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Word of the Year for 2021
Do you choose a word of the year? The best leaders are continuously working to improve themselves and this is one way to do that. The purpose of choosing a word for the year is to think about an area
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The 4th hole at The Refuge golf course is designed so you have to lay up at a sharp dog-leg left. There are three (technically four if you count the water, but who would want to do that?) places your
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You’ve heard the definition of insanity, right? Doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. Usually this Einstein quote comes up when people repeatedly engage in bad habits. But wouldn’t this principle apply to good habits too? Of course, it would. First,
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I just left a board meeting where two fellow board members, who are successful business owners, were sharing their plans for major expansions in the upcoming year. Listening to their excitement about the possibilities was electric! The only thing more
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One of the biggest traps we get caught up in is that there is one standard of success for everyone. Trying to live up to someone else’s standard of success will keep you stuck and miserable. A successful life means
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Do you ever feel like you’re busy all the time but not accomplishing anything? Let’s face it, there are a lot of things vying for your attention. Distractions like social media, the news, emails, texts, and apps that you only
Meet MAT, a smarter way to set goals
Many people underestimate the difficulty of setting goals. There is something about the goal setting process that can cause even the brightest person to freeze in their tracks. It’s interesting that many companies spend so much time and energy setting
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