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Doing Great Work

by Stephen Mills February 27, 2010

“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.” — Steve Jobs

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What is Success?

by Stephen Mills January 31, 2010
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Success is having the freedom and ability to do those things you truly want to do and that reflect your most deeply held values. You achieve success by eliminating the 80% to 90% of your commitments, activities, and relationships that don’t totally align with those values.

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Mental Models and the Construction of Your Reality

by Stephen Mills January 20, 2010
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All transformation begins and ends with mental models. Because these models dictate how you act under different circumstances and how you interpret the events that happen in your life, when you change the model, you change your life.

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12 Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself

by Stephen Mills January 17, 2010

Asking yourself the right kinds of questions is a powerful tool to keep you focused on what really matters. The following are some of the questions I like to ask myself.

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Using Your Whole Mind – Book Review

by Stephen Mills December 22, 2009

Daniel Pink’s book A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future offers an interesting, and I think valid, perspective on what it is going to take to succeed or to continue to succeed in the world in which we currently find ourselves.
The thesis of the book is basically the following:

Due to abundance, reasonably [...]

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How To Be Rich and Happy

by Stephen Mills November 14, 2009

I do think the book provides an excellent toolset to give you a lot more of what you want a lot more often than you are getting now. I read the book all the way through in one sitting even doing the exercises.

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Some Books You Might Enjoy

by Stephen Mills October 29, 2009

I thought I would list some of the books I’ve read recently and found interesting or enjoyable recently.  I won’t write a lot about them because they are Amazon links that you can follow and get a lot more information than I can provide here.
Heart Warming
I love animals and this book just made me feel [...]

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7 Simple Principles for Living the Good Life

by Stephen Mills October 26, 2009
Seven Principles

I don’t claim these 7 simple principles are the principles for living the good life. There are others that I reluctantly left out, but I chose these because they are simple and easy to understand.

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Choose to be a Player

by Stephen Mills October 20, 2009
Michael Jordon

Players bring joy, energy, and passion to the game of life. Players derive meaning and joy from their contributions. Players have a voice. They speak up and influence the cultures in which they live and work. Players take a stand, join the dialogue, and shape the debate.

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An Optimal Balance to Your Life

by Stephen Mills October 2, 2009
Stressed

One of the biggest mistakes people make in trying to balance everything they do in their lives is trying to do it all perfectly. You feel that no matter how much time you devote to your job, your kids, or yourself that it still isn’t enough. Sorry, but you can’t be the perfect partner, perfect parent, perfect friend, perfect employee, and perfect self all at the same time. If you try it, you will fail.

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