How to Measure Progress When You Don’t Know What You’re Doing

How come it seems like everything you want most out of life requires you to do something you don’t know how to do? I would say this is the first obstacle for anyone with ambition to overcome. It’s a rite of passage. You want to start a podcast, but you have no clue how to […]

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Learn from Failure by Using the Process of Asking ‘One Thing’ Questions

A few days ago I made the point that most people don’t learn from failure. Although it’s common to spin failure as being a great teacher, the truth is failure is only a great teacher if you’re a great learner. This requires being intentional about your process for learning from failure. So, if you don’t […]

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Using the Metaphor of Running a Marathon to Prove Yourself Right

The most common goal I hear from adults approaching a milestone birthday is the desire to run a marathon. Why is this? Unquestionably, everyone who aspires to run a marathon has a different conscious motivation. However, I think everyone’s unconscious motivation is the same. It’s the metaphor of what it means to run a marathon. […]

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