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Have You Decided What The New Year Will Look Like?

It’s nearing the end of the year. There are only 27 more days until we ring in 2025. How did we get here so quickly?
It doesn’t matter in the end. But what matters is what you’re planning for this coming year.

Why does it matter? Because the way you plan for the new year will be the way the new year goes.

Have You Decided What The New Year Will Look Like?

Our lives are a compilation of the choices we make.

We can choose to drink the 40oz beer with the guys. Pack on the calories with the beer, deal with the hangover tomorrow morning, and feel horrible about what we might have done. Or we can choose to abstain and have a flavored water instead. The next day, we remember everything we did. There’s no hangover. We still had a great time with our friends.  Read more...

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How To Get More Done

We all want to get more done. Think about it… What could you do if your To-Do list was completed?

You could:

The stress of a To-Do list can be overwhelming. Seeing the list grow and grow becomes a thing of dread. But you can clear that list by getting more done (you don’t have to add more back to your list)!

What does it take to get more done?

How To Get More Done

There will always be more on our list, but we can get more of those things done if we’re intentional about clearing out the list. To clear the list and get more done, do the following:  Read more...

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More Important Than Business

While business and results are important, they’re not the most important things in life. Maybe even in business.

Back in 2012, singer Fiona Apple realized this. She was booked for 12 dates in South America, but Apple postponed those tour dates because of something extremely important to her.

What was more important than touring? More important than pleasing customers? More important than making money?

Her ailing 13-year-old pitbull Janet.

Apple had rescued the pup 10 years prior in Echo Park, Los Angeles. She took in the dog, and the two quickly became best friends. Over the years, they had their good days, and then, in 2010, Janet began to show signs of a tumor. 

As Apple saw the health of her constant companion wane, she gave up what many people think is all-important: Business, customers, and making money.  Read more...

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5 Tips To Be More Intentional

You’ve seen the leaders who are distracted by every shiny object. They chase after anything and everything that catches their eye.

These leaders are willing to drop everything to see if the new thing will bring them the success they desire. Yet, each time, they get further and further away from what they long for. They also push away from their team members who are looking for a leader with intentionality.

Maybe this leader is even you…

People who are considered great leaders know they must be intentional about their actions. They must have a plan, follow through, and get things done. 

Sure, there’s time to chase squirrels and shiny objects, but great leaders are, for the most part, intentional about what they do. 

If you want to be more intentional with your actions, keep reading.  Read more...

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4 Ways To Unplug And Recharge

Being in the IT world, I know a thing about unplugging (or shutting down) systems and restarting them. It’s one of the first things I ask users: Have you restarted your computer? It’s a line they hate, but the step also frequently works.

Author Anne Lamont once wrote:

Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.

When I read that, I think of rebooting workstations or servers. It’s a brief unplugging and coming back up. But…

Lamont recognized that we need to unplug for a period of time. It is hard to unplug in this high-tech world of always on, always connected. 

Yet unplugging is vital to our health and relationships. We must be willing to disconnect from the world before we crash, burn out, or destroy our physical or mental health.  Read more...