dont give in to the wall

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Don’t Give In To The Wall

“The wall” has many forms but in essence it is a belief in limits—your limits, others’ limits, the limits of possibility. I

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One Thing Boldly Different Every Day

Lord, I love my routines! I eat at the same place almost every morning. The people there know me and greet me

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Five Ways Ordinary People Create Extraordinary Success

Learn to Combine Skills: It is difficult to develop a world-class skill in one particular area but it’s relatively easy to learn

We See the World As We Are

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We See the World As We Are, We See the World We Expect To See

Our expectations, our outlook on life, our personal norms, powerfully impact the world we see. This theme of self-fulfilling prophecy is one

nullus in verba

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Nullus In Verba

Nullus in verba is Latin for “take nobody’s word for it” and is the motto of the the Royal Society of London.

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Expect The Best. Inspect for What You Expect.

You do not get what you expect, you get what you inspect. What gets measured gets done. What you choose to inspect

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Focusing Effect

Focusing effect simply means nothing in life is as important as we think it is while we are thinking about it. Focusing

do not block many because of few

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Do Not Block the Many Because of the Few

For the most part, I am blessed with excellent team members, associates, and partners. Their creativity, innovation, resourcefulness, and imagination are wonderful

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Whole Hearted People

Dr. Brené Brown was a TED* speaker on the power of vulnerability. She also is the author of “The Gifts of Imperfection:

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If There Is Nothing To Do, Do Nothing

One wintery day almost a decade and half ago, I was walking along the frozen Charles River in Cambridge, Massachusetts, having a

just how smart are you

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Avoiding Path Dependence: Just How Smart Are You?

Path dependence is when we allow ourselves to be locked into future decisions based on a commitment (emotional, financial, etc.) to decisions

words matter

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Words Matter

An experiment in diagnosis bias* was once conducted at MIT. A class had just been seated when a college representative walked in