Creating the list

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If you had a better list, would you do better work? If you made the list instead of just obeying it, would you be a more valuable member of the team?

Transcending Tradition — Becoming You

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The expectation of a Shuhari kata is to break free of tradition and anything that has been done before — to invent a distinctly unique and original application.

Bring Your Marketing Home

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Don’t wait until you have something to sell to bring marketing and sales home. Whenever you get triggered by a sleazy marketing or sales technique, run these 4 questions…

The Key to Profit for Heart-Centered Entrepreneurs: Personal Transformation

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The first step to transformation is simple. When you find yourself reacting against a business practice, ask yourself, “What if this didn’t have to be sleazy?”

Bouncing Back: Perseverance Personified

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“Success” and “failure” are nothing more than labels for stepping stone experiences — but both words are loaded with judgment. But what if they are simply two sides of the same coin?

You rock

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Five minutes a day you might do exceptional work, remarkable work, work that matters. Five minutes a day you might defeat the lizard brain long enough to stand up and make a difference.

7 Ways to Stop Impostor Syndrome in its Tracks

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It happens to everybody, including the most experienced and successful people. One minute you’re a player, and the next you’re an impostor. A pretend expert. An embarrassing excuse for a professional…

Leaping into the Unknown

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Once there was a man who didn’t fit the environment he was in. He had three choices. One was to ignore his instincts and simply play the game…

The 9-to-5 Doesn’t Always Make Sense (How I Work)

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“I work in bursts of creation, usually 90 minutes to 3 hours in length, inset by pauses for lengthy conversations, explorations, and movement.”

How Do You Treat Your Early Adopters?

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How many customers have been lost simply because we treat them as expendable test subjects? How you treat early adopters matters.