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Reflect and Adapt (Better Decisions Step #6)

Categories: Risk, Tools | Tags: adapt, decisions, reflect, resistance, risk | 2 Comments

Decisions worth spending time and effort on are rarely "set it and forget it". During and after implementation, review the decision. Does it still make sense? Once again, expect a fight from Resistance. Know your enemy. Look him in the … Continue reading →

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Take Action (Better Decisions Step #5)

Categories: Risk, Tools | Tags: action, decision, research phase, resistance, War of Art | 5 Comments

Decisions happen inside our heads. Like the arrow there must be action for decision ever to mean anything. Resistance isn't finished with us yet. If we've decided to start the healthy habit of walking every day but we never set … Continue reading →

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Make the Decision (Better Decisions Step #4)

Categories: Risk, Tools | Tags: choose, decision, option, resistance | Comment

Yes, deciding is one of the steps. It's human nature to reach this point and then waffle. What if there's something we've overlooked? Maybe more research will help. Maybe someone else should decide. Maybe we can ignore the whole thing. … Continue reading →

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Don't Start What You Can't Finish

Categories: Motivation, People, Risk | Tags: Do the Work, independence, Poke the Box, resistance, Seth Godin, shipping, starting, Steven Pressfield, writing | 11 Comments

Seth Godin's Poke the Box is about starting stuff. Steven Pressfield's Do the Work is about finishing stuff. Here's my challenge: never ever start anything you can't finish yourself.

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Free eBook "No Idling" for Folks Who Do the Work

Categories: Motivation | Tags: Do the Work, ebook, free, No Idling, resistance, Steven Pressfield | 3 Comments

In honor of Steven Pressfield’s Do the Work, the Domino Project Street Team brought together their collective talents to create a free eBook entitled No Idling: 30 inspiring stories from those who do the work. You'll find our story on … Continue reading →

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