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How to Make Big Decisions

Thursday, February 16th, 2012
 Decide   Sometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood Others may deceive you You decide what’s good You decide alone But no one is alone. ~ Into The Woods, Stephen Sondheim   Last week, my lovely friend Kerry asked a simple yet important question on twitter:   What is your favorite way to make big decisions?   Oh boy.   I’ve written quite a bit about the importance of making difficult choices here and here and here. I'm a firm believer that making choices provides necessary opportunities for growth.   But I’ve steered clear about Read more [...]

Falling, Failing, and Being A Game Changer

Friday, January 13th, 2012
  The only way to improve is to try.   It’s no secret I’m a believer in learning by doing. But there’s an albatross that comes with this method, and he isn’t going anywhere.   When we stop researching, comparing, filtering, and daydreaming about an outcome long enough to take a step (or giant leap) forward, we are guaranteed to fall and fall hard.   As human beings we are never ever going to win gold every time we do something, however large or small the action. That’s part of “grace."   But if we let this fear of falling down, of Read more [...]
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