Five Practices to Enhance Your Problem-Solving Mindset

A growth mindset also means we need a problem solving mindset. Solving problems is what makes us a better leader, team member, and citizen.

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The Magic of Leadership – Converting

What drives success? It is a question that drives people to unwise jealousy. Other times, the answer leads people to a flurry of motion…. commotion really. It becomes a cloud of stirred up dust with no seeds planted in the fertile grounds of momentum and growth. Let’s declare this the Year of Converting! Values, philosophy,…

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Resolve: Have It, Use It

The resolution time of the year has arrived. During the beginning of each year, we begin to say by saying “I resolve to _________”. We even may write out what we resolve to do. We resolve to: Do differently Do more Do less Do this Do that Although I believe in making principles and values a…

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What Is Your Information Productivity Personality?

Information Productivity is the new IP. Our intellect expands through reading, being present in engaging conversations, and using the knowledge gained in daily activities. In the Information Productivity Cycle article, we examined the importance of converting the information absorbed into actionable steps. Each step in the cycle plays a role, but converting the information and…

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Where Is Your Impatience Placed?

Here’s a test. Write down the things that made you impatient during the past few weeks. What does your list contain? It may include: Waiting in a checkout line Waiting in traffic Getting stuck behind a slow driver Getting stuck in a project that doesn’t fit our career objectives Impatience is usually combined with waiting…

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Live an Unlife Life

I will live an unlife life. I will unwrap what has kept my spirit wrapped in knots. I will undo what has kept me from doing the better thing. I will unleash what has kept me on a leash of restraint. I will unlisten to the unfruitful whispers of the past.   I will live…

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Three Vignettes on Unlife Life Choices

Creating an unlife life is vital. It is a balance of unlearning and learning to live unstuck, empowering us to grow and live a purpose-filled life. To build on this philosophy, this post contains a unique mix of three perspectives on an unlife life. Unbuckle. Have you ever had that feeling of “it just isn’t…

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Creating an Unlife Life

Our lives contain an interesting mix of past and present. We carry forward a legacy from our parents, our experiences, and our communities. Many of these elements can be good, as they form a foundation from which we can build. Some can be bad, as they can hold us back or carry forward unhealthy habits…

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Consistency, Character, and Citizenship – It Is Time!

There are at least two thoughts about the recent Romney 47% comment. The first thought is on consistency, a better way to think about authenticity. And, the second thought is on a need for a conversation about human nature and philosophy of who we are, or should be, as citizens. Consistency in Character and Conversations…

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Transform Leadership Junk into Value – 5 Steps

Having grown up on a family farm, we always had a junk pile. What was on the junk pile could be a mix of spare parts, good iron, or just plain scraps of what once was. Some of it, eventually, was sold off, used, or just stayed there, year after year. With our good junk,…

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Life. Steps.

There are many steps in life. An average life is 78 years. If each step represents a day, We have 28,470 steps to take.   Each day, each step, we have a choice. We can stand still. We can step backwards. We can take a step up and forward.   Each step isn’t easy, No…

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Choices Are the Strategy. Decisions Are the Tactics.

Choices are the strategy. Decisions are the tactics. These two statements empower our life purpose and focus our decisions.

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