Are you an Essentialist?

Trying to do it all isn’t sustainable and its not how we were designed to work. That’s the premise of a book I recently read entitled Essentialism by Greg McKeown. But how do we break away from the corporate culture that has us constantly hitting refresh on our emails and running from one unproductive meeting…

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Growth Takes Action, Hope & Time

Have you ever done something that makes you feel like you’re moving in the wrong direction? And is that direction ever backward? I recently felt this pit-in-my-stomach feeling as my wife and I moved our 1,400 square foot home in suburbia to a 752 square foot, one-bedroom apartment in the bustling city. After discussing all…

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How Entrepreneurs Can Up Their EQ

Did you know schools like Yale have started to evaluate the emotional intelligence (EQ) levels of applicants- right there alongside SAT scores, grades and extra-curricular activities? A stat I recently came across states that 90% of high performers score high emotional intelligence levels as well. While that might not surprise you, what steps are you…

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3 Principles to Maximize Development

There is a lot of talk swirling around these days about the term professional development. But are we talking about professional development or just development? In less than half a second, Google populates 42.3 million results to the question How do I develop professionally? In that same amount of time, a shocking 90.4 million Google…

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5 Things Young Entrepreneurs Need

Young entrepreneurs are coming out of the wood works. Heck, I’m one of them. In this very formative state, it’s important to get a foundational framework that will set these youthful professionals up for the greatest success. Of course, there’s no exact recipe for success. It looks differently for different people. However, there are strong…

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