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Embrace the Unknown to Grow
You’ve probably heard the saying by Roy T. Bennet, “You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.” It’s true that during the times you step outside your element, you experience who you really are. It’s about facing our fears and doing things we are passionate about. We often live our lives with the “I cannot,” “I don’t want to,” or “it’s too difficult” thoughts that keep us stuck and unhappy. It’s only until we realize that when we stop letting our negative thoughts control us, that we find our true self. Stepping into the unknown is…
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The Joy of Bone Exhausting Work
Over the last week, my family and I moved to a new home, away from San Diego and into the suburbs east of Los Angeles (to be near family). As usual, we did all the moving ourselves, and it was exhausting! We don’t have a crazy amount of stuff for a family our size, but all of our furniture seems to be made of incredibly dense, heavy wood. Even with three strong sons helping me move, we were all wiped out after one day of loading a huge moving truck, and another day of unloading. Sore and tired, to the bone. I’m still recovering. But I have to say, this…
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Aim Big: How to Build Success Momentum
Building success momentum is a great way for you to achieve goals and create the life that you’ve dreamed of. How to Achieve Goals Once and for All Follow these tips to help you achieve your goals and build success momentum. Action steps – no goal is achieved without this first important step. It is vital you get out of your head and into your heart and then into action. Without small, measurable action steps, your success remains nothing but a story. Small steps and bite size pieces – it is important not to get over zealous with your goals and do not take on too many at the same…
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Give Yourself a Competitive Edge
Everyone wants to have a competitive edge in business and in life – something that makes them stand out from the crowd and that increases the likelihood of success. Learn to leverage strategic thinking and your mindset and you can create a competitive edge for yourself. Why Competitive Edge Is Important In today’s market, there are millions of products and services available to take care of the needs of individuals and businesses alike. Being able to identify and exploit the features and benefits of your product or service and show how it is better or different from your competition is your competitive edge. It will provide your business with the…
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How To Be Accountable To Yourself
Using an accountability buddy to help you consistently stick with a habit or work on a goal is fine as a temporary measure to get yourself into the flow of action, but it’s also a crutch. Ultimately you want to be accountable to yourself first and foremost, not to a buddy, team, company, organization, app, or external entity. That may sound counter-intuitive, especially if you’re accustomed to external accountability. External factors can increase your sense of accountability because you don’t want to let other people down. You want to do your part to pitch in. That’s understandable. But externals don’t last. At some point you’ll move on from the school,…
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10 Signs You Are A Strategic Thinker
Have you ever wondered if you are a Strategic Thinker? Read on for the top 10 signs which exemplify the characteristics of strategic thinkers. Strategic thinking is a type of mindset, a soft skill if you will, that requires you to analyze the present to shape the future for yourself and your organization. Look for the following signs to help you see what attributes a strategic thinker has. 10 Characteristics of Strategic Thinkers You are inclined to self-reflect. You find yourself regularly reflecting on tasks you’ve already completed, conversations you’ve had or the experiences you hoped would have gone differently. Strategic thinkers can take apart an event after it’s over…
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Step Outside of Your Comfort Zone
We’ve heard a lot about getting out of our comfort zone. But have you ever thought about why you should? After all, our comfort zone is where we feel in control and safe. It’s where we can predict what will happen and how we will feel. There won’t be any surprises, that we can’t deal with. So why would you feel compelled or even want to get out of your comfort zone? You need to do it because getting out of your comfort zone is the key to your personal growth and happiness. Stepping out of that zone helps you build up your self-confidence and the way you view yourself. …
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How To Raise Children To Be Good Leaders
It’s been said that leadership starts at home. It just may be that leadership is, at least in part, an outgrowth of early training. There is disagreement among experts as to just how much leadership is inborn and just how much is learned, and there is really no way to settle that disagreement. It’s likely that it’s a combination of learning and natural ability. If you’d like to do what you can to raise your children to be good leaders, here are some tips that may help. Teach Them to Think Some sources point out that the school system, public and private, teaches kids what to think rather than how…
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How to Cope with Busyness and Stress
If you’re feeling overwhelmed and you’ve been drowning in tasks, busyness and stress, this guide will help you learn how to cope. If you’re tired of feeling the overwhelm, you can completely shift how you’re feeling. Let’s look at what’s possible, and then how to shift it. The Busyness and Stress Realization The realization I had is that when I feel like I’m overwhelmed and drowning in tasks … is that I created this experience for myself. I denied this truth for a long time, but it’s a realization that was very powerful for me. If I created the reality of being swamped and overwhelmed … I can create a completely…
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How to Overcome Common Mindset Traps
Some of the biggest traps in self-development are mindset traps, usually because they’re invisible to us. We get ourselves into a mindset box but can’t see the walls. What if the mindset box you’re in doesn’t contain any solutions to your biggest problems? What if those answers exist only outside the box? Recognizing Mindset Traps A common symptom of this trap is when you think you’ve tried just about everything and still aren’t getting results in a particular area. This is often true of financial, career, relationship, and health challenges. What you’ve really done is tried many solutions that are accessible within the same mindset box. None of them have…
