It’s the things you say stop to – those things you remove – that free you to do your next level of work. Recently I stopped,...
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Every New Frontier Needs Boundaries
We could argue whether or not the American frontier of the late 1800s benefited from barbed wire. But ranchers realized boundaries gave peace of mind and...
Continue reading...Glimpses into the Future
We often catch glimpses into the future. In the moment, those glimpses appear as challenges, chaotic events, or overwhelming obstacles. The reason we perceive chaos or...
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$43,800 is a pretty solid deposit, especially if you make it monthly. I deposited my 43,000 today on April 1st. And so did you. They aren’t...
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Really, it’s okay. There’s no shame in getting it wrong. There’s no reason to feel bad all. You made a move, and you missed it. That’s...
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Sometimes we change. Sometimes things change. Sometimes we change things. But these three rarely happen in a single sphere all at the same cadence. The famous...
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You Can. Sometimes opportunity doesn’t come. Sometimes windows don’t open. Sometimes there is no door to walk through. Sometimes you chart your own path. You Can.
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Long-term investors know the return on investment is an aggregate. It’s the combination of wins and losses that create a portfolio. Cut the losses. Maximize the...
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10 students enter a competition, one wins. 20 teams start a tournament, one wins. 500 schools apply for a grant, one wins. If you compete, odds...
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Make mistakes. But it’s not the mistakes that define you. It’s not failure that defines you. It’s what you focus on that defines you. If you’re...
Continue reading...Criticism is Proof of What
Criticism is proof they’re listening. It is not evidence of stopping. Whatever you do, don’t let criticism be proof that you’re not good enough or that...
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A second grade teacher shared the story about her first year teaching. She was exploring tone and mood in a text, and she mentioned how authors...
Continue reading...Engineering Hope
In yesterday’s post, we examined the effect of making impact visible. Let’s make a connection to another concept that you know about. Small wins. We know...
Continue reading...Easy “Feels” Rights
If it’s easy to see, it’s easy to blame. If it’s easy to measure, it’s easy to prioritize. If it’s easy to think of, it’s easy...
Continue reading...When Others Count You Out
In my current research of over 40 school districts in Texas, an amazing outlier has surfaced. Here are the stats for this outlier district: 98.1% Attendance...
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