Tag Archives: personal growth

Career Pursuits and Baseball

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill As humans, we often fear failure. We do not want to make mistakes, and we certainly do not want to fail. As we get older, we learn that failure is a necessary part of growth.  For

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6 Ways to Overcome Immobilization

Immobilization is a common problem that many face from time to time. In both our “personal” and “professional” lives, we can simply get stuck and feel like there is no way to get started. It can be caused by a variety of factors, including unexpected setbacks, uncertainty about the future, and fear of failure. When

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Four Tips To Help Prevent Overthinking Strategic Decisions

It doesn’t matter which side of the fence you get off on sometimes. What matters most is getting off. You cannot make progress without making decisions. Jim Rohn We all make several decisions every day.  What to eat?  What to wear?  What to feed our children?  Which route to take to work?  How much time

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11 Quotes on Making Strategic Moves

We all make strategic moves every day. I recently read a great quote from a Nineteenth Century American Humorist, Josh Billings. (Below, Quote #1). No doubt, knowing how to play your cards, no matter how many you are holding, is important. But other reading over these quotes from Coaches, Business Leaders, and Political Leaders can

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When you make an “F” – Overcoming Failure

Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill Tuesday was a bad day. The weather was nice. Opportunity was all over the place. But frankly, I simply failed at Tuesday. I was a little tired from Halloween on Monday. I was tired from the first

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