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How I Built Up My “Asking” Muscles…
Adventures in Asking… My first real job, where I had any kind of authority, was for a small real estate firm that hired me to be its...
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![Maybe We Don’t Need Long-Term Goals… but I Could Be Totally Wrong.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19e0e7_399b660c667f45a18301f59378f67a17~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_746,h_420,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/19e0e7_399b660c667f45a18301f59378f67a17~mv2.webp)
Maybe We Don’t Need Long-Term Goals… but I Could Be Totally Wrong.
I have a confession…or maybe it is just a statement, but if you looked at the rest of my website, you’ll probably agree it is a...
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Moving just an inch gets you closer to the finish line
Life is chaotic and unforeseen events are always cropping up to sabotage our carefully laid plans. We expect to get 10 things done and...
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How Do You Define Success?
There are all sorts of ways of measuring success. No measurement is better than another as long as your measurement for success is...
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The Vision vs. The Goal: Achieve the Achievable
Are you setting yourself up for failure or success? The way to test this is to understand the difference between creating an ideal vision...
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When You Get Discouraged, Get Realistic.
For people who transition from one secure job to another, the shift can be relatively painless and seamless. For those leaving a secure...
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Start Now! NOW!
Are you working up the courage/skills/motivation to make a career change? Then here is my advice…. Get going! Now! Seriously, NOW!! Start...
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You’re Not Planting an Acorn. You’re Pruning a Mighty Oak.
After I left for college, my parents sold the house my sisters and I grew up in and bought a new home that offered more peace and quiet....
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What 3 “Big Picture” things can you do each day?
There is an easy and approachable tool that will help you take small steps toward your goal every day: A Daily 3 List. Disclaimer: This...
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Why do you want it?
People come up with goals for themselves all the time. Either they aren’t in line with their values and they lose motivation, they get to...