Navigating A Mission That’s Bigger Than Yourself “I defy mediocrity. And even if you are the person who thinks that you have it all, but you’re not really doing ‘the work,’ you’re living in mediocrity because you aren’t stepping up to the plate to do what you know you are supposed to be doing.” – […]
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How to Overcome the Fear of Showing Up Online “Most people need a pretty bad rock bottom. The more stubborn you are — I’m very stubborn — I need a huge rock bottom to start changing.” – Julia Cha It took a quarter-life cross for Julia Cha to realize she wasn’t happy. Even though her
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Using a Virtual Summit to Grow Your Authority Fast “This is marketing for your book, for your expertise, for the niche you’re in. And it doesn’t feel sleazy. It actually feels like value because you’re giving value to speakers, giving value to your potential readers, you’re creating authority. It’s a great way to start marketing.”
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What’s the Best Way to Become a Paid Speaker? “For those who are looking to do keynotes, it’s important to think about who are the decision-makers who are booking keynote speakers for where you want to go.” – Alexia Vernon Last September, Alexia Vernon was dealt a massive blow: thyroid cancer. And she couldn’t escape
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Listen In On an Actual Coaching Session with an Author “You’ve got to turn off the editor brain because you’re judging yourself before the words come out.” – Azul Terronez Have you been staring at a blank screen, instead of typing “The End” on your book? Or maybe you’re still dreaming about writing, but you’re
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Why Leading Your Way Matters Most “My company has become a place where everybody is transforming as individuals, because everybody is getting stretched a little bit, as well.” – Sarah Hawley On the brink of burnout, Sarah Hawley had an epiphany. She had stepped away from her company for a month to refocus and, during
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This is a huge fear of mine. I mean, just to be honest, I almost always wonder if the idea that I have for a book is any good. I guess it’s because I don’t want to write something that isn’t well received by the readers. I don’t want to be a failure. Almost all
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The first book I wrote, The Art of Apprenticeship, is a book of passion. It is a book that I wanted to validate by doing what I advised in the book. But, the problem was I hadn’t tried the techniques yet. I was nervous to share my learning without validating it. I decided that I
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Who has time to write? Well, you have more time to write than you think and even if you don’t think you have time to write, I bet you have 20 minutes a day, don’t you? When I was writing my first book, I was busy just like you. My two kids were both in
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What Will Work Look Like in the Year 2040? “The five most dangerous words in business are ‘this time it is different.’ Almost always, it is not different.” – Jeff Wald Admittedly, Jeff Wald harbored an ulterior motive when he dedicated $10 million of his own money to the Future of Work Prize. Modeled after
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