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- Frederic Tudor: How To Turn Your Ice-Cold, Crazy Ideas Into Epic Success. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - It was at a dinner shortly after the wedding that the idea came up. One of Frederic’s younger sister had just married the most eligible bachelor in town. Chilled drinks were flowing. And so were the ideas. As Frederic’s rich older brother William joked with friends, out tumbled one of those ideas: ice for everyone. …
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- You Shouldn’t Have To Pee Blood Before You Ask for Help. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - Looking back, it was the stupidest move I could have made that day. Especially since I was about to run the longest race of my life. Stepping foot into the Landsford Canal 24-Hour Race I had big plans for what I wanted to accomplish. For the last few weeks, I had been raising money for …
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- Why You Don’t Get Better Even Though You Really Want To. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - Nothing changes until you change. Until you get started. It’s easy to get caught up in the passion of dreaming. And certainly, there’s power in visualizing a better future. But dreams without action quickly become delusion. And the irony of being in that predicament is that the difference between success and failure is merely you …
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- Just Because You Don’t Feel Like It Doesn’t Mean You Shouldn’t. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - Success demands courage. If you are going to get to where you want to be, you are going to have to be courageous when you least feel prepared to find it inside yourself. The chaos of the battle faded briefly from his mind. Replaced with raw panic and fear.William D. Hawkins bowed his head to …
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- 1 Lie. 2 Secret Skills. And The Path To Getting Everything You Want From Life. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - Everything you’ve ever wanted to achieve could be within your grasp. It might not be at your fingertips right now — but it could be soon. As long as you’re willing to keep growing. And going. Here’s the truth about being successful — it hurts like hell along the way. I’m not sure when we …
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- 30 Qualities That All Successful Leaders Share. Posted in: Leadership & Influence - There are a lot of things that make certain leaders great — excellent timing, a mind for numbers, ruthless efficiency, awesome sales skills, and much more. Great leaders become great because they are intentional about doing things that feel uncomfortable and seem silly and insignificant at the time but lead to greatness. Here’s the cool …
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- Frederic Tudor: How To Turn Your Ice-Cold, Crazy Ideas Into Epic Success. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - It was at a dinner shortly after the wedding that the idea came up. One of Frederic’s younger sister had just married the most eligible bachelor in town. Chilled drinks were flowing. And so were the ideas. As Frederic’s rich older brother William joked with friends, out tumbled one of those ideas: ice for everyone. …
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- You Shouldn’t Have To Pee Blood Before You Ask for Help. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - Looking back, it was the stupidest move I could have made that day. Especially since I was about to run the longest race of my life. Stepping foot into the Landsford Canal 24-Hour Race I had big plans for what I wanted to accomplish. For the last few weeks, I had been raising money for …
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- Just Because You Don’t Feel Like It Doesn’t Mean You Shouldn’t. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - Success demands courage. If you are going to get to where you want to be, you are going to have to be courageous when you least feel prepared to find it inside yourself. The chaos of the battle faded briefly from his mind. Replaced with raw panic and fear.William D. Hawkins bowed his head to …
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- LIZ MURRAY: THE DAY SHE TURNED HOMELESS INTO HARVARD. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - She came home from school to find her mom sitting on the couch, staring blankly out of the window. After a few minutes of uncomfortable silence, she blurted out the news.
- GABRIELLE BONHEAUR: PASSION AND PURPOSE NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - Gabrielle was born into a poor family in the town of Saumur in western France. She helped her father trade in the market. It was a living that allowed them all to survive. But not much more.
- JESSICA COX: NO LIMBS. NO LIMITS. Posted in: Leadership & Influence - She was 4 years old and wanted to climb the slide on the school playground. She was jealous of the other kids her own age having so much fun on the slide.
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- Frederic Tudor: How To Turn Your Ice-Cold, Crazy Ideas Into Epic Success. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - It was at a dinner shortly after the wedding that the idea came up. One of Frederic’s younger sister had just married the most eligible bachelor in town. Chilled drinks were flowing. And so were the ideas. As Frederic’s rich older brother William joked with friends, out tumbled one of those ideas: ice for everyone. …
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- 74 Miles, 12 Lessons, 3 Broken Toes And 1 Finish Line. Posted in: Energy & Health - I weighed 168 pounds. With all my gear on. The only reason why I know that is because I was required to step on a scale and be measured. It was the Arkansas Traveller 100 — and my first 100-mile ultra-marathon. The reason for being weighed sounds absurd at first. But if you lose too …
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- You’ve Got This. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - You’ve got this. This moment you’re going through right now. This trying time. The sleepless nights. The tossing and turning. The self-doubt and embarrassment that you feel. You’ve got this. Let me remind you that life is what you make it. The outcomes you experience aren’t always fun or fair or logical. Sometimes it just …
- You Don’t Have To Enjoy The Pain To Celebrate The Progress You Are Making. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - They call it the pain cave. I never heard it called that before. So I stopped and paused. Turned my head a little. The pain cave? I was new to ultra-running and felt out of place as a group of seasoned competitors were talking about how they would feel in the race. We were all …
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- Here Is Exactly When The Magic Begins To Happen. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - Massively successful people focus on one thing. Period. Think about the times in your life when you really needed results.
- The Big Lesson I’ve Learned After Working 94,487 Hours Over The Past 21 Years. Posted in: Energy & Health - I started out selling air conditioning systems to homeowners at 19. That was my first “professional” job. Over the last 21 years, I’ve worked over 94,487 hours. Maybe more. At some point, the numbers get blurry. So I know a little something about work. Most jobs require 40 hours of work per week. If you …
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The Power of Saying No Posted in: Podcast - This episode of Dan's podcast will remind us that clarity comes from activity and not the other way around. You can't wait to know what you are going to do perfectly before you get started.
What Do You Want Posted in: Podcast - This podcast episode talks about the importance of knowing our purpose in life. As we age, this purpose that we focused on might change. 
On Being Effective Posted in: Podcast - "Being effective is not just doing more work but stop it, put yourself in a position where you can look at where you are and know if it's working. " - Dan Waldschmidt
This episode talks about being effective versus being efficient. Performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort, Being effective is about doing the right things while being efficient is about doing things right.
As you listen to this episode, try to ask yourself this question, Is this getting me closer to where I want to be?
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