Ideas for an amazing career

All Walls Are Not Created Equal

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Walls tell us where we should and should not be.  They tell insiders to come on in and outsiders to stay out. When we see walls that do not belong to us it becomes abundantly clear that it’s time to walk away.  Given what physical walls mean to us, it is no surprise that when we run into mental walls…

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3 Tools for 2012 To Start Using Now

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It’s the #2012Preseason and we are preparing for the best year of our lives. We’ve started with the end in mind, figured out how much time we want to spend doing great work and thought about whether or not we should leave our job. This week, I thought I would give you 3 essential tools to help you during your…

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Are You Ready For Your Retirement Speech?

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Let’s fast forward to your retirement party.  It’s a big day and everyone is around…celebrating you.  This is undoubtedly a monumental occasion as you have put in years of hard work (regardless of whether it took you 5 years or 40 years) to get here.  All of a sudden, someone quiets the room, hands you a microphone and asks you to speak.…

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How Much Time Do You (Want To) Spend Doing Great Work?

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Last week I wrote a post about about the notion of spending the month of December in a state of preparation so that when the new year comes we hit it running as hard as we can; we’re calling it the #2012preseason.  Recently I stumbled on a book called, Do More Great Work, that provided a simple tool for helping us evaluate if we…

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2012 Preseason Is Here

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We are on the eve of the final month of the year.  Yes, 2011 is almost over & done and one question remains: what will you do with your last month?  Most people are probably planning on coasting: taking it as easy as they can until the new year hits.  And it only makes sense to coast.  We’ve been burning…

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What’s your personal best?

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Everybody has a personal best.  Usain Bolt is believed to be the fastest man in the world; his personal best in the 100m dash is 9.58.  Michael Phelps is believed to be one of the fastest swimmers in the world; his personal best in the 200m butterfly is 1:54 minutes.  Buzunesh Deba, who just finished 2nd in the NYC marathon…

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