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Leading Leading in Different Times #2: Reinforce Clarity This is the second in a series of Play notes about leading well during different times such as this one. “This not […]
Grows Irresponsible Optimism Is it irresponsible optimism to say, “Yes, I acknowledge the obstacles. We are going to succeed nonetheless.”? Perhaps. And it is the only […]
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Success Success Is a Way, Not a Goal The sages tell us to have goals but not attach to them. They warn us that having too much focus on our goals […]
Career, What Picking a Dream Achieving a dream requires that we first commit whole-heartedly to that dream. But–oh–we hesitate. We’re afraid that if we pick one dream we’ll either […]
Do The Pressure We Feel We often misinterpret the pressure that we feel to do more, to be more productive. We think it means we need to […]
What Monumental Goals Only Look Scary Committing to a monumental goal is a fast route to success…if we can get past the fear. Monumental goals seem scary because we cannot […]
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Strategy, What How to Build a Truly Compelling Goal Success demands a clear, compelling, and commonly understood vision or goal. Such a goal answers the big question, “Why?” We can probably […]