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Succeeding at the Edge of Discomfort

CaseInterview.com

They live their lives at the edge -- at the edge of discomfort. All growth comes from this edge. No discomfort. It's the last repetition, where you struggle, that's responsible for most of your muscle growth -- hence the term "the edge of discomfort.". It's a thin line between success and failing.

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How the racial reckoning of 2020 has cracked open my heart and hobbled my ego

Brimstone Consulting

“If we wait for perfection, we will never break the silence. The cycle of racism will continue uninterrupted.”. I have finally figured out why self-identity is overrated. It’s because, sooner or later, your image of who you are, your efforts, and your competence will get in the way of being more, doing more, and learning more. Hello, ego.).

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Change Your Perspective to Create Change

LSA Global

They were ready to back off the “center” of what is known and work on the “edge” of the unknown. This is where the change opportunities often lie…on the edge. This is where the change opportunities often lie…on the edge. Spend some time “on the edge” so you develop an attitude that is unafraid of change in and of itself.

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Managing the leap reflex

Seth Godin Blog

I’ll sit and wait, because the cars are on the edge of too close to each other. Or consider the kid who climbs to the edge of the pool and stands there for a minute or two or five, toe in the water, thinking, waiting, being cajoled, and then, finally, jumping in. Skip the five minutes of discomfort. Go or don’t go.

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8 New Leadership Books

Brimstone Consulting

In Digital Body Language , Erica Dhawan, a go-to thought leader on collaboration and a passionate communication junkie, combines cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling to decode the new signals and cues that have replaced traditional body language across genders, generations, and culture. 8 Insightful New Reads.

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You Can’t Hire Your Way to the Future. Instead, Leave No One Behind. - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM PWC

Harvard Business

Don’t focus on hiring people who have cutting-edge skills; instead, develop a “no man or woman left behind” philosophy. Fight Through Discomfort for a New Culture. Should you just move faster? Hire a more digitally savvy workforce and force them to move at lightning speed? Change Your Mindset About Your Workforce.

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Rethinking Marketing Measurement from the Ground Up - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM GOOGLE ANALYTICS 360 SUITE

Harvard Business

From the moment smartphones touched human hands, they began to change how people interact with brands. It happened slowly at first … but today 91 percent of smartphone users turn to their phone for ideas while doing a task (Source: Google/Ipsos, “Consumers in the Micro-Moment” study, March 2015). How can we measure our usefulness?