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How quickly I bounce back is one of the key metrics I’ve been focused on recently. I will never stop making mistakes. I will never attain perfection. But I can control how quickly I process the negative reaction, learn from, and move forward out of mistakes. This to me is resilience. Resilience is needed in…
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As a new father and uncle I’ve been around a lot of newborns recently. They sleep the most at the beginning so we track how long they stay awake – their wake windows. How often in our lives are we asleep – on auto pilot through the days, weeks, months? And what seasons in our…
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This week’s focus is posture. It’s related to Energy Awareness. When you sit and stand tall, people can feel it. Don’t hunch through life. Also be aware of your posture towards others. If you’re facing them they feel listened to. Face away with your feet and they know you can’t wait to end the conversation.…
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It’s tempting to think of our personalities as fixed – “We are who we are”. I used to believe this, and as a teenager was determined that this was true regardless of external influences (contrary to what my parents would tell me). The truth is, while we may be able to resist them, external influences…
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Your life is probably more remarkable than you give yourself credit for. Think back to all the experiences, relationships, the great times and the difficult times. You don’t have to be an Instagram influencer to lead an interesting life. You are one in a billion and you do influence the people in your world. Have…
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In finance: growth of the value of an asset In personal life: gratitude There’s a correlation. What you appreciate is more likely to appreciate. The relationships you nurture. The home you renovate. The investment portfolio you are intentional about managing. This is related to the idea of Stewardship. Take great care of what you have.…
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Treasure is rarely found on the surface. It’s not easy to get to. Usually you have to dig, and dig deep! That’s where you’ll find your treasure. The character traits you haven’t developed yet. The contribution you didn’t imagine you could produce. The next level of your relationships. It’s a lot of hard work to…
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The speed at which we make decisions is an important skill to train. Warren Buffett is quoted as calling his business partner Charlie Munger “the best 60 second mind in the world”. Decisive people tend to make for strong leaders. Granted some decisions should be more thought out than others – we calibrate the effort…
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I talk about Extreme Ownership a lot, an excellent book by Navy Seals Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. A thought that I had recently about it is this: extreme ownership expands your awareness of the impact that you can have. We aren’t in control of our lives, but we have agency over many more of…
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Today is my incredible wife and my 2-year wedding anniversary and I feel like the luckiest person in the world. It hasn’t started off as planned, however. Our nine month old daughter woke up throughout the night last night crying, and was fussy this morning. It turned out she had a stiff neck and couldn’t…
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