Fixing What Broke

If this were a perfect world, everything would go great all the time. But since it’s not, we all must regularly deal with breakage: things that go wrong with situations, events, material items, relationships, plans, opportunities, hopes, dreams, and more. They all

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Enter the Implementation Phase

It’s wonderful to have fresh, creative ideas. It’s even better when they come to you easily and plentifully. Some ideas arrive in a flash of inspiration, while others emerge only after long periods of thought, research, and experience. Either way, it’s disappointing

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When You Have an Off-Day

We generally don’t allow machines to have an “off” day. But we humans can’t avoid them. There will be days when you will feel ill, upset, sluggish, or in a funk. You may be injured or suffering from a difficult experience. You

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Build Your Self-Reliance

Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t help thinking that people who want to be more productive and successful need an extra helping of self-reliance. Why? Because the vast majority of people are not very productive or successful, and it takes better

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Your Emotions Can Help You Succeed

Men, in particular, tend to be socialized to bottle up their feelings, to put them aside and get on with the activities of daily working and living. Many women do this, too, although perhaps suppressing different feelings in different ways. This suppression

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Bolster Your Courage

“It’s not easy being green,” was the oft-repeated phrase of Kermit the Frog. He complained about blending in so readily and not gaining appreciation for being special. He would have preferred to stand out more from the crowd. But while that sentiment

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Supercharge Your Drive to Succeed

Drive is the simple urge, the motivation, the desire to succeed. It’s a key ingredient in accomplishing what you want, because it energizes you to take action in a wide variety of situations, both favorable and unfavorable. Some people have lots of

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Take a Strategy Break

Are you cognizant of the difference between tactics and strategy? Oh sure, you probably know the words: their dictionary definitions or maybe even specific examples. But are you consciously aware of when you’re actively pursuing a meaningful strategy for your own work

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