effective caring

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Effective Caring

As emotionally evolved humans, we all want a better world so at one level we care about many things, most beyond our

drain energy

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Seven Habits that Drain Your Energy

Taking it personally: It’s rarely about you. Really. Lugging the Past into the Present: The Past should be a place of Reference,

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Renew Your Strength Daily

You would never go a day without feeding your body; why would you let a day pass without feeding your mind? Without

"Small steps, big changes" written on a chalkboard

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Nudge Yourself Forward

Please pass on grand, sweeping, “overhaul”-style New Year’s resolutions. Instead, resolve to simply nudge yourself forward, bit by comfortable bit, to being

max productivity

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Reading the Newspaper in the Morning

If there is one thing I know how to do, it is how to be mega productive, how to hyper focus, how

stop making excuses

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How Strong is a Chain with a Broken Link?

“How Strong is a Chain with a Broken Link?” is a rhetorical question if ever there was one: a broken link =

rolling the dice

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Playing the Insurance Game

In the context of business, what I call ‘”Playing the Insurance Game” is when someone, particularly one in a position of responsibility

cycle of inquiry

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THE CYCLE OF INQUIRY

“There is very little difference between people but that little difference makes a big difference.” – W. Clement Stone One little difference

upstream thinking

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The Power of Upstream Thinking

You are walking by the side of a river when you hear screams of distress: a child is drowning. You plunge into

I can

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Caging Your “What If Monkey”

“What If Monkeys” are always asking “What if it doesn’t work?” And while there is certainly a need to evaluate risks and

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Separating Fear Management from Danger Management

“Fear is an emotion induced by perceived danger or threat… Fear in human beings may occur in response to a certain stimulus

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What is Your Ikigai?

Ikigai is a Japanese word for “reason for being” or more loosely translated, “the reason why you wake up each morning.” What