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How to Improve for Long Term Success

My son, Adam, is a competitive bodybuilder. An approach to progress in his world is, “train to failure.” What does this mean? In order to build muscle and strength, you

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How Do My Strengths and Weaknesses Stack Up?

If you’ve taken the Serial Winner Assessment, you might be wondering, How do my strengths and weaknesses compare to others who’ve taken the test? Or, I’m doing pretty good …

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Why Strong Relationships Matter

Relationship problems can kill your progress in life. On the flip side, strong relationships give you power and reduce the number of problems you face overall. None of us will

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Control Your Time Like a Chess Grand Master

The grand masters of chess aren’t obsessing about their next move and the exact problem it presents. They’re thinking 5, 10 and sometimes 20 moves ahead. They keep their eye

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3 Steps to Greater Mental Toughness

Mental toughness has been getting more attention in the media these days, especially with all of the Navy Seals writing books. I read a great statistic recently—83% of coaches say

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12 Ways Honesty Pays Bigger Dividends

It seems like everywhere we look today our heroes are falling—publicly. Volkswagen, deflate-gate, Ashley Madison, two world bridge champions (that’s right, the card game), Atlanta educators. People and companies we

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The One Truth That Builds Mental Toughness

Let’s talk stock. If you own any publicly traded stock, let me tell you what’s going to happen to the price of your shares. Here’s the insider information: the price

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The Great Advantage of the Underdog

Talented people sometimes turn into fragile flowers. They shrivel and fade when things get tough – because they’ve gotten by so easily in life, they’ve never had to learn how

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Do You Talk to Trees?

You can talk all you want, but a tree won’t listen. Sound familiar? How many times in your life, with only the best intentions, have you talked to someone who