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Address Setbacks As Quickly As Possible

While making progress every day is a key to a positive work life, it would be naive to think there won’t be setbacks. When setbacks come, the trick is to act to change the momentum as quickly as possible. One of the athletic coaches I admire most, most of you haven’t heard of. His name […]

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The Progress Principle

I am reading a book called The Progress Principle. The essence of the book is simple: people want to feel positive about the work they do. The single largest factor that contributes to positive feelings is having a sense that you are making progress. You are probably thinking, “That’s obvious.” Me too. But the authors […]

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Fear and Dread Keep Us from Action

Perhaps this is real obvious, but what we think and what we believe frequently govern how we perform. I have a young friend who is looking for a job. She has been dreading the experience. The dread was based upon the last time she was looking. The economy was bad. The avenues for jobs were […]

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When You Feel Stuck, Take Action

Sometimes we get stuck and don’t know what to do. There could be a lot of choices and we are paralyzed because there are pros and cons each way. There could be no apparent choices and we are paralyzed because we think any action will be fruitless. When we get stuck, the best way out […]

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