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Book Discussion: Finish, Part 4 – The Day before Done and Perfectionism’s Final Roadblocks
What if deep down you are afraid of achieving a goal? Could the fear of success be the very thing that motivates you to abandon your goal? What could you be getting by not finishing? With the finish
Book Discussion: Finish, Part 3 – Get Rid of Your Secret Rules and Use Data to Celebrate Your Imperfect Progress
Could you be making false assumptions which only serve to keep you from achieving your goals? Secret rules take self-reflection to discover, destroy, and replace with rules based on the truth. In ad
Book Discussion: Finish, Part 2 – Deliberate Time Investments and Avoiding Distractions
In order to finish the goals we begin, author Jon Acuff says we need more time to work toward each goal, the motivation to keep going, and to maintain focus amidst any possible distractions perfection
Book Discussion: Finish, Part 1 – The Day after Perfect and Cut Your Goal in Half
What if the reason you arent completing the goals you start working toward is really a symptom of being a perfectionist? Maybe you dont think you have a problem with perfectionism. Think again, fr
Moonlight Business Ownership: Inside and Outside the Hurt Locker with Justin Kelly (2/2)
Why would someone return to a company referred to as the hurt locker after a stressful first experience? After moving on from the hurt locker to decrease his stress level, Justin Kelly, our guest
Continuous Learning: The Drum Beat of Technical Perseverance with Justin Kelly (1/2)
What do drumming in a heavy metal band, achieving Cisco networking certifications, being part of a supportive technical community and family, and going back to school to study Windows and Active Direc
Monetize Yourself: Leveraging Your Most Valuable Knowledge with Erik Gross (3/3)
What if you could increase your earnings potential based on the things you know and the things that interest you? Erik Gross, our guest this week in episode 269, shares the Most Valuable Knowledge Fr
Ownership through Failures: An Entrepreneur’s Take on Difficult Decisions with Erik Gross (2/3)
The entrepreneur, business owner, and people manager are faced with difficult decisions as a part of leadership whether it be deciding to abandon a goal or eliminate jobs through a layoff. Erik Gross
A Theme of Learning with Erik Gross (1/3)
As a boy learning about computers, as a Nuclear Engineering student and instructor, and as a franchise owner and successful salespersonthe early career experiences of Erik Gross, a senior technologis
Stress Response: The Business Impact of Mindfulness with Sean Tolram (2/2)
Sean Tolram, our guest this week in episode 266, became a people manager because he truly enjoys helping others. In this episode, Sean will describe the gaps he needed to fill after taking on the rol