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To Accomplish Anything Significant (That’s New), You Have to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone 21 Jan 2013 | 06:54 am
While most of us don’t like to admit it, we all prefer stasis (even those of us who are change agents). It’s comfortable to remain as we are—especially since over 90% of what we do is done on auto-pil...
Never Ask a Question If “Yes!” is the Only Answer You’ll Accept 17 Jan 2013 | 08:22 am
Relationships are difficult. The potential for conflict is always present. But relationships are made all the more difficult whenever one party asks the other a question and the only answer that perso...
Never Be Defensive 7 Jan 2013 | 02:18 am
Whenever someone accuses you of something, confronts you about an issue, says something mean that’s meant to hurt you, or makes an unflattering comment about you, the natural instinct both of you will...
If You Don’t Evaluate Today, You’re Doomed to Repeat It 21 Feb 2011 | 01:31 pm
While the two of you have spent the better part of your first two decades of life in school, the reality is that an educational institution is not your best source for learning. There is one source th...
Always Focus on Interests, Not Positions 7 Sep 2010 | 02:14 am
Invariably, the two of you are going to run into conflict virtually every day for the rest of your lives (between roommates, bosses, fellow employees, teachers, family members, neighbors, etc.). But d...
Master the Different Myers-Briggs Temperaments 29 Aug 2010 | 03:17 am
As you both know, I’m a huge fan of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory® (MBTI®), but what you may not know is why. Back in the early years of my former career, I was getting tired/exhausted from all the ...
If You Want to Get Where You Want to Go Faster, Plan 25 Jul 2010 | 09:43 am
I know that the two of you have a personality preference for spontaneity over planning, for acting by the “seat of your pants” vs. taking intentional and deliberate pre-thought steps, but if you want ...
As Within, So Without 12 Jul 2010 | 12:41 pm
If there’s ever anything that you’re not happy with or want to change on the outside of your life, then the place where you need to begin the process of changing it is on the inside—not the outside. W...
There is No Success Without Sacrifice 2 Jul 2010 | 06:30 pm
As I’ve mentioned before, most people like the idea of being better or being more successful or being fit or being happy or being in a great relationship—but yet they don’t really want those things—de...
Intentionally Hang With People Better Than You 1 Jul 2010 | 12:49 am
In general, the two of you have done very well in your choice of friends over the years. You’ve heard and understood the principle that the people you hang with, influence and shape the person you bec...