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Seven Lean Years

Jun 16, 2024PfP3-Minute PreceptsLearn from difficulty, The value of resilience

At one point in my career I had seven lean years. What should we do when that happens? How I Got There I’ve taken career risks and failed. Really badly! In fact, I failed twice during a seven-year period. Once in retail management and once in direct sales. So, what was the problem? Well, in […]

Desire Isn’t Enough

May 8, 2022PfPVerse ParaphrasesActing on desire, Being prepared, Learn from difficulty, Self-care

Heart desire must be paired with persistent action if there’s to be meaningful change in our lives because desire isn’t enough! This blog post contains my personal LinkedIn daily posts for April 25 through May 1, 2022. I learned by doing! My first boss was a small business owner. I started worked for him when […]