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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,...
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...
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.
...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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...