How do you respond when faced with an obstacle? What do you do when your application is rejected? When someone steals your idea? Or when you've been handed an assignment with an impossible …
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Self promotion doesn't come naturally for me. When put on the spot, I usually try to downplay my accomplishments, or point out what I could've done better. I'm sure you can relate. Obviously, …
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Every leadership principle taught by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin in their book Extreme Ownership can be traced back to one singular idea: A leader must take responsibility for everything in his or …
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Investing in your personal health is one of the most powerful investments you can make in life. After all, you are the instrument of your own performance. Success in any endeavor hinges on your …
It's easy to let ourselves become busy people. In a flurry of activity, we can boast about how productive we've been. But efficiency doesn't matter if we're not working on the things that are truly …
The difference between people who are regularly proactive and those who are not is literally the difference between having a fulfilling career and working for the weekend. We're not talking about a …
Ineffective leaders waste a lot of time and energy responding to one-off issues throughout the day. Small, frequent interactions distract us from doing deep, meaningful work. They interrupt our …
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I love a good email newsletter. Some of my personal favorites include those published by Austin Kleon, Seth Godin, Cedric Chin, Dave Pell, and Hiten Shaw. I subscribe to dozens of email newsletters …
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We all have hobbies, interests, and side projects that we work on in our free time. I enjoy reading and writing on my blog. My cousin is training for the Boston Marathon. And a friend of mine in …
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This past Saturday, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley made history by piloting the first commercial manned space flight to the ISS. The private-public effort led by SpaceX marked the first time since 2011 …
