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Should is a Judgment. Could is an Opportunity
There’s a small linguistic trapdoor that most leaders fall through without noticing. It’s tucked inside two tiny words that shape entire days, teams, and decisions. Should.Could. One shuts the room.The other opens it. Should is the quiet judge at the back of the boardroom. It carries the weight of expectation, obligation, invisible rulebooks written by…
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This Moment Is the Only One You Know You Have for Sure
There are days when the mind behaves like an amateur time traveler — sprinting ahead into imagined futures, or replaying unchangeable scenes from the past. Both directions feel urgent. Neither are real. Alignment waits here, in the unglamorous still point called now. Today, I noticed something subtle but seismic: Most of the anxiety we experience…
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Action will take you out of fear
Fear has taken me out of acting on numerous occasions. The fear to speak up, share a truth, defend or hold fast to an unpopular position. They say the reverse is true – that action will take you out of fear. I don’t know that you ever outdistance fear, but taking action, forming supportive habits,…
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How do we escape what we’ve been told and taught, sold and bought?
I was leaning into a recurring feeling today. It’s a regular visitor this feeling…and it’s never good. It surfaces thoughts of unworthiness and inadequacy; feeling less than and incapable. And then it occurred to me that this feeling is in fact a habit. It arrives right on time, almost every day, just before I start…
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I will not die an unlived life…
The title of this post is the first line of a beautiful poem by Dawn Markova. I saw it in an Oprah Magazine and I typed and printed it out as a reminder that every day that I am gifted – must be lived. Yet for years I tried to live a carefully scripted life.…
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What do you believe?
Regardless of what you are able to envision – see yourself in some future – nothing actually comes to being until you believe. If there is doubt, you don’t believe. You might think it’s possible but you just don’t believe it’s possible for you. I recognized this recently in my own life. I believe possibility…
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Do You Have a Business or a Hobby?
Today it’s so easy to “start” a business. Come up with a name Design / create a logo Invest in 100 business cards Create a website And voila! You are “in” business! The real question is: Is the business in you? So what exactly is a hobby? This definition from Wikipedia sums it up: A…
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How You Work may be Working Against You
In my column today I want to look at how we work through the lens of productivity and that of procrastination. While procrastinators are well aware that this habit is working against them, those of us who are busy all the time and seemingly productive may not see their way of working as working against…
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How Well Does Your Job Fit?
To Steven Darter, a good job fits like a pair of well-made, hand-crafted boots. It makes you feel good, it makes you look good, and it makes you stand a little taller. “And if you’re in something that doesn’t fit well, you start getting blisters, and that really hurts,” said Darter, the president of People…
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It’s Time to Take Back Control of Your Life!
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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 