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You don’t need to move faster.
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Tag: Craig Ballantyne

  • Start Applying “the Meez” to your Morning Routine

    If you’re working in the kitchen of Anthony Bourdain, legendary chef of Brasserie Les Halles, best-selling author, and famed television personality, you don’t dare so much as boil hot water without attending to a ritual that’s essential for any self-respecting chef: mise-en-place. The “Meez,” as professionals call it, translates into “everything in its place.” In…

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    January 28, 2016
    Alignment
    Anthony Bourdain, Craig Ballantyne, designing your day, mis en place, Ron Friedman, running a business effectively, The Perfect Day Formula
  • Are You Ready to Conquer the Behaviours that Sabotage your Success?

    Just under a week ago, I came across a quote by Melody Beattie that got me thinking about what really happens in that space between what we say we want and what actually happens. But first, here’s that quote: Do not ask for love unless you’re ready to be healed enough to give and receive…

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    July 16, 2015
    Alignment
    challenges, changing behaviour, Craig Ballantyne, Dan Gable, desire, Melody Beattie, perseverance, push to collapse
  • When you are DOING… it’s hard to be Doubting

    I will be like a raindrop that washes away the mountain; the ant who devours a tiger; the star which brightens the earth…small attempts repeated will complete any undertaking – Og Mandino That’s the power of persistence. Hacking away at the tree with an axe until it falls. Doing a little bit every day. Taking one…

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    January 9, 2015
    Alignment
    confidence, Craig Ballantyne, David Kadavy, experimenting, Jackie Nagel, Og Mandino, persistence, Synnovatia, taking action
  • Be More of This for 2015 and Watch as New Doors Open Up for You!

    We’ve all been cynical at one point or other in our lives. We’ve all had to: Fight the ‘been there” “done that” and “I can explain that in ten seconds if you let me” tendency that comes with having lived a while. Battle the “I don’t think I’m going to trust anyone again” impulse after…

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    January 1, 2015
    Alignment
    be curious, beyond certainty, Bob Deutsch, close mindedness, Craig Ballantyne, curiosity, cynicism, do more of this for 2015, energy, give more, joy, love, possibility, wisdom
  • The Importance of Developing a Personal Philosophy

    I admire people who choose not to drink or eat certain foods until they begin to instruct others to follow their particular regimen. This was a quote that I fell in love with the minute I saw it, from consultant, author and speaker Alan Weiss. I believe that we need to make choices that work…

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    October 25, 2014
    Alignment
    achieving goals, Alan Weiss, Craig Ballantyne, creating your own rules, decisions, Disney, personal philosophy, Ritz Carlton
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