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Last week, I wrote about taking 100% responsibility for your actions. This week, I wanted to address what kind of mentality you can have to make it easier when taking responsibility. This means to stop making excuses for yourself or blaming others for your predicaments. The way to do this is to develop what I …
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After being decommissioned with COVID-19 for over a week, getting back to normalcy and my daily routine was not an easy transition. I had struggled to go back to doing all of the things in my life that had great benefits: Journaling, meditating, reading, engaging in blogging communities… It all took a backseat as I …
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I have high hopes for 2021. With 2020 (possibly the strangest year of all time) wrapping up, I am looking forward to the new year. Despite its craziness, there is still a lot that I learned in 2020 that I plan on bringing with me into 2021. Here are 21 valuable lessons that I will …
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There are two popular thoughts in the realm of self-improvement that I consistently hear. Initially, the two ideas sound contradicting to each other. Both are great points on their own, but I have struggled in the past to see how they can be true at the same time: Be (confident as) yourself Work towards improving …
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Reading Time: 4 minutes It definitely has been a hurricane of a year, and it has asked for everything I can give and more. But despite quickly turning into a cartoon character of someone who has completely lost her marbles, I still feel that 2020 has been good to me.
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Reading Time: 8 minutes From hiring the right people and designing work processes, to creating a team culture, building a new team comes with many challenges and rewards
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Thanksgiving is one of the most magical times of the year. The weather is changing, the food is amazing, and sports are on TV. I personally love Thanksgiving because it is for many people the only time of year that they are thankful for everything good in their life. Whether or not you get to …
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Resting This past Saturday I participated in a day of rest which meant: no working no physical activity no cooking no technology including phones, laptops, etc. In Judeo-Christian religion, this is also known as keeping the sabbath. However, I didn’t do this for religious reasons, but rather for spiritual ones. A part of me also …
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Becoming great at anything has 3 key factors to it: Starting, Consistency, Persistence. Doing these three things will over time make you an expert in your field, regardless of what it is. For example, say you want to become the greatest tennis player of all time. Starting – First, you need to start at the …
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Reading Time: 6 minutes No matter how good we are at our jobs, there are moments when we cannot perform the way we or others expect us to. And if we are dedicated and engaged with what we do, this may provoke strong emotions and shake us up considerably.
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I have mentioned the tremendous value of a to-do list throughout my year-plus time running this blog. However, I have never made a dedicated post strictly talking about ONLY to-do lists. I mention the value of a to-do list here. And I talked about why to-do lists are superior to calendars. Both highlight some of …
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Be A Lion, Not A Cat I don’t buy for one second that curiosity killed the cat. Curiosity evolved the cat into a lion. A lion is confident, strong, a leader, the king of the jungle. To gain this confidence in yourself and be seen as an effective leader, in other words to become king …
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If you’ve been reading my posts by now you know I’m a huge fan of to-do lists. I live and die by the to-do. One thing that comes up very often in relation to to-do lists is a calendar. A Calendar is a very popular mechanism people use to plan out their day, similar to …
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Reading Time: 7 minutes While vulnerability is essential for building authentic and meaningful relationships with your team, we need to prepare for its set of risks. Being vulnerable is not something that comes naturally in our society and it takes a lot of effort to overcome our conditioning.
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With 2021 coming to an end, many of us look ahead to 2022 with optimism. A start of a new year allows the chance for growth, change, improvements…the possibilities are limitless. Last year I wrote about 21 lessons for 2021. This year, we’re ramping it up a notch with 22 lessons that you can bring …
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Last week, I attended a free webinar hosted by Leo Babauta of zen habits about deep commitment and focus. The webinar itself was extremely valuable with some great takeaways, but throughout the webinar I heard three very simple words that’s resonated with me. The 3 words: “That’s totally fine.” These 3 words probably seemed insignificant …
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I almost skipped my weekly blog post this week. I didn’t want to, but my body felt so weak and my mind was fogged. Yup…unfortunately, I tested positive for and had contracted the COVID-19 virus. In a time when many people are getting the vaccine and a lot of us are hopeful that the worst …
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Whenever I get the opportunity to write a diary entry, I really enjoy it. They are therapeutic in a way. I try limiting them to relevant topics about my personal life, typically something I can share that shows growth and is relatable. With this week being the one-year anniversary of my blog, and this past …
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Last time we talked about the impact one "I'm sorry” can have on your individual relationships with your team members. Today we will discuss the effect an apology may have on the team culture you are trying to build.
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I am currently reading the book Atomic Habits by James Clear. One of the interesting subjects he talks about that really caught my attention was the idea of goal setting. James says that you do not need to focus on goals to be successful! Instead, you should be focusing on systems. He posts the excerpt …
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