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Don't quit during training

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'"
~Muhammad Ali
Many people make decisions when things aren't going well. They look for relief in the despair of the valley instead of waiting for the clarity that comes from being on the mountaintop.
Why? [...:]

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Don't quit during training

How do you get your ideas heard?

Recently, I was asked a question that I hear pretty often.
Usually the questioner is young, perhaps newly-graduated from school. They're almost always new to their current job. And I can often hear their frustration when they ask:
Please tell me, how can someone just entering the workforce create change?
Maybe you're familiar with this question. Do you [...:]

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How do you get your ideas...

What is success?

In 1986, when I was 39 years old, I began to notice a terrible trend among my colleagues, college buddies and friends: divorce.
This was happening in a variety of marriages – from the shaky to the apparently strong. Margaret and I didn't think our relationship was in any kind of danger, but then again, we [...:]

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What is success?

Be the One… from the Chick-fil-A Leadercast

A week ago today I had the honor of speaking at the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, and let me tell you: it was phenomenal. The participation of Chick-fil-A Restaurants added so much value to what was already a great conference.
If you follow me on Twitter, you might have seen what I posted on that day. But mine [...:]

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Be the One… from the Chick-fil-A Leadercast

If at first you do succeed, try something harder

The willingness to take greater risks is a major key to achieving success, and you may be surprised that it can solve two very different kinds of problems.
The problem of hitting ALL of your goals,
AND
The problem of hitting NO goals… because you never make any.
Let's look at #1: You're not afraid to set goals [...:]

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If at first you do succeed, try something harder

Something fun for your weekend

Only one week from today is a fantastic conference/simulcast: The Chick-fil-A Leadercast. I'm so pleased to be a part of a fantastic lineup of speakers, including Jim Collins (Good to Great), Tony Dungy (retired NFL Super Bowl-winning coach), Mark Sanborn (The Fred Factor), and Chip Heath (Made to Stick).
And while the conference will be live [...:]

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Something fun for your weekend

Wherever you go, there you are.

Travel is a big part of my work now. And this week's schedule is especially heavy. In seven days I'm teaching in Louisiana, California, Ohio, Georgia, then Ohio again. Of course, it's not a hardship because I get to connect with and pour into so many wonderful people. One connection that I especially enjoy is [...:]

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20 Winners … and no losers!

20 Winners!
It's time to announce the winners of the Big Case Giveaway! On April 5, we launched it with these simple rules: leave a comment on that post describing how YOU would use 24 copies of ECFC. The publishers' favorite 20 comments would WIN 24 copies (a case) of the books.
With all of your comments, [...:]

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Are you driven by Emotion? Or Character?

Earlier this week on Facebook and Twitter, I shared this statement from Dick Biggs:
The greatest gap in life is the one between knowing and doing.
Life would certainly be easier – and success more simple – if all it took to achieve was to KNOW the right things and DECIDE to do them, right? But I [...:]

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Are you driven by Emotion? Or Character?

Let the judging begin!

This past weekend I was in Denver, Colorado, enjoying the beauty of the Rocky Mountains and speaking to a great group of leaders.
And apparently many of YOU were leaving comments on my last blog post. Wow! 1,090 entries in the Big Case Giveaway!
Now a group of Thomas Nelson employees has the job of determining the [...:]

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Let the judging begin!