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The Long Wait Between Knowing and Doing
Read more: The Long Wait Between Knowing and DoingI knew I needed to make a change about eight months before I made it. Not vaguely knew. Not a nagging suspicion in the back of my mind…
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The Story You Keep Telling About Yourself
Read more: The Story You Keep Telling About YourselfI’ve been saying the same thing about myself for about twelve years. It started as an observation. Something I noticed about my own tendencies, my own patterns, the…
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How Much Courage It Takes
Read more: How Much Courage It TakesI was at a networking event last week where everyone was talking about their ambitious plans. Starting companies. Writing books. Changing careers dramatically. Pursuing impressive goals that would…
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What You Notice Now That You Couldn’t See Before
Read more: What You Notice Now That You Couldn’t See BeforeA friend is making a decision I would have made five years ago. Actually, I did make this exact decision five years ago. And I can see exactly…
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Advice That Sounds Wrong But Keeps Being Right
Read more: Advice That Sounds Wrong But Keeps Being RightA mentor told me something three years ago that I immediately dismissed as terrible advice. I was stressed about a project at work — too many moving parts,…
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Watching Someone Become a Stranger Slowly
Read more: Watching Someone Become a Stranger SlowlyI texted a friend last week. Someone I used to talk to almost daily. We’d send each other random thoughts, share articles, make plans constantly. Genuinely close. Or…
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Why Nobody Talks About the Second Year
Read more: Why Nobody Talks About the Second YearI remember my first year at the Ministry. Everyone warned me about it. “The first year is always the hardest,” they said. “Just get through the first year…
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Version of Success You’re Not Supposed to Want
Read more: Version of Success You’re Not Supposed to WantSomeone asked me last month what success looks like to me five years from now. It was a professional networking event, the kind of setting where you’re supposed…
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The Routine You Keep Trying to Optimize Away
Read more: The Routine You Keep Trying to Optimize AwayI’ve tried six different morning routines in the past year. First it was the 5am CEO routine. Wake up before the sun, exercise, journal, meditate, plan the day.…
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The Thing Your Parents Were Right About That You Wish They Weren’t
Read more: The Thing Your Parents Were Right About That You Wish They Weren’tMy mom told me something when I was twenty-two that I completely dismissed at the time. I was starting my career, full of ambition and energy, ready to…
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