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It's much easier to get things done on your own than trying to align a team of people. The reality is that people do not enjoy being micromanaged and most people don't want to have to follow up. So what is required when you need everyone
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If you find yourself talking again about that thing that you are going to do, then you may be selling yourself and others on a dream, but you are not for real. Ultimately, you either do a thing or do not. Taking action is what matters. I am finding that
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I was a big Larry Bird fan as a kid and I loved watching him play. He had a magic stroke to his three-pointer and was able to take over a game at will. A lot of what was unseen was how much work he put in. He spent
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There is nothing more effective for someone to learn from than failure. I have come to that conclusion after spending thousands of hours with business professionals and helping them grow their businesses. Personal experience and failure is a horrible way to learn. However, it is often the only path when
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Putting all the right systems and pieces in play together is a far cry from experiencing success. I had recently watched the movie, Moneyball, again. Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's, turns the game of baseball on its head by using analytics and quantitative approaches
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When I look at much of the work I do, I can always see more that can be done. There is more that can be added to a system, a speech or a marketing strategy. But is it necessary? I see this fundamental business decision range widely with business people.
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Want a life changer that will help you avoid obscurity? Develop the habit of overdelivering. Every day, you choose if you will be a commodity or a brand by this very choice. Commodities are about the minimum. Minimum price, minimum expectations and minimum effort. This goes for the stuff we
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Drop the formalities. Get real and stop the bull. There was a lot more selling going on with wining and dining in the old days. That was before we were able to put our thoughts out there and people could see inside our minds and our work online. Paradoxically, we
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The game changer is what can set you on a different trajectory altogether. It is essentially the one thing that matters most than doing the busy work each day. I like finding that one strategic decision or action that will make things different. It's the thing that will
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Our brains look for routines. It's a form of efficiency and allows us to bring some order to the otherwise chaotic nature of life. I have come to appreciate this gravitation towards routine and look at it as an important cornerstone to my business and life. When there
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I do have dreams. Many of those I keep to myself. Some, I share to motivate myself to move towards them. I think sharing what you want to do is a powerful force that taps into a need for congruence. We don't like to make liars of ourselves.
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I write a lot about how important our belief systems are. They need tender loving care and continual upkeep. This is especially true in a world of great uncertainty. We tell ourselves stories about what we believe our abilities or limitations are. Those stories help us to take on the