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Change and personal development (6)

End Like You Mean to Continue

Welcome to another Wednesday Wisdom. Every week, I share with you what I'm thinking about life, work, and leadership. This week we're talking about...

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It's just work: how to put work into perspective

On Sunday night, I went to check my calendar for the week. I knew I had a bit on, but I wasn't too worried. Until I got to Thursday. At that point,...

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Always be a beginner

On Saturday, I went to my first creative writing workshop. I walked in fairly confident. I've published two books (non-fiction), and I write daily. I...

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How to be kinder: a learner's perspective

I'm not always a very kind person. Not because I'm not good or generous, or because I don't care about others, but because my natural style is pretty...

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Intangible Assets: Create business value that lasts

I was listening to the radio this morning when a soundbite caught my attention - a business expert talking about "intangible assets." I've been using...

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Do, Then Decide

What are you tangled up in knots about right now? I bet you've got a decision weighing on you. Whether it's a job offer, a location change, a...

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Success Hack: Networking with the right people

The company you keep matters. When you're surrounded by smokers, you're more likely to be a smoker. When your friends are successful at work, you're...

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Your real value is converting uncertainty

Nobody knows what they're doing. Nobody. We're all winging it. Every time we face a problem, we dig through mental filing cabinets and muscle memory....

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Upgrade Your Worries: Reduce anxiety about your life choices

Welcome to another Wednesday Wisdom. Every week, I share with you what I'm thinking about life, work, and leadership. This week we're talking about...

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Obsessions: The perfect way to avoid things

I'm kind of intense, once I get *into* something. This time last year, I got into houseplants. It started with 6, and just a few weeks later, I had...

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How to become a CEO

We caught up on some of our Google analytics last week, and there was a surprising nugget in there. One of the most common search terms that brought...

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How to become a CEO

We caught up on some of our Google analytics last week, and there was a surprising nugget in there. One of the most common search terms that brought...

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Learning in Lockdown: Use crisis to develop new skills

I always have my best ideas on a plane. It's not great in lockdown, I'll admit, but there's something about putting myself in a different situation...

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The benefits of getting bored: get unstuck

I like making and discovering new things. It's a bit of a problem because as soon as I've made something, I'm bored with it and looking for something...

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The Benefits of Getting Bored: Get unstuck

I really like making and discovering new things. It's a bit of a problem, because as soon as I've made something, I'm bored with it and looking for...

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Leading through change: the power of language

“Words create worlds” - JONATHAN FRANZEN Two years ago, I conducted a personal experiment after reading James Clear's Atomic Habits. To be more...

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Stop Telling Yourself Old Stories

Welcome to another Wednesday Wisdom, Friend. Every week, I share with you what I'm thinking about life, work, and leadership. This week we're talking...

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Find your purpose: upgrade your inner google

GET YOUR FREE PLAY THE LONG GAME PACK Get perspective It feels like our experiences are factual because they’re tangible. If you can see, smell, hear...

End like you mean to continue

Welcome to another Wednesday Wisdom. Every week, I share with you what I'm thinking about life, work, and leadership. This week we're talking about...

2 min read

Obsessions: the perfect way to avoid things

I'm kind of intense, once I get *into* something. This time last year, I got into houseplants. It started with 6, and just a few weeks later, I had...

4 min read

How to break down: a word from the pupae

When it came time to share this week’s What’s On Your Mind episode, I had a complicated reaction. The episode was recorded a little while ago,...

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Are you flexible?

Do you know that saying that courage isn't an absence of fear; it's feeling fear and doing it anyway? I had a dose of that this week. A couple of...

2 min read

Are you flexible?

You know that saying that courage isn't an absence of fear, it's feeling fear and doing it anyway? I had a dose of that this week. I had a couple of...