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Self-knowledge: The Ultimate Super-Power

How well do you know yourself? Or perhaps better put, how well do you WANT to know yourself? Someone once defined a

think like there is no box

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Think like there is no box

All too often it is our own thinking that hurts us the most. Self-imposed beliefs about what we are capable of, artificial

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Identity as Destiny

What is your Identity? Not your color or your occupation or your name or your education or your background or your main

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Sail a Steady Course

Want to go far in life? Sail a steady course. Invest time and energy in developing self-knowledge i.e. find your personal North

critical thinking

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Three Simple Rules To Put You in the Top 10%

Live Smart Avoid Dumb Don’t Sabotage That’s it! Rather straightforward, right? However, like many things, principles aren’t that complicated, it’s the day-to-day

mental growth

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Better than Goals

I’m a big believer in goals, hard targets to shoot for, mountain tops to dream of. And yet as I journey through

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The Remarkable Resource Every Successful Person Cultivates

Imagine: You debut as a starting NFL quarterback and your initial pass is intercepted and returned for a TD. Your next play,

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Leaders are NOT Problem Solvers

This may be heresy to some traditional thinkers, but the primary role of a leader is NOT to be a problem solver

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How Bad Do You Want It?

At The Collier Companies we have a long tradition of Book Clubs which typically read 3 or 4 books a year. Which

Writing on a chalkboard that says "A goal without a plan is just a wish!"

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New Year’s Resolutions are for Novices; Here are Hints for Being a Pro

First and Foremost! Start Small, Build on your wins. Make it hard to quit, build in rest stops, plan for plateaus! i.e.

directed learning

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Directed Learning Beats Drifting and Dreaming

When I interview folks for a managerial or leadership position, I frequently ask about their preferred learning style. “Hands on” is the

love yourself

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The Greatest Gift of All

The greatest gift you can give is a gift to yourself. Why to yourself? Because you cannot give to others what you