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- 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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- 5 Unshakeable Truths About The Power Of Positive Thinking. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose- You only have to spend a little bit of time around negative people to know the devastating impact of thoughts. What you think about most becomes the reality of your life. If you are controlled by bitterness and regret, all you seem to see around you are things that make you angry and frustrated. The …
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- The Unspoken Truth About Having Integrity And What To Do About It. Posted in: Relationships & Love- So here’s the thing about integrity. A lot of people talk about having it. No one claims to have lost it. Few know what it even means. Think about it — you yourself have probably talked about yourself to others and shared with them that you are a “person of integrity.” I know that I …
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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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- 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 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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- EFFORT IS THE GREAT EQUALIZER . Posted in: Performance & Productivity- Make no mistake, there is no achievement without effort. There is no forward progress without activity. Where is no championship without work. You get to decide how important that achievement or progress is to you. You get to decide if you're willing to sacrifice for what you want or if you're willing to let what you want become that sacrifice.
- You Can’t Make Smart Decisions When You Don’t Know What You Want. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose- You can't make decisions better when you don't know what you want. This is wildly important for any attempt at massive success.
- Don’t Sacrifice Greatness For the Acceptance Of People You Don’t Even Like. Posted in: Performance & Productivity- The cost of greatness is glory — at least in the short-term. When you making decisions based on how you look or how the situation will appear to other people that you want to impress
- Making Better Decisions Requires You To Be Aware Of Your Ego. Posted in: Mindset & Purpose- You can't solve problems better and achieve better results when you let your ego get in the way. Ego is the enemy of clarity.
- Everything You Missed From The AWESOMEPALOOZA Un-Conference Posted in: Leadership & Influence- AWESOMEPALOOZA was indeed awesome. I can’t wait to get back to work planning the next one. As I explained it to my friends on Linkedin, it’s the most epic “small batch un-conference on the planet”.
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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?
Recommended book: The Miracle Club by Mitch Horowitz
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What Is Purpose Posted in: Podcast- Once you find your path, you’ll almost certainly find others traveling along with you, hoping to reach the same destination—a community. The goals that foster a sense of purpose are ones that can potentially change the lives of other people.
