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My Life Changed When I Decided to Play to Win

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I was determined to stick with running—having my thoughts to myself while on the road is still my favorite way to sort through complex problems —so I ran drills with the basketball team until I bored of the repetition of ladder sprints. It challenges you to go beyond goal setting. Challenges are exponential ; goals are incremental.

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How to Find Calm During Times of Chaos

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My strategy for staying calm during moments of turmoil is to keep my eyes on the end goal. Chaos is a moment in time and I’ve always viewed this venture as a marathon, not a sprint. . This article originally appeared in the July/August 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine. Keep your eye on the prize. In five years?

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From Olympic Bobsledder to Financial Adviser—Carlo Valdes Knows a Thing or Two About Second Careers

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A typical day includes sprint workouts down the track, three hours in the weight room and more stretching than a yoga instructor. Just as in athletics, I help my clients create a game plan that helps them reach their goals , personally, professionally and financially,” he says. Thursdays and Sundays off.

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How Parents Feel About Remote and Hybrid Work Being Here to Stay

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In the course of writing this very article, my preschooler has come into my office (despite another caregiver being home) not once but four times. That’s when parenting pressures increase, child care expenses go up and there’s a lack of endemic support in the workplace,” Hobbs says. Parents still need child care to work remotely.

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Glenn Sanford Built a Billion-Dollar Business on a Foundation of Simply Never Giving Up

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And so in business, creating a regular cadence—quarterly, weekly—that people can trust helps set up for the next sprint. . What are your big aspirational goals? You may review quarterly and go, “Hey, this was our goal here. And you can adapt to meet your goals, but you can also adapt your goals.

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On Your Mark Get Set — Recharge

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Schwartz, founder and CEO of The Energy Project, advocates for a work style based on a series of sprints rather than a marathon. Schwartz says his goal is to raise people’s awareness so they understand how their bodies and brains work, and so they don’t misuse them and end up getting less when they thought they were getting more. “I

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11 Ways to Attract Abundance in Your Life

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On the other side, list the things that demotivate or demean you and move you away from your goals. Now that you can see it everywhere, you are sprinting. Even after you achieve a goal, you’re not content. For you, it’s not even about the goal. This article was published in April 2017 and has been updated.

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