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Your Past Mistakes and Failures Don’t Define You
“There is a reason the windshield is 10 times larger than the rearview mirror.” The future is ahead. The past is behind. While an occasional glance in the rearview is always good to see where you’ve...
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14 Ways to Expand Your Influence
Before we try to expand it, we need to first define it. What is influence? What does it mean to you? Dictionary.com says influence is: (Noun) The capacity or power of persons or things to be a...
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Ways to Kick-start 2013 with Possibility and Perspective
Since 2013 is upon us, now is a great time to kickstart the new year with a dose of possibility and perspective… two essential ingredients for making this year better than the last! Below are a few...
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Who will be the Next Martin Luther King, Jr.?
When I think of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I think of someone who changed the world for GOOD. I only know what I know from history books and from his famous “I Have a Dream” speech but his legacy...
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One Word That Will Change Your Life
We live in a fast-paced world that is full of distractions. It’s easy to gradually slide off track and end up responding to life rather than creating it. You can’t let that happen. Each of us has to...
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The Difference Between a Good and a Great Communicator
A good communicator says things in ways that people understand. A great communicator says things in ways that people never misunderstand. You Might Also Like:Make the Complex Simple to Achieve Better...
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Disturb the Comfortable
Want to know one of my fears? It’s that I would become comfortable being comfortable. It’s a natural thing, I guess, for most of us to seek comfort. But, if we aren’t careful that desire for comfort...
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10 Reasons Why Email Marketing Still Trumps Everything Else (Yes, Even Social...
Back when social media started getting really hot there were a lot of people who were quick to predict the demise of email marketing. It was like that famous line from Henny Penny (aka Chicken...
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Action Always Beats Intention
Most of us have good intentions but intentions are meaningless unless they are followed up with actions. Like the quote often attributed to Thomas Edison, “Vision without execution is hallucination.”...
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The Best Way to Destroy Today
“The best way to destroy today is to regret yesterday and worry about tomorrow.” {Tweet It} Powerful statement isn’t it? I’m not sure who said it but I found it to be so true. It’s easy to let the...
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Expect to Fail, Expect to Win… Either Way, You Probably Will
How we approach opportunities, obstacles, etc. in our lives and work has a lot to do with the results we achieve (or don’t). From my experience, most people seem to approach things with the...
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Have A Blog? Here’s a Simple Way to Make Your Top Posts More Effective
If you have a blog, are trying to grow it and make it more effective, this post is for you! What I’m about to share is really simple… in fact it’s one of those things that’s right under your nose but...
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The Best Way to Write a Book (and a Guide to Getting Things Done)
I ran across the graphic below a while back and saved it to share with those who want to write a book. But then I realized that the message applies to much more than simply wanting to become a...
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How to Achieve Your Goals and Have Your Best Year Ever in 2014
Every New Year most of us set new goals for ourselves. Things we want to do, achieve, become, etc. And there’s nothing wrong with that at all, in fact we should have goals. The problem though is...
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How to Get What You Want: Stop Saying No for Other People
You know what one of the biggest limiting factors of success is? Ourselves. Our self-doubt, our fear. It paralyzes many of us and leaves us stuck. I’ve been there many times myself. We all struggle...
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Vision Without Execution is a Hallucination
I believe it was said by Albert Einstein but I also saw (via Google) it attributed to Thomas Edison… Vision Without Execution is a Hallucination [Tweet That] Either way, it’s a great quote and a prime...
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The Four Letter Word Your Boss or Client Hates to Hear… and That Is Holding...
When we are hired for something, whether it be as an employee or freelancer, we’re expected to perform a function… i.e. a job. This means that in order to keep your job (and get paid) you must be...
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I’m a Proud Freak (And You Could Be Too)
I just bought 8 copies of Chris Brogan’s new book (and I think you should pick up a copy too). Why did I buy 8? It’s not just because Chris is a friend, which he is. And it’s not just because I...
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Live Intentionally – The Decker Family Creed and How to Create Your Own
Note: Several people have asked me how to create a Family Creed like what I did for my family. Below is some background on the creed along with 5 simple steps you can take to create your own. What we...
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Do Your Research First – Lessons from the National Speakers Association...
Whenever you are looking to create something new… a logo, product, event or whatever… do your research first. Go to Google and search the name, the keyword, etc. of what you are looking to create....
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