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- 301 Rules For Living A Successful Life In The Middle of Troubling Times. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - I often joke from the stage that my mom used to tell me “If you can’t do something brilliant, just don’t do something stupid.” By this time in my life and after hundreds of keynotes I’m not actually sure if it was my mom or someone else that told me that. Maybe it was a …
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- You’re Going To Hurt. What You Do About It Determines How Far You Get. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - On his ascent up Mount Kilimanjaro, Spencer West looked down at his dirt-stained hands and fingernails. He didn’t know how long it would take before they would be clean again. He had been walking for days.
- Why Arnold Broke Into His Home Town Gym And The Secret To Getting Back Up When Things Go Wrong. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - You’re not going to make the journey to success without getting knocked down. You’re going to make mistakes. You’re going to do things that end up costing you money, time, and friendships with people you love. Sometimes. you are going to do everything right and still have life go horribly wrong. It doesn’t matter how smart …
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- You’re Going To Hurt. What You Do About It Determines How Far You Get. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - On his ascent up Mount Kilimanjaro, Spencer West looked down at his dirt-stained hands and fingernails. He didn’t know how long it would take before they would be clean again. He had been walking for days.
- Why Arnold Broke Into His Home Town Gym And The Secret To Getting Back Up When Things Go Wrong. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - You’re not going to make the journey to success without getting knocked down. You’re going to make mistakes. You’re going to do things that end up costing you money, time, and friendships with people you love. Sometimes. you are going to do everything right and still have life go horribly wrong. It doesn’t matter how smart …
- You’ve Been Training Your Whole Life For This Moment. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - The big day finally arrived, Dan was fueled with excess energy. He was nervous.
- The Courage To Continue When You Feel Cold and Dead Inside. Posted in: Energy & Health - He was alive. Or at least it was a dream. A good one to have.
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- 1 Epic Victory And 10 Lessons Learned About The Power Of Words From The Greatest King Who Ever Lived. Posted in: Business & Career - It’s not good enough to be right. Or to do what you think is right. The hard truth about leadership is that to be effective you have to master the power of words. You have to master delivering those words in the right tone. A good example of this comes from perhaps the greatest ruler …
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- 301 Rules For Living A Successful Life In The Middle of Troubling Times. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - I often joke from the stage that my mom used to tell me “If you can’t do something brilliant, just don’t do something stupid.” By this time in my life and after hundreds of keynotes I’m not actually sure if it was my mom or someone else that told me that. Maybe it was a …
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- Why Arnold Broke Into His Home Town Gym And The Secret To Getting Back Up When Things Go Wrong. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - You’re not going to make the journey to success without getting knocked down. You’re going to make mistakes. You’re going to do things that end up costing you money, time, and friendships with people you love. Sometimes. you are going to do everything right and still have life go horribly wrong. It doesn’t matter how smart …
- You’ve Been Training Your Whole Life For This Moment. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - The big day finally arrived, Dan was fueled with excess energy. He was nervous.
- You Get To Choose If (But Not When) You Are Successful. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose - Success isn’t automatic; but it is guaranteed. Just like the laws of nature and science, success is an exact and very consistent outcome. What you do turns into the results that you experience. That much is guaranteed. What’s not easily known is when that’s going to happen. It’s been said by many philosophers that as …
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- How To Find A Way Or Make One. Posted in: Business & Career - “Inveniam viam aut faciam.” That was supposedly Hannibal's response to his generals’ advice that crossing the Alps by elephants is impossible.
- You Will Change. How You Do Is Up To You. Posted in: Performance & Productivity - Have you ever noticed how your rate of change is directly related to your level of urgency and intensity?
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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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