When faced with a significant decision, sometimes big-picture thinking is the way to go. To stay true to your goal, which course of action will serve you better? According to Gretchen Rubin, if you want to achieve your true desire, choose the bigger life. There are no right or wrong answers, just those that correspond with…
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Quick Note on Owning Your Mistakes
You can’t be perfect. In your personal relationships and professional life, you will eventually mess up, no matter how hard you try not to. If you mess up, fess up and own up. If the mistake was indeed yours, don’t try to hide it, lie about it, or blame someone else. Just own it. To…
A Quick Note on Not Taking It Personally
Was someone short with you yesterday? Did your best friend snap at you for no apparent reason? Sometimes you can’t explain other people’s moods or reactions to you. If you’re the sensitive type, it can be challenging to separate yourself from how others might act toward you. I have some good news. Unless you were…
A Quick Note on Productivity
When pursuing your goals, do you sometimes humble-brag about how “busy” you are? It’s easy to get caught up in busy work and to feel like the days need to be longer. Maybe you get trapped into spending disproportionate time making lists, checking off to-do items, or clearing out your email. Those activities aren’t necessarily…
A Quick Note on “What Do You Do?”
When I’m at a networking event (which is rare these days), I get that here we go feeling when someone turns to me, gives me the up-and-down look, and asks, “So, what do you do?” That’s “life’s most dangerous question,” according to Joshua Fields Millburn. In reality, that person might be asking: How do you earn a paycheck?…
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