to You
Don’t Let Life Just Happen to You A Different Setting, A Different Perspective I’ve come to believe that most people don’t stop growing because they get older. They stop growing…
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Everyone has the capacity for personal development but not everyone takes advantage of the opportunity. We are all a work in progress and the work is never done. There are always ways to improve and get better at how you approach your life and work.
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Success Still Requires Focused Effort
Success Still Requires Focused Effort “Success usually isn’t determined by who has access to the best tools. It’s determined by who uses those tools with the greatest discipline.” We are…
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Annual Goal Setting Worksheet for Professional and Personal Goals
Annual Goal-Setting and Performance Assessment Tool A Reflective Planning Resource for Leaders Who Want to Align Their Growth,…
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Weekly Success Planning Tool
Success doesn’t happen by chance—it’s the result of intentional planning, focus, and action. The Weekly Success Planning Tool…
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High Performance: Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best
High Performance — Why I Recommend It If you want to raise your game—in work, sports, school, or…
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The Fifth Agreement
The Fifth Agreement Speak with integrity. See clearly. Live awakened. In a noisy, divided world, The Fifth Agreement…
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A New Approach to Building Your Personal Brand
For better or worse, in today’s world everyone is a brand. Whether you’re applying for a job, asking…
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58 Life Lessons on my 57th Birthday
I compiled the following list of 58 items, including one for good luck, during a 30-minute period of…
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Forgiving a Difficult Colleague
Forgiveness is a complex and often misunderstood concept. Theologians and philosophers have discoursed for centuries on what it…
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The secret to great health? Escaping the healthcare matrix
The blueprint to achieve a lifetime of great health is increasingly clear and within our control. But unlocking…
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Greater Good Science Center: Information On How to Build A Meaningful Life
The Science Behind Well-Being and Leadership There’s a growing realization among leaders that performance isn’t just about strategy,…
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The Universal Rules of Life
Why This Book Matters Life and leadership come at us fast. Whether it’s running a business, managing a…
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100 Self-Assessment Questions for Leaders
This tool isn’t about checking boxes—it’s about digging beneath the surface, challenging assumptions, and helping leaders reconnect with…
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The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday
Overcoming obstacles is a discipline of three critical steps. It begins with how we look at our specific…
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Who Is The Real You – Jim Carrey
In a world driven by expectations, achievements, and external validation, Jim Carrey delivers a powerful reminder of what…
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Paulo Coelho’s Top 10 Rules For Success (@paulocoelho)
Unlock the secrets to a fulfilling life with Paulo Coelho’s timeless wisdom. This video reveals ten essential rules…
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Myself and Other More Important Matters by Charles Handy
Managing a business, or any organization, I came to see, was more practical art than applied science. Yes,…
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How to Get Better at Asking for Help at Work
The hesitance to ask for help can keep us bogged down in more work than is necessary and…
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How to Move Forward When You Feel Frozen
Fear is manifesting itself in a wide range of ways in corporate hallways and virtual channels. Alarm paralyzes…
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Myself and Other More Important Matters – Charles Handy
Growth targets and dashboards can’t answer the bigger questions: What’s the point? What’s enough? What kind of leader…
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Reflections On Life and Leading Book Excerpts – Part 2
Very few of us have a life curve that is only upward-sloping. The difference is that “lucky” people…
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How To Get Into The Flow State
Steven Kotler discusses the concept of “flow,” an optimal state of consciousness where individuals feel and perform their…
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A Simpler Life: A guide to greater serenity, ease, and clarity
A Simpler Life Life gets cluttered—closets, calendars, and even our heads. The School of Life’s A Simpler Life…
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Reflections on Life and Leading Book Excerpts – Part 1
You do not have to settle for a life of quiet desperation and hope that one day things…
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The Obstacle is the Way – Ryan Holiday
In life and business, obstacles are inevitable. But what if the very things that stand in your way…
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The Tiberias Transformation: How to Change Your Life in Less than 8 Minutes a Day
The idea is simple: the life you want grows out of the thoughts you practice and the actions…
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How to Handle Office Gossip … When It’s About You
Gossip comes in different forms that serve different purposes. When it’s used as an indirect way of surfacing…
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The Diary of A Magus by Paulo Coelho
The true path to wisdom can be identified by three things, first, it must involve Agape…Second, it has…
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Student Guide to Resumes for Nonprofit Jobs and Careers
Turning Potential Into Opportunity—When You Don’t Have Much Experience Yet One of the hardest moments in a career…
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Lasting Lessons from My Dad
Sadly, my father passed away this past year (2013). He was 84 and lived a full life. Many…
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The Obstacle Is The Way
The Obstacle Is the Way is a manual for tough seasons. See clearly, act wisely, and strengthen your…
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Leadership and Self-Deception
Arbinger’s core idea is simple and unsettling: when we betray our own sense of what’s right toward others,…
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