Tag: success

Questions and Humility 

True wisdom comes from questioning and being humble.  True wisdom does not come from being a know-it-all, a showoff, arrogant, or overconfident.  Asking questions shows

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The Easy Version 

Ask yourself this question when planning or designing a system: what’s the easiest version?  Many people are busily perfecting systems, task lists, calendars, procedures documents,

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Persistence 

What is the key to success? Getting started, getting to work, and being persistent.  So much of the work of successful people is just showing

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Strategic Decisions 

Some estimates indicate we have over 50,000 thoughts and internal decisions to face each day.  That’s a staggering number of things flying at us and

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Use the Momentum 

Think of a snowball rolling downhill. As it does, it gathers speed, collects more snow and ice, and increases its momentum. This makes it more

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Convening

The deeper I get into my professional life, the more I realize the power of convening the right people.  Life is all about relationships. In

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Work Differently 

I love David Allen’s quote, “The better you get, the better you’d better get.”  A twist on this is…as you achieve more success, you must

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