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Do you read books, take online courses and watch documentaries and then go back to your life not doing anything differently? In Know Can Do!, the authors outline the three reasons why there is a gap between knowing and doing - and I summarize the reasons here.

Love this model from Cynthia Olmstead, Ken Blanchard, and Martha Lawrence's book Trust Works! It's a simple model that explicitly outlines the major steps in building trust whether you are developing new relationships or trying to repair a broken one.

Let me know if this sounds familiar: I don't have the time. I don't have a good idea. I don't have the right clothing (to workout). People can't or won't argue with your excuses. Hidden inside an excuse is the real reason that is blocking you from success.

Love this story shared from the Mental Pivot about Ruth Wakefield and the chocolate chip cookie. Lots of great lessons learned about innovation and my article talks about these lessons and how you might apply it to your work

Rohit Bhargava's haystack method reminds me of how I did business analysis work as a management consultant. It's a simple but powerful five-step method to help you analyze work, identify themes, and then summarize for executives.

Are you successful but feel lonely? The reason might be because you don't have enough useless people in your life.

When you feel like you only have 'n' options (two options, one choice), you're almost always wrong. You always have more choices. Thanks to Derek Sivers for the idea in his awesome book Hell Yeah or No

My first few years of my career was about copying others. Seeing what people did. Understanding and mimicking the language they used. But as I try to break out in my field, I need to be more innovative. And one way to be innovative is to consider uncommon sources of info

Working from home can be tiring but here are three activities I do to keep me focused and help me get things done!