Purpose, an evolution over 10+ years and why starting with why still works

I love this quote from Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother and used to think of it more often than I currently do. I’ve been paying attention over the last few months to my thought-process after taking on a new stretch assignment in work and so this quote came into my head today. […]

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2018->2019 – reflect, build and compound. Suggestions to add to your achievement system

As 2018 closes it’s always an interesting exercise to stop and reflect on the previous year. You can also use the lessons learned to gear up for the year ahead with renewed and potentially redirected focus. At the start of a new year, we create great plans of what we’ll do differently and the “new […]

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New Year – Goal setting versus habits and thoughts about both!

1 minute summary – longer 6 minute read underneath. 1 minute summary. Break down goals into the smallest pieces. Do these actions daily to build towards habitual actions that take you closer to your goals. It’s easy to set too big or too small goals, and do nothing. Instead start small, do daily and achieve […]

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Pessimists versus optimists 

Reading about pessimism and optimism and the differences between the two.  One statement I really liked was how pessimists make everything a general statement whereas optimists make specific statements.  For example: “I can’t believe I messed up that job interview, I’m terrible at interviews” – takes away your power to do anything about the situation.  […]

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