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Are you really ready?
The moment you say yes, you’re ready. At least, that’s the story we’ve been told. But what does ready actually mean? Most of us were raised on a traditional picture of readiness: It sounds responsible. It also keeps a lot of brilliance stuck at the starting line. The Myth of Traditional Readiness Traditional readiness is…
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why knowledge alone won’t make you successful
Primary school tests, entrance examinations, secondary school tests, matriculation examinations… In preparation, what we did was to study texts and formulae. The more we remembered and regurgitated, the better our score. The more correct answers we were able to give, the greater the possibility that we would be deemed “bright”. If we managed to get…
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Turn words into work
When he was in second grade, Harry Truman came down with a rare bacterial infection that paralyzed his arms and legs. The boy who could hardly stand to be indoors was suddenly and helplessly bedridden. “That’s when he started reading,” Truman’s sister recalled. “He couldn’t do anything else.” He read so much that when, miraculously…
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What’s your Hidden Opportunity?
When we are no longer able to change the situation, we are challenged to change ourselves – Victor Frankl What is it really going to take for you to succeed in this new economy? Whatever rules you’ve been taught in the past don’t apply anymore. EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED! It’s adapt or die in this new…
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Do You Trust Yourself?
In his book, The Art of Significance, Dan Clark says that we should trust predictability instead of hope and faith. Hope and faith propel us to try something, he says but too many people drop to their knees to pray versus standing on their feet and doing their part in facilitating an answer to their…
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Just Do It!
A phrase made famous by Nike. Words told to me by several people in the last couple of months. Stop overthinking. Just do it. Why don’t we JUST DO IT?We want our launch to be perfect because the truth is, we don’t want hiccups. We don’t want delays. We want a smooth sailing. Green lights…
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The 5 “Must Haves” in Designing Your Own Success Strategy
In a previous post, I mentioned five pillars that must be in place if you want to transform your life and achieve consistent results. I’ve talked before about willpower. So many of us think that in order to make changes and get the results we want in our lives we must utilize sheer willpower and discipline!…
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Be Prepared to Modify Your Plan If You’re Not Getting the Results You Want
I know the title of this post is straightforward and self explanatory yet instead of modifying our plans we quit or go after a new set of results. Repeat this long enough and we start to say “I’m not lucky.” “I’m not good in business.” “It’s not my time.” “This success thing is complicated.” I…
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Think on These Things Whenever You’re Stuck
Are you working on too many goals/objectives? Do you have a to-do list that doesn’t seem to quit? Do you find yourself occasionally having to pull an ‘all-nighter’ because you’re trying to make up for lost time because you were busy doing stuff you were having fun doing, leaving the not so appealing project behind…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
High-stakes decisions deserve disciplined thinking
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Advisory for Leaders Under Pressure 