Malcolm Gladwell popularized the research of K. Anders Ericsson, who discovered that world-class experts spend more than 10,000 hours of deliberate practice developing their skills. There have been all sorts of dissenters to the principle. Many people point out exceptions to the rule with examples of masters who have developed mastery in less than 10,000…
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Overcoming Overwhelm
Overwhelm is defined as “bury or drown beneath a huge mass” or “give too much of a thing to (someone); inundate.” When you are overwhelmed by too many things to do, it can be difficult to do anything. Let’s be clear about the real enemy attacking you, though. It is not the amount of things…
You Are Not the Savior
“Couldn’t we have some stratagem?” said Peter. . . . “It’s no good, Son of Adam,” said Mr. Beaver, “no good your trying, of all people. But now that Aslan is on the move . . . He is in Narnia at this moment. He’ll settle the White Queen all right. It is he, not…
Ask Yourself: Will doing this inspire the change I seek to make?
I sent a series of emails this week that inspired people to change. I got hundreds of responses many of them saying it challenged them to rethink the way they were doing things. As authors or influencers we are pulled in all sorts of directions. Other people are finding success in the growing number of…
Being OK with Not Growing
“My audience didn’t grow much in 2017. The newsletter seems to be holding steady around 30,000 subscribers and signups for my courses seem stable as well. In most businesses, this would be considered problematic since it’s not growing—but in my case, I’m actually quite happy. I have enough of an audience where I can make…
