Category Archive: Personal Growth

How to Outsmart Bad Habits

Feed me! Feed me! Feed me! Bad habits scream for attention like hungry babies. When you break a bad habit, you wrestle to quiet self-defeating comforts.

Unhealthy practices are bondage-makers. The longer you do them, the easier they become.

Bad habits aren’t defeated. Here’s what to do instead.

Progressive Leaders Know the Answer to “How” is “Who”

It’s normal to ask, “How are we going to reach our goals?” Results don’t magically appear. They depend on people.

Progressive leaders know the answer to “how” is “who”.

Don’t let conventional leadership limit your potential.

How to connect achievement to people?

Real Opportunities Are Small

My bride mentioned that I don’t rinse the sink after I wash my teeth. You’d be surprised how much debris accumulates in the teeth while eating breakfast.

I’m negligent with a good heart. It’s not malice. It’s neglect.

Here are some lessons from a dirty sink.

The Truth About Growth Opportunities

Lack and uncertainty are growth opportunities. Pulling back means no growth.

Push through. Your dreams require growth.

Vision gives value of the struggle. Stretch in ways that fulfill your vision.

Growth points come disguised as untested skills, awkward opportunities, and uncomfortable situations.

Learn the truth about growth opportunities.

Seneca’s Stoic Wisdom for Leaders

Take two minutes to gain relevant wisdom from the most prominent Stoic philosopher of his day.

Stoic philosopher, Seneca, wrote modern wisdom 2000 years ago.

Busy people spend too much time doing stuff.

The path to success is the pursuit of wisdom.

Read 5 nuggets of wisdom for today.

Painful Experiences: The Key to Your Future

The dark side of leading is being haunted by dark memories. Painful experiences shape you.

Painful experiences are headwinds at first. When pain achieves its purpose, it propels you forward.

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” Herman Hesse

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