Category: Career Success
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It’s What You Do
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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Just One Step
Why is it so hard to actually do something? I can’t tell you how many times I was going to conquer the world…tomorrow. We have big dreams and goals but are intimidated to start the journey, because they are too big. We need to just take one step in the direction we want to go.…
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Look at the Other Side
This has me laughing so hard, I can hardly type. If we spent less time criticizing our peers, our bosses and even our national leaders, we could accomplish so much more. Almost everyone I ever met has defaulted to one bias or another. We only read articles that support our views and if we do…
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The Bare Minimum is Lazy
My dad taught me this as a child. He told me that doing the bare minimum is being lazy. Instead, I learned that when I do something to look at what else I could do to add value. A childhood example was, I was told to mow the lawn. However, to go above and beyond…
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Ask the Question
A wise mentor once told me that if you never ask the question, the answer is always ‘no.’ When we never even decide to try out of fear or based on some assumption, we never accomplish anything of value. It is when we are willing to take that first step that we will build the…
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Failure is Part of the Journey
I think of kids when I hear this quote. Watching a child learn to walk and seeing them fall over and over is a tough thing. However, they keep doing it because they know they will eventually succeed. I have no clue what provides that drive within, but it is instinctively in us to keep…
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It’s not Impossible
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard something was impossible or how many times I have said this to others. Nothing is better than when the drive inside pushes the person to try anyways and then they finally accomplish it. I have been experiencing this a lot this past year in my…
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Do you Affect Change?
Not sure if this has anything to do with the quote…just a random thought sparked by it: I love to see what happens when someone gains a new team or program. There are those who take on a program that is very good and put their efforts on cruise control. They ride the wave of…
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Refuse to Quit
There have been several times that I have considered stopping my quest to write and trying to share what I have learned. It takes up a lot of my mental energy to invest in others. However, I love watching others grow by getting a few steps past where I have made it in my life.…
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