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How I Found Success by Avoiding Perfection

Why Acting Imperfectly is More Important We have two young boys at home, ages 3 and 1. One of my…

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Four Ways Pruning Helps Your Organization Thrive

In my last article Four Ways To Rapidly Grow By Pruning Your Life I shared the value of cutting things…

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Four Ways To Rapidly Grow By Pruning Your Life

A primary obligation of leadership is personal development. We can only lead out of who we are. So, we need…

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Six Tips for Thriving in a Down Economy

Once there was a successful real estate agent. His thriving business focused on selling homes to the affluent. It afforded…

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How To Avoid Meaninglessness and Malaise Through Goal Setting

“Yo quiero Taco Bell.” Remember the Chihuahua? That dog had an all-knowing, world-wise, revolutionary approach to evangelizing heavily-processed meat-like products?…

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Three Ways You Are Sabotaging Your Success

Three Ways We Limit Ourselves and What We Can Do About It Have you ever worked for a leader who…

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How to Hire the Right People

Two Ways To Find Them and Retain Them When leaders hire, place and retain the wrong people, time is lost,…

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Four Ways Patience Makes You More Productive

It seems as if there are two kinds of people: Those who can’t get started, and those who can’t stop….

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The Opportunity in Mistakes

Not long ago I was playing with my 2 year old son. I discovered two important things: First, the little…

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Investing in Clarity Prevents Conflict

I love road trips. On our honeymoon, my wife and I embarked on a ‘round the island’ tour of Maui….

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