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Feb 27, 2025

Top Takeaways from KW Family Reunion 2025 (3 Min Read) | Vol. 140

Top Takeaways from KW Family Reunion 2025 (3 Min Read) | Vol. 140 February 28, 2025 “We don’t become what we want. We become what we believe we are worthy of.” – Jamie Kern Lima Top Takeaways from KW Family Reunion 2025 | Vol. 140 Last week KW hosted our annual convention, which we call …

Read Article →Top Takeaways from KW Family Reunion 2025 (3 Min Read) | Vol. 140
Feb 19, 2025

The Perfectionism Trap: Just in Time vs. Just in Case (3 Min Read) | Vol. 139

The Perfectionism Trap: Just in Time vs. Just in Case (3 Min Read) | Vol. 139 February  21, 2025 “I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when actually it’s just terrified.” – Elizabeth Gilbert The Perfectionism Trap: Just in Time vs. Just in Case I …

Read Article →The Perfectionism Trap: Just in Time vs. Just in Case (3 Min Read) | Vol. 139
Feb 12, 2025

ICYMI: Ideas into Action – TIPSS Revisited (3 Min Read) | Vol. 138

ICYMI: Ideas into Action – TIPSS Revisited (3 Min Read) | Vol. 138 February  14, 2025 “Curiosity is the beginning of knowledge. Action is the beginning of change.” – James Clear ICYMI: Ideas into Action – TIPSS Revisited Next week is our annual convention, so I’m revisiting one of our most popular posts on how …

Read Article →ICYMI: Ideas into Action – TIPSS Revisited (3 Min Read) | Vol. 138
Feb 6, 2025

The Apology (3 Min Read) | Vol. 137

The Apology (3 Min Read) | Vol. 137 February  7, 2025 “Clarity is kindness.” – Brené Brown The Apology I remember watching one of my leaders triage their email inbox during an important training class. I’d asked them to attend the two-day class to improve their hiring, a core element to their success. I got …

Read Article →The Apology (3 Min Read) | Vol. 137
Jan 29, 2025

The Infinite Resource (3 Min Read) | Vol. 136

The Infinite Resource (3 Min Read) | Vol. 136 January  31, 2025 “Love is not a pie.” – Amy Bloom The Infinite Resource I once attended a talk by author Bob Beaudine where he created an unforgettable moment. Early in his presentation, he asked everyone in the audience to pull out their phones. But instead …

Read Article →The Infinite Resource (3 Min Read) | Vol. 136
Jan 22, 2025

The Hidden Cost of Busyness (2 Min Read) | Vol. 135

The Hidden Cost of Busyness (2 Min Read) | Vol. 135 January  24, 2025 “If busyness is your drug, rest will feel like stress.” — Dr. John Delony The Hidden Cost of Busyness University of Chicago and Shanghai Jiao Tong University researchers discovered the answer to why we just can’t sit still.* They asked participants …

Read Article →The Hidden Cost of Busyness (2 Min Read) | Vol. 135
Jan 16, 2025

Three Ways to Be a Time Millionaire (4 Min Read) | Vol. 134

Three Ways to Be a Time Millionaire (4 Min Read) | Vol. 134 January  17, 2025 “Time is so valuable it’s like having money in the bank.” – Nilanjana Roy Three Ways to Be a Time Millionaire Writer Nilanjana Roy coined the phrase “time millionaire” in her 2016 Financial Times column, “How I Became a …

Read Article →Three Ways to Be a Time Millionaire (4 Min Read) | Vol. 134
Jan 9, 2025

Monks, Booze, and a Secretive Recipe for a Values-Based Life (2 Min Read) | Vol. 133

Monks, Booze, and a Secretive Recipe for a Values-Based Life (2 Min Read) | Vol. 133 January  10, 2025 “It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” ― Roy Disney Monks, Booze, and a Secretive Recipe for a Values-Based Life Carthusian monks have been distilling chartreuse, an herbal liquor, in …

Read Article →Monks, Booze, and a Secretive Recipe for a Values-Based Life (2 Min Read) | Vol. 133
Jan 1, 2025

Flywheels and Siphons (2 Min Read) | Vol. 132

Flywheels and Siphons (2 Min Read) | Vol. 132 January 03, 2025 “Each turn [of the flywheel] builds upon previous work as you make a series of good decisions, supremely well executed, that compound one upon another. This is how you build greatness.” ― Jim Collins Flywheels and Siphons This past fall, I had to …

Read Article →Flywheels and Siphons (2 Min Read) | Vol. 132
Dec 26, 2024

Nine 2024 Year-End Reflections and One 2025 Intention (2 Min Read) | Vol. 131

Nine 2024 Year-End Reflections and One 2025 Intention (2 Min Read) | Vol. 131 December 27, 2024 “People don’t really learn when you tell them something. They don’t even really learn when they do something. They start learning, start creating new neural pathways, only when they have a chance to recall and reflect on what …

Read Article →Nine 2024 Year-End Reflections and One 2025 Intention (2 Min Read) | Vol. 131
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