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A Week of Excellence: DAY 1

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May,2013

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This week, let’s strive for excellence.  This is too big an undertaking to concentrate on being excellent in  every area of our lives, so let’s pick one area each day this week. Today we will define excellence and set out…

Your Continued Response Dictates Your Outcome

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May,2013

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Yesterday, we began looking at the case of a past coaching client of mine, who faced devastating news.   We took particular notice of what his initial response was to the shock.  Remember, your initial response sets the course of action…

Do You Use Critical Thinking? If Not, What’s It Costing You?

30
Apr,2013

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Are you a critical thinker? A better question might be, what is critical thinking? Critical thinking is logic based reasoning, which separates out all the emotion during problem solving.  Let me put in another way, take a look at all…

Is Your IQ What’s Keeping From Getting Wealthy?

29
Apr,2013

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Last week, my business partner, Steve Siebold, was asked this question during an interview with the Wall Street Journal, debating a professor from Duke University’s study that asserts only those really smart people that take tests well and go to…

It’s Character, Not Reputation

26
Apr,2013

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Yesterday, we looked at keeping our word.  This goes directly to our character.  It’s all about character, with character being who you are when you are alone, with nobody else looking.  Your reputation is the image that you present or…

NEVER LIE

25
Apr,2013

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Yesterday we continued to look at the best advice I’ve ever been given. (Remember it was given to me by my leadership mentor, Lt. Col. John Folchetti.)   He told me to, “Ride Hard, Shoot Straight, and Never Lie.” There…

SHOOT STRAIGHT

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Apr,2013

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Yesterday we starting to look at the best advice I’ve ever been given. (Remember it was given to me by my leadership mentor, Lt. Col. John Folchetti.)   He told me to, “Ride Hard, Shoot Straight, and Never Lie.” There…

RIDE HARD

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Apr,2013

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The best advice I’ve ever been given was by my leadership mentor, Lt. Col. John Folchetti.  He was my commanding officer back in 1989, both of us had just joined Weapons Company 3rd Battalion 6th Marines.  The Panama conflict was…