Tag: goals
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Why The Icarus Deception Is a Must-Read
I just finished listening to Seth Godin’s audiobook The Icarus Deception. It was a great listen, albeit uncomfortable at times due to the many truths Seth shares. The book was released in 2012, and I regret not having discovered it until recently. Although I’m a subscriber to Seth’s blog, it was only a few days…
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Dreaming, Not Drifting
Sometimes I feel like I’m drifting when I think about all the things I have yet to accomplish. I’m no different than you; I have a long list of things I want to do, become, places I want to visit, and things I want to learn. The list goes on. Dreaming is natural, and it’s…
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Your North Star
It’s a metaphor. Your North Star is your personal mission statement. In my last post, I mention having a North Star a couple of times, and for me, it’s an excellent way to describe my single long-term goal. There are many goals on my list, but most of them align to the one single long-term…
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
As a kid, this is something we are asked often, and often we have an answer for this – an astronaut, a firefighter, a policeman, a pilot, a veterinarian. However, is there anything more complicated to answer than this as an adult? Think about it. The question makes you think about your education, work, hobbies,…
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Be Patient
Patience is something you cannot afford to ignore in your life. Patience needs to be present in your education, job, company, investments, and family. Many of us confuse patience with complacency, and it’s not the same. You want to be patient while training yourself to do a better job, start and grow a company, save…
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It’s Your Choice
Reading this blog post is a choice, everything around you is the result of the decisions you’ve made during your life. Yes, there is luck, and faith, and karma, and many other things that many of us believe on, but in the end, it is our choices and those of the people around us that…