Category: Step by Step (Habit Creation)

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Let the Problem Solve Us

‘Let the problem solve us’ means going deeper, asking how and why the problem occurred and what we can learn from it.

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To Learn From a Book, Close the Book

This is an incredibly effective technique to deeply engrain new knowledge. Read a few pages or a chapter or any passage that

Drawing of a man standing in a gray space looking at an open door with a sunny sky and bright colors outside

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What is the View Out Your Windshield?

Your windshield view is a metaphor for what you keep in front of you as well as for your world view. Do

A picture from within a dark cave, showing a man standing at the entrance

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In Praise of Developmental Discomfort

Developmental discomfort is the ‘awkward zone’ part of significant change, of significant personal and professional growth. Just as a weightlifter needs to

Five puzzle pieces being placed together, each with an illustration on them. From left to right: A question mark, an arrow pointing to the right, a set of three round gears, an arrow pointing right, a light bulb

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Double-Loop Learning: Thinking Different, Thinking Better

Single-Loop Learning is where you fix a mistake by changing your behavior… but your mental models, your world view, your core beliefs

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Life’s Extras

Many things are not strictly necessary for survival… yet still elevate our lives and impart joy and meaning. I’m coming up on

A chalkboard with the drawing of a question mark progressing into a light bulb.

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Answer Man v. Teaching Man

For much of my life I took pride in knowing the answers. You have a question? I’ve got the answer. You have

A yellow background with bright pink ascending stairs in the foreground. A person is running up the steep stairs

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Today’s Ceiling is Tomorrow’s Floor: Are You Ready?

The road to success is uphill all the way and the pace of change is accelerating every day. What is going to

An outdoor background with grass, trees, and flowers. In the foreground, black blocks with white letters spell out "daily routine matters"

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Invitation to a VERY Special Event

The invitation is to ‘Your Future’ aka ‘Tomorrow’ and you receive it every dawn. What you do with it is up to

A yellow street sign with 3 directions: "Plan", "Action", and "Success" with a blue sky and white clouds in the background

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Next Action Step?

“Next Action Step?” is my favorite way to end a meeting or conversation. A decision without a plan to implement is just

A few small stacks of coins that increasingly get larger, with a person adding a coin to the tallest one

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The Advantages of Adversity

I’ve frequently said that I’d had the “good fortune to experience a period of poverty and chaos in my childhood” because it