Extremism vs Okayness: Truth Exams

Changing beliefs is a radical act. Creating beliefs is a radical act.   The best we can hope for is to help those closest to us to open up to the possibility of creation, intentional creation of these things we call beliefs.     This post is a follow up to this question:   ‘Can […]

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Sabbatical Return: Trading To Do’s For Listening and Miracles…

Over the course of June, I’ve managed to take a few days for myself away from everything and in many instances – away from many of the most important people in my life.   I had gone into this timeframe with a slew of expectations: drafting the outline for a new project set to be […]

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The Impact of A Man’s Energy as a Father

  Last year on Father’s Day I put out a few thoughts on fatherhood on my Facebook feed. I have more to share this year with those men and in some cases women that are growing into the father role.   I am going to focus on men in this post, it is Father’s Day […]

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The End in Mind – Have You Run Your Numbers?

Over the past few years, and in particular the last year I have begun to question the how and when life ends.  In some conversations – for myself and many other times – in a more generalized sense.  In fact, on a recent sabbatical this was a topic of an extended conversation that will likely […]

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Extremism vs Okayness: Beliefs Grinding

In an earlier post, I talked about this notion of being extreme.  A question was raised by a friend of mine asking the following:   ‘Can you teach/show/motivate someone that is OK with good enough to be extreme?’   I partially engaged on the question at the time, and promised a follow up on the […]

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Mashups – Scrum and Agility at home?

As I continue to research a number of topics, and many days consider which ones are worthy of a post – I’m beginning to see some patterns emerging as some of the more interesting ones. This notion of mashups where you can take one technique or concept from one domain of life and applying it […]

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Peaking Performance – Sleep, Testosterone, and Cortisol

So how much sleep did you get last night?  Was it high quality rest?  Do you really know the answer to this question?   You may want to study the amount of sleep you are getting.  I measured this almost every night over the course of 2017, and the results were instructive.   You likely […]

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The one thing that amplifies your results more than anything else…

As a recovering <a href=”https://markbadeau.com/2018/06/04/busyholicism-such-a-thing/”>busyholic</a>, I know the temptation for production and the always present need that I have to produce.  I’ve gotten much better in recent years in managing my addiction to produce, and I’ve increasingly dug into the apparent need that I have to fill here.  It is not a true need, rather […]

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Do you have a personal board of directors?

In some prior posts, I’ve outlined <a href=”https://markbadeau.com/2018/06/01/career-mentors-a-roll-call-of-inspiration-and-aspirations/”>the gift of having a mentor or a slew of mentors</a> and also a <a href=”https://markbadeau.com/2018/06/05/applying-a-sliver-of-a-framework-towards-owning-all-types-of-relationships-today/”>framework to begin actively managing the relationships</a> in your life.  Both were building towards this article. There are a number of concepts and strategies used in business that are relatively portable in transposing […]

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Inspiration to find your voice? How about discipline instead…

Inspiration and motivation – grandiose notions that burn out for many, perhaps the majority of people.  You are subject to your current level of focus, energy levels, and likely emotions. I’ve read in my research on willpower and motivation that we should say ‘screw motivation’ it is useless long term.  I disagree completely.  Motivation is […]

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Finding your voice – keeping it going

In my <a href=”https://markbadeau.com/2018/06/08/getting-started-finding-your-voice/”>prior post</a>, I outlined some straightforward steps for getting started for a little less than $40 for the first month, and how to get the first draft of your first post established. This is not like the days of my working at Capital City Press in Berlin, VT – where the content […]

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Getting Started Finding Your Voice

I have toyed with the title to no end on this post.  Originally, I was thinking online only, and a ton of the mechanics here are about the online elements.  However, the online aspects are predicated on you having a sense of purpose, even if it is a loose sense, and more importantly a willingness […]

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