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Leading your Life by being Present at all Times

Our lives are hurled forward by the business of work, with one day leading to the next and before we know it another year has gone by.  The days are so long but the years fly by.  Developing a capability to exist in the moment, for yourself and others, can enrich your life. 

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Using Stress to your Advantage

Stress can hang over our life or career, or both, like a nagging headache that never goes away.  Or we can use stress to bring out our "A" game and make sure it serves us instead of letting it tear us apart.  Being ready and prepared on how to respond to stress can be a critical unlock to success and fulfillment. 

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Managing your Career

At some point in your life, you will realize you not only have a job to do, but you recognize the pattern of jobs that become your career.  You start to think about a lifetime of work and how this is stitched together to create a career.  This article gives you the right foundation to begin to curate your life's greatest work. 

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Small Habits and Big Payoffs to Help your Career

Big commitments like changing jobs, going back to school, or becoming an entrepreneur can certainly change our lives in a big way.  But so do the small habits done consistently over the course of a career.  Take the time to inspect your daily life and make a few minor adjustments that over time will yield big results fo you. 

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Planning for Success

We all want success in our life.  We want to win when we play a game.  We want our efforts to mean something.  But it won't happen by itself.  We have to plan to win, to be successful, to have meaning.  This article shares a powerful approach to planning that will set you up for success.  Maybe even more than you thought possible. 

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Using Self-Doubt to Help your Career

At times in our life, we can elevate ourselves to new heights like no other or we can tear ourselves apart with our internal struggles.  Battling self-doubt is something everyone faces in their career at one point or another.  Make sure you use self-doubt as a superpower in your career and life. 

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Using Innovation to Help your Career

Innovation is often associated with new products, business models, or insights that lead us to creating value.  But there is no reason that you can't apply innovative thinking to help create new thinking about your career and open up new avenues for growth and fulfillment. 

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Using Frameworks to Help your Career

Life can be complex, with a tremendous amount of energy spent thinking about what we should do at work or at home.  Sometimes it's just overwhelming and we give up. It doesn't have to be that way.  By using a framework of thinking, we can apply the benefits of models others have developed and use them to help us grow in our career and life. 

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Dealing with Adversity

At some point or another in your career, things will become hard.  Really hard.  So much so that we will think there is no way out or ask ourselves what we did to deserve this.  When times get tough, the tough learn to bring out their best and deal with adversity in a positive and constructive way.  Take a moment to learn how to apply this to your life today. 

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Leading Change

We all deal with change.  It's the one constant that we can all count on. Something will change in our lives.  But there are moments when we must be the change agent.  When that day arrives, make sure you are prepared to lead and serve others to make change a positive and constructive experience. 

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Using Mental Models to Help your Career

When we face anxiety or uncertainly in our life, mental models developed by others can help us understand how the world works as well as how we work.  These mental models lead us to patience with ourselves and others, and a deeper appreciation for the thing we call life.  Put mental models to work for you today. 

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Using Mentoring to Help your Career

Mentoring is a part of life.  For many, it starts in family, and then school, and maybe in our community.  But learning from others is part of life.  For your professional and personal development, perhaps there is no more powerful component to your growth than having a strong mentor.  This article shares keys to doing it right. 

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Secrets to Better Listening

When it comes to advice on communication in your career, most people focus on speaking skills and refer to great speakers who motivate and inspire us.  Speaking skills are important, but if you really want to see your career take off, take steps to improve your listening skills today. 

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Accelerating Personal Development

You've worked hard to find a good job.  Great!  Even better, you are told you are doing pretty good, and things seem to be going well.  Now what?  Time to start not only thinking about how to do a great job, but to start thinking about your long-term professional development.  Taking proactive steps to accelerate your career will put the odds in our favor for success and fulfillment. 

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Finding your Values

Most people live a life filled with values that reflect how we spend our time, what we prioritize as important, and where we invest our attention in our lives. But almost 99% of us do so subconsciously.  Take the time to consciously think through your values, put them to use in your life, and lead a life of intention today. 

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Investing in Learning

The one competitive edge we all hold in the palm of our hand is the ability to learn on a daily basis.  Our rate of learning will often dictate the amount of success we will see in our career as well as how well we adapt to the world around us.  Knowing how you learn, and the key steps that make learning truly "stick" will give you an upper hand on success and fulfillment.   

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Adapting to Change

When change happens to us it can be a traumatic experience.  Having an ability to adapt during a crisis or sudden change in your life can seem like an unrealistic expectation in the moment.  The key is working on an ability to adapt to changes before they become emergencies in your life.  This article will help you get started today. 

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Optimizing Work/Life Balance

One of the greatest challenges you will face in your career is determining how much time and energy to place into work versus placing into your personal life.  As you find success, and your responsibilities expand, it gets harder and harder to "fit it all in". Give yourself an edge in today's busy world and put work/life balance strategies to work for you. 

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Making Career Choices

At some point in your life you will likely be forced to make a decision about your career.  Maybe you want to change careers. Maybe you want to take a new job in a new location.  Maybe you want to take a sabbatical.  Whatever it is, these decisions are fraught with anxiety and at times regret.  This article helps put things into perspective and give you the mindset to make decisions that work for you. 

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Getting Promoted

We all want to look good when it comes to our professional a life. We want our efforts to be met with success, and we want to be rewarded for the fruits of our labor.  What this all means to many of us is getting promoted.  Unfortunately, if not done right, trying to get promoted can result in damaging your career if done recklessly.  This article helps you do it right. 

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Starting a New Job

One of the most energizing and optimistic times of our life is the moment we start a new job.  It's also a critical time to deliver a favorable first impression and set up your career and life on the right track.  Take a moment and review critical steps to make sure you are prepared to deliver your best! 

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Increasing Personal Performance

One of the loudest voices in your career to help you succeed will be your own performance on the current job you have.  Want to get promoted?  Do a great job in the current job you have.  How do you do that?  This article spells out keys to delivering outstanding results that lead you to success in your career. 

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Optimizing Performance Reviews

In most modern organizations, performance reviews are a part of the annual routine.  Unfortunately, both the employee and the employer view this process as one of the most stressful and anxiety riddled experiences of their career.  It doesn't have to be that way.  Take steps today to make this a positive, productive, and rewarding experience. 

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Managing Career Conversations

There is something to be said for allowing your work to speak for itself.  But in today's modern world, it's not sufficient to get the most out of your life and your career.  Being able to confidently discuss where you are right now and where you would like to be can mean the difference between languishing for years or having the career you've always dreamed of. 

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