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Words Into Works #069 | The DRIP Matrix

In his book, Buy Back Your Time, Dan Martell explains that many founders fail to scale their companies or burn themselves out due to working on the wrong things.  Instead, they should use every resource to buy back their time and fill that extra time with activities that light up their energy and make them […]

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Words Into Works #068 | The Flashlight, The Floodlight, and The Juggler

We tend to think of attention as a single phenomenon, something we direct somewhere to enhance processing information selectively. But that’s a misconception.  In her book Peak Mind, Jha writes that attention is made up of three subsystems, with each doing something distinct. Jha calls them the flashlight, the floodlight, and the juggler.  Let’s look […]

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Words Into Works #067 | The 5-Step Conflict Resolution Process

We can’t avoid disagreements with our colleagues. Conflict, after all, is an inevitable part of working together.  But we can learn to address disagreements when they arise to prevent them from getting out of control.  In her book, Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People, Renee Evenson introduces The 5-Step Conflict Resolution Process to help […]

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Words Into Works #066 | The Four A’s of Stress Management

We all experience daily stressors. Deadlines to meet. Responsibilities to honor. Errands to run. But research has found four ways to respond to stress more effectively.  Let’s look at each in turn. The Four A’s of Stress Management 1. Avoid 2. Alter 3. Accept 4. Adapt 1. Avoid We can’t control what happens to us. […]

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Words Into Works #065 | Hyperfocus

Several things occur when we’re at our most productive. We single-task, focusing on one thing at a time. We limit distractions. We know when our mind wanders and, when it does, guide it back to the task at hand.  Our tasks are on the edge of what’s achievable. Not too challenging. Not too easy. We […]

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Words Into Works #064 | Coolers, Closers, and Cleaners

Tim Grover is recognized as the trainer to the world’s most elite, iconic athletes. In his work with top performers like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, Grover must first know each player’s level of relentlessness. To do that, Grover needs to know who he’s dealing with, from their mental strengths and weaknesses; to how far […]

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Words Into Works #063 | GAIN Thinking

The 1994 Winter Olympics. Lillehammer, Norway. Dan Jensen, a man regarded by many as the best speed skater alive, was about to compete in his final event: the 1,000-meter. In the event prior, Dan finished eighth in the 500-meter after slipping, costing him his chance of Olympic Gold in what he considered his strongest event. […]

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Words Into Works #062 | Kill Criteria

In 2002, Stewart Butterfield conceived ideas for a massively multiplayer online video game. But without the funds to make his dream a reality, he and his colleagues focused on building a side project that would later become a full-time gig. [1]  Seven years later, with the proper financial backing in place, Butterfield realized his vision […]

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The Five-Minute Journal: Is It Worth $33.99 in 2023?

If you’re like most people, you were brought up to believe success begets happiness. In other words, if you get that promotion, get accepted into that Ivy League college, lose 14 pounds … then you will be happy. Make sense, right? There’s only one problem… It’s completely backward. Here’s why: In the 1990s, Harvard lecturer, […]

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Words Into Works #061 | Single-Tasking

On the afternoon of Tuesday, July 1st, 2014, Belgium snatched victory from the United States with a 2-1 defeat, knocking the underdog team out of the World Cup.  In the following days, while Belgium celebrated its victory and advanced in the tournament (they would eventually lose to Argentina in the quarter-finals), football pundits couldn’t stop […]

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