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Presence tells those around you that they matter to you. In a distracted world, it’s a differentiator because most of us have become accustomed to being deprived of anyone’s full attention. 

High performers have a process for beating bad habits. They come to love that process. They know that’s how change happens.

You get to choose which game you play. Choose wisely.

A positive vision of your future will put gas in your tank when The Grind gets tough.

To address any long-standing pattern that gets in the way of being your best self, you have to get your hands dirty.

Rule #6 reminds us that we’re finite. That we’re flawed. And that we’re full of possibility regardless.

We live in a world that too often glorifies traits we would abhor if we saw them in our kids. What should really fascinate us is when someone shows us a life that really works.

We all have patterns we fall into that prevent us from making our best contributions. Once we name the pattern, the next step is to diagnose its root cause.

It’s easy to get so accustomed to unhealthy habits that we don’t recognize them as harmful. Here are seven harmful habits I see when working with senior leaders.

Here is one of the secrets to having a career and life that works: find the patterns that don’t work, the habits that poison your attempts to be the best version of yourself.

During The Grind, dangerous habits lose their camouflage. You can start to replace those habits with patterns that will make you safe and sane to be around.

The Grind presents opportunities for both ruts and grooves. Shun ruts. Seek grooves. The quality of your life depends on it.