It’s a very rainy Saturday evening here in Nice. I’ve just come home from an afternoon of conversation with two different women, both dear friends and former students in my WOC groups. Each of them touched my heart today by spontaneously sharing a turning point in her life when things changed for her – moments that occurred in my presence. In fact, I’ve had a number of touching conversations this week, many with people who were on last Sunday’s free tele-call. They’ve told...
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The first rule of clearing out your closet is: If you haven’t worn it in the past year, throw it out. If it once looked great, but doesn’t fit anymore… If it’s torn, stretched, stained or faded… If someone gave it to you but you never liked it… If you got a great deal but it was never really you… Get it out of your closet. It’s taking up space! Use It or Lose It The same holds true for dreams. If 2013 has slipped by and you didn’t achieve what you dreamed to do, get rid of...
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What are you harvesting in your life? What do you feel you have to put out into the world? And when you finally reach the point of putting it out there, what do you do? The first step of these 12 was to tell the truth, to be honest with yourself: What are you passionate about? What must you have in your life to live? Each step you’ve taken in this process has brought you closer to this point now, where you’re able to sit back, look at the results of the creative...
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How do you get from good to great? Okay so you’ve created your product. You’ve got a first draft or a prototype or a template, or some first something going on. You’re excited about it. You want to put it out in the world. But you’re not sure if it’s quite ready. You have to decide once again what you’re committed to. It might be enough for you to bring your project to this point and let it go. You might recognize: “This is something good, but it’s...
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Do you ever wonder why when you create something you can’t seem to make it successful? Are you stopping short of completion? Are you expecting too much too soon? When it doesn’t fulfill your demands, do you give up in disappointment? A few years ago, I participated in an Innovation Conference in Sophia Antipolis. One of the key points of the conference was that most companies require new products to succeed immediately. They do not allow – financially or...
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