Choose Purpose Over Perfection!
Seeking our purpose in this world can be a significant driving factor in our lives. Here are specific steps to help find purpose. Even though understanding our purpose is a goal many aspire to, we live in a time where perfection is highly valued. Have you ever set a goal and…
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The One Trait That Elon Musk, Ben Franklin, and Marie Curie Have in Common
“Jack of all trades. Master of none.” The warning against being a generalist has persisted for hundreds of years in dozens of languages. “Equipped with knives all over, yet none is sharp,” warned people in China. In Estonia, it went, “Nine trades, the tenth one — hunger.” Yet, many of the most…
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The Real Reason You Should Work Hard (‘Merica!)
If part of “The American Dream” is to provide your children with a better life than you had, then what happened to millennials? A lot of “experts” say millennials are the first generation to be worse off than their parents. If you look at the average amount of debt for…
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Don’t Use This Email-Productivity Hack
If you want less email, send less email. That was one of the productivity hacks ETR Editor Craig Ballantyne shared during his coaching call Wednesday night. That’s great advice and I recommend you follow it. Another email hack I really like is, limit your emails to no more than five…
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What You Really Get Paid For
As anyone who’s ever started a business can confirm, there are plenty of unknowns when it comes to being an entrepreneur. “Who’s my target customer?” “Should I have employees?” “What kind of website do we need?” “How much should I charge?” And many, many other questions besides. But before you…
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What’s Your Sunday Look Like?
Growing up in a small city in Canada, I was never really exposed to that many homeless people. Sure, we had a few locals in the downtown busking for change. But nothing like you see in bigger cities. Whenever my parents would take me and my sister to go visit…
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Ten Things I Learned from Tony Hawk
I can’t believe how jealous I am of Tony Hawk. He is three months younger than me. He was the world champion of skateboarding for 12 years in a row. He’s sold a billion dollars worth of video games. But that’s not why I am jealous of him. Every single…
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7 New Strategies to Wake Up Early
Before we get to the 7 strategies, you need to answer one question…Why do YOU want to wake up early? If your answer is, ‘I want to be successful and that’s what most successful people do, they wake up early,’ I’ll tell you right now, you’re going to fail. Has…
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The Independent Thinker’s Guide to Mentoring Yourself
I realized years ago that I am not wired to find or take shortcuts in business or in life. I’m not gifted with a super-human ability to see the path forward (for myself, at least). Over time, I’ve discovered that I am wired to make a consistent series of mistakes.…
READ MOREHow to Stay Focused When The Sun Is Out (And Calling You to Come Play!)
It’s sunny. It’s warm. The breeze is absolutely perfect and the sky is bright blue. It seems like everyone is out riding, jogging, and playing — except you. You’re stuck inside with a pile of work to do, yet it’s so hard to stay focused! Grrr! (Doesn’t anybody work anymore?)…
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Two Things Holding You Back in Life
Most people who want success in life don’t realize there are two obstacles they must first overcome. These two obstacles are paradoxes and problems. Seth Godin wrote about them today on his blog: A problem is open to a solution. That’s what makes it a problem. A paradox, on the other hand, is gated…
READ MOREHow to Really Shine This Summer – Start Now!
Though spring has arrived, many of us will miss out on the beauty that is blooming all around because we are too concerned with getting that perfect summer body. Ugh! Every year it’s the same. Poor body image is a thief. It steals our time, energy, and joy. It can…
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