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"You can’t steer a stationary ship.”

"You can’t steer a stationary ship.”

The phrase is relevent in the context of personal growth. For any endeavor, you first need to start before you can decide which direction you want to take. 

As such, if you have a lot of ideas for business or personal projects, the most important thing is to get started. Once you've set off, you'll be able to steer your project from there. 

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“Am I spinning my wheels? Or am I actually moving forward?”

“Am I spinning my wheels? Or am I actually moving forward?”

This quote is all about the difference between busyness and productivity. Once you've started a personal growth project, you need to ask yourself whether you're just working hard or making tangible progress. In other words, you need to find out whether your efforts are yielding results or whether...

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Replace "I can't. I don't know. I hate to bother you."

  • Rather than saying "I can't" when you're declining a request, try "here's what I can do for you." This way you'll set a boundary about what you're not willing or able to do and indicating a willingness to find a solution.
  • When you don't know something

The bigger the challenge, the better the sprint

Challenging situations where sprints can help: 

  • High stakes: you’re facing a big problem and the solution will require a lot of time and money. A sprint is your chance to check the navigation charts and steer in the right direction before going full steam ahead. 

Month 3 – Build a social network. (1)

Month 3 – Build a social network. (1)

My social network was nonexistent when I started with personal growth. My longest relationship of five years just ended. And most of the people I thought my friends left me. So, I had to start from the ground.

I won’t lie to you – it...

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