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Finding your way (two approaches to the journey)
Ever wished you had a map? Or cursed for the lack of a guidebook? Found yourself thinking: Where is the manual? If only I had the instructions! There is a sense in us that there is usually a right way. The best way. And often, someone else has figured it out already. It makes sense…
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How do you start?
How do you start and how do you focus when there are so many components to everything? So many steps! And each step a project in itself. So many pieces that all have to work together! And each one gets more complex the more you zoom into it. Like a fractal. It doesn’t simplify when…
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Are you saying ‘No,’ enough?
I was looking for a knife sharpening place recently, and I came across a good looking website. But NO, they are not open on weekends. And NO, they do not sell online. And NO, their knives are NOT dishwasher safe. (No knives are really dishwasher safe, they cheerfully explain). Saying No, builds authority, builds credibility,…
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Making your promise to the future
I’ve always loved new year resolutions! Weird, I know! Not the kind that you are bound to break with guilt and shame. I’ve always loved the support to create a focus. I love being invited to take a moment of quiet, of imagining and dreaming about what I value. What matters to me. What I…
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Ready to toss out the boss? (think again)
Us humans have been raging against the power for quite a while now. For very good reasons. Those who get power can pretty easily lose the plot. Power goes to our heads. Whether you get it by luck, fate or hard work, power is intended for the good of the group. But when we get…