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10 Daily Habits Holding You Back from Growth

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With a few small steps, you can take action to manage your schedule, such as putting your phone on “do not disturb” and setting alarms to achieve your tasks. Over time, I’ve realized that difficult conversations can be pivotal opportunities to gain clarity, to listen and learn, and to end the conversation having enriched the relationship.

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This Is My Key to a Successful Business Partnership

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But a more serious answer is that we learned who we were early on, accepted who we are and made the most of it. He also learned he was determined, that he could stick it out and finish what he started. He learned to deal with fear and not let it fester into failure. This article was published in August 2016 and has been updated.

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5 Good Lessons from Bad Bosses

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We share war stories over happy hours, at backyard barbecues and sometimes via an international phone call if need be. She regularly avoided all forms of interaction with her team, holing herself in her office without talking to anyone except during meetings. This article was published in July 2016 and has been updated.

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What Happened When I Ditched Technology for 7 Days

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I switch off my phone and stash it out of sight. During the lulls, I’m no longer a member of the pick-up-your-phone-to-fill-the-void club. It really does feel like a form of dependency. I learned that technology swallows a huge portion of time that I used to spend doing things I love, such as reading and doing puzzles.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

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Going along to get along sounds like a restful approach to your interactions, but in reality, learning how to stand up for yourself—to ask for what you want, say no when necessary and insist on due respect—is much more effective for facing the world with confidence. Assertion is a skill that can be learned like any other.

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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

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Individuals tend not to get the kind of firm and clear boundaries they need to learn about themselves. And crucially for all leaders who are learning about themselves, Friends must take 100% ownership for the dynamic they’ve created up to this point. But the self-discipline to slow down has to come first. The Fighter’s journey.

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Episode 387: Stephen Warley talks about Self-Awareness, Reflecting and Life Skills

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You can arrange weekly video chats or phone calls, text with your carefully curated counsellor, and do so at an affordable price. With TextExpander you can make everything you write repetitively available everywhere you type: text documents, spreadsheets, web forms, and more. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Talking Points.

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