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This Year, Let’s Get Serious About New Year’s Resolutions:
Every year we make new year’s resolutions, and every year we forget them by March. But what if we could…
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Why True Leaders Are Encouragers
There’s a good reason so many books, websites, and leadership resources talk about the importance of encouragement. As Goethe said…
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Is It Time To Edit Your Social Media Followers?
In the early days of social media, I followed back pretty much anyone who followed me. I was grateful for…
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The Secrets to Leading High Achievers
As a leader, at some point in your career you’ll have the influence, budget, and resources to build a team…
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Leaders: Stop Putting Off Your Decisions
One of the greatest weaknesses I’ve seen among leaders is the inability to make decisions. In some cases it’s an…
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Five Steps To Overcoming the “Jolts” of Life
When disaster strikes our lives, we’re often simply overwhelmed. As we saw during the 2011 tsunami in Japan, entire towns…
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How To Be Amazing At Meeting Expectations
One of the most difficult challenges I face with clients is managing their expectations. It happens in a million ways.…
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Why You Should Never Forget Your Failures
The 1983 college basketball season was over. Duke University had just been clobbered by 43 points in the ACC tournament.…
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Be Careful of People Who Constantly Complain About Their Job
Work is hard. It’s hard for me, it’s hard for you, and pretty much everybody else. So when I encounter…
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What to Do When You Have No Way Out
I’ll never forget the experience of being fired. I was 36 years old, with a wife and two small children.…
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