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- Life Lessons, Hard Goals, And Being Enough To Master It All. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose- “Was it as easy as it looked?” Sitting across from Chris were four rich white men. Supremely successful in every way. They smiled at him. And as they ask the question, redness forms in the corners of Chris’s eyes. Tears began to form. Within his soul, deep satisfaction began to overwhelm him. His life flashed …
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- The Surprisingly Sad (And Simple) Reason Why Success Isn’t For Everyone. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose- I’ve finally come to realize that success isn’t for everyone. Don’t get me wrong, the possibility to be successful is for everyone. The truth is that not everyone makes that choice on their own. Let me clarify that further. No one goes out of their way to own the space of being unsuccessful. No one …
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- How To Pass The Ownership Test of Your Life. Posted in: Leadership & Influence, Articles- You think differently about your home when you own it. It’s not someone else’s problem to fix. It’s all yours. The good, the bad, and the worse. It’s completely your responsibility. The handprints on the wall. The stains on the carpet. The landscaping outside. You make every choice about whether to clean up, invest in improvement, …
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- Making It Out Of The “During” Stage. Posted in: Energy & Health- There are a lot of untold stories in business. Have you noticed that? Most books about business success or self-improvement, in general, spend a lot of time on two parts of the journey — the beginning and the end. If you’re overweight and feel lousy, here’s what you need to do so so that eventually …
- One Smart Way to Make Doing Hard Things Easier. Posted in: Performance & Productivity- Here’s the thing about working hard. It’s hard. And while that makes obvious sense, I have found that I’m not really good at making what is hard a little bit easier. That’s part of the crazy mindset that I’ve been trying to fix over the last few years. I used to revel in doing things …
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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 …
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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.
- LI KA-SHING: DEATH IN HIS VEINS. FIGHT IN HIS SOUL. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose- Li Ka-Shing gasped. His finger traced the outline of the sentence he had just read in the heavy medical book in front of him.
- GARDELL MARTIN: THE MIRACLES THAT HAPPEN WHEN YOU BELIEVE. Posted in: Leadership & Influence- Gardell Martin was being raised in a rural Pennsylvania town. He had fields to run in and creeks to play in. He had a mom who got to stay home and take care of the kids.
- JOAN MURRAY: FLYING HIGH AGAIN AFTER A SPECTACULAR CRASH. Posted in: Leadership & Influence- Joan Murray was 47 years old. She had a successful marriage, raised two beautiful twin girls and had finally started to enjoy life. She had a career at the bank that she loved even though sometimes it took too much of her time.
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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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- You Don’t Get To Choose When You’re 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 becomes what you get. 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 humans we dramatically …
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- You Don’t Really Want To Be Successful Or Happy Posted in: Energy & Health- Before you could be happy or rich or in love you must know your purpose and your mission, what it is that you enjoy, and the rules by which you are willing to play the game of life.
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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. What we want at 4 years old is not the same at 40 years old. Your life purpose is your contribution. If you don’t know your purpose you will not be … 
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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