Category: Career Success
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Daily Deliberation: 8 October 2019
This notion has driven me most of my life. There are things that I am ok being spectator to, but for most things, I want to be a part of them. Being a leader is more than delegation, it is perspiration. Get involved in what your team is doing.
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Daily Deliberation: 7 October 2019
It is so easy to give up when things are not going our way. The difference between those with lasting success and those who never get anywhere is the willingness to try again.
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Daily Deliberation: 6 October 2019
I always like to tell those on my team to be patient and continue to work hard because you can’t hide talent. Even when a bad boss is trying to hold you back, your talent will eventually be discovered. Even though I like my of saying it, Steve Martin’s quote here is much better.
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Daily Deliberation: 5 October 2019
We want the get rich quick plan or the make rank overnight plan because we have worked hard and think we deserve it. When we get passed over for a promotion or an award we think no one cares and we quit. This is the time to step up our game, not step away. If…
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Daily Deliberation: 3 October 2019
We do have the capability to become the leaders others want to follow. We can develop and grow those teams people want to be a part of. However, most of us struggle to control our own ego. The only way to defeat your ego is to place others success before your own.
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Daily Deliberation: 29 September 2019
This is one of my favorite Sun Tzu quotes because it is a reminder that we only rise to the level of our training. We need to make sure we are ready and our team is ready for the challenges we see on the horizon. We have to put in the effort and time before…
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Daily Deliberation: 26 September 2019
As I am transitioning out of the service, I am reminded of this. I would love for a smooth transition into my dream job in my dream location. However, nothing in this process is smooth. I am clinging to the fact that I am doing the right things and that always seems to work out…
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Daily Deliberation: 24 September 2019
I have heard story after story from experts who say something is impossible. Then a group of outsiders come onto the scene and create something amazing. They do the impossible, because they never thought it was impossible. Be willing to fall down a few times or let those on your team stumble. We succeed when…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 September 2019
Words alone are horrible. The feeling you get when you read something is all perceived. Poetry can be beautiful, but what if the writer is being sarcastic? There is no way to truly know what others are saying unless you are there with them and really paying attention to them.
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Daily Deliberation: 29 August 2019
We have all worked with those people who have been on the job for 20 years but seem to know nothing. Then there are those 20-year-olds that seem to be experts. It is not how long you have been doing something or how old you are that makes you great; it is what you have…
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