In the past five years, there are many areas of my personal life in which I’ve been stagnant or even lost ground in my development. I’ve learned the hard way that there are no guarantees that growth will take place, even if you’re relatively young. It’s certainly the case that in my late 20s I…
Why I Left the Left
Commentary In 1998 I moved to Los Angeles, California, and like many young women, I had dreams of something bigger than the small-town life I had experienced up until then. I had a desire to rebel against my rather strict upbringing in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and conservative education in rural Virginia. I didn’t want to “go…
A Flexible Personality Is the Key to Success
By Dr. Daneen Skube From Tribune Content Agency Question: I’ve always been stubborn. My boss told me she doesn’t want to promote me because of my stubbornness. How can I change when it’s just the way I am? Isn’t tenacity when I’m right a good thing? How can I show my boss that she should promote…
Want to Reach an Overwhelming Goal? Try the Simple Trick That’s ‘Like the Navy Seals, but for Personal Growth.’
By Simon Lovell When running any kind of coaching or consulting program, focusing on results is critical. It’s what brings in new business, keeps clients happy and keeps us as coaches motivated to transform more lives. If there’s one thing that will cripple confidence, it’s lack of client results, so I want to share what’s been…
Personal Growth Means Recognizing You’re the Sum of Your Inputs
By Dylan Ogline Watch an interview with a celebrity chef sometime. The interviewer will almost always ask, “What’s your big secret?” You get the impression that they want to hear about a secret seasoning, a twist of the wrist when chopping, or a golden-ratio cook time calculated down to the decimal. Some magical kitchen jiu-jitsu…
We Have Lost the Humility to Change
Commentary I’ve put myself in a precarious position early in my career. At 20 years old, several publications have afforded me the platform to have a voice in the national conversation—not because I’m an expert of any sort, but because they recognized the importance of broadening the generational dialogue. For this I’m hugely grateful, but…
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