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The most overlooked factor in changing your life, work, or business successfully

When it comes to creating change to achieve what matters most to you, people focus mostly on planning and the tasks they need to do to get from where they are to where they want to be.

That is,...

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First step to deal with toxic people effectively

First step to deal with toxic people effectively

Dealing with toxic people can suck the living daylights out of you. It can feel soul destroying and draining at best. At worst, it is damaging on...

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7 Steps to Get Started With a Big Change You Want to Create

When you want to create a big change of some kind, it can feel daunting, overwhelming, and like a mountain to climb.

But, if you change the way you see the mountain, it becomes easier to scale it.

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Mistake to Avoid When You Are Struggling With Something or Feeling Stuck

What if the thing you are struggling with or feeling stuck with could be the gateway to change your life for the better?  

Life, work, careers, business and any other aspect of life you can...

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21 Things That Can Help You Change Your Life

I first started to seriously think about how to change my life to live, work, and do business on my own terms in a way that felt fulfilling and meaningful to me over 20 years ago. 

At that...

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A different way to approach making progress to achieve the results you want

There is a problem with the way we often focus on progress. And it is this:

We often expect ourselves to deliver progress at the same pace and level, every day, week, and month throughout the year....

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Clear Out to Step Up

Every year I assign one week at different times throughout the year to have no meetings or appointments and create a clear schedule.

It creates more time, focus, and energy to dive into things that...

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10 Mistakes to Avoid When Creating Change in Your Life

When you want to create change in your life, work, or business, it is important to be aware of common mistakes that many people make. 

That knowledge and awareness can help you proactively...

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How to Navigate Life's Storms Successfully

We all experience storms of some kind in our lives, work, or business at some stage. 

They can feel overwhelming and difficult to deal with. 

For times when you are dealing with a storm...

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Redefine Success on Your Own Terms

I used to have a “successful” corporate career (based on the conventional definition of success). 

And yet, it didn’t feel fulfilling or meaningful to me. As a result, I...

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5 Steps to Clear Your Path in Life, Work, or Business

If you would like to feel less busy, less overwhelmed, and have more time and energy for the things that matter most to you in your life, work, or business, it is time to clear your path of the...

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Taking Imperfect Action to Navigate Setbacks

If there is one thing I have learned over the last 20 years of creating change to design each new chapter in my life, work, or business, it is that the path is never linear.

Setbacks happen, often...

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