That’s Just Your Mind Trying to Get You to Quit
Three years ago, I ran my first marathon – the Walt Disney World Marathon – which is held in January in sunny Florida. I live in Philadelphia, and you can imagine that my training schedule in November...
View ArticleGrow For The Future
Growth is growth, right? Maybe not. All growth is not created equal, because it’s not all for the same purpose. So why do we grow? Why are we willing to face the potential challenge and discomfort?...
View ArticleMake Your Company Values A Game Changer
“Let’s do this the hard way.” That’s not what we say when it comes to challenging conventions in our businesses and the marketplace, yet that is how we often do it. The hard way. Challenging the status...
View ArticleThe Thought That Keeps You From Growing
There’s a thought that occurs right before people give up on something. I don’t know exactly what it is for any one individual, but I suspect it’s there for everyone. It probably sounds something like...
View ArticleYou Grow When You Can Let Go
Why is it so hard for people to just let go? This is an important question when it comes to breakthrough performance. Freedom to let go of the illusive embedded views we have – of ourselves, our peers,...
View ArticleTop Three Lessons Breakthrough Leaders Can Learn from The Avengers
The Avengers—the extremely successful summer blockbuster featuring superheroes, super-villains and a ton of action—is a highly entertaining movie. It got me thinking about why we tend to be so...
View ArticleA New Resource for Exceptional Growth
Have you seen the new Gap International website? With a simpler structure, you can easily find specific information on all things breakthrough, including: Our latest thought leadership, 21st Century...
View ArticleHumility: the Foundation of Extraordinary Outcomes
“You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.” – St. Augustine (354-430) What can a religious thinker from sixteen centuries ago teach us about business...
View ArticleThinkGrowth’s Recommended Summer Reading List
It’s summer time! Time to download a few new novels onto your E-Reader for the next plane ride or pool-side hour. In Erika Anderson’s recent Forbes piece, she cites some research suggesting that...
View ArticleBeating the Curse of a Prankster Brain
No one has more power to transform our performance and results than the person staring at us in the mirror. The key is studying and reinventing our thinking. But as Holly Greens points out in this...
View ArticleSolving Problems Hitchcock Style
When going after ambitious goals, we are almost bound to run into obstacles. In such situations, our relationship with the outcomes that we are seeking can mean the difference between standstill and...
View ArticleAn Extraordinary Mood for Extraordinary Results
Whenever there is a bug going around, the people who are falling ill usually try to avoid spreading their sickness to others. It’s not just common courtesy; disease prevention is important for our...
View ArticleThinkGrowth Interview: Going for Profound
Our company recently participated in the 7th annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership. We hosted Douja Gharbi for three weeks, an entrepreneur from Tunisia and one of...
View ArticleNothing Happens Until You Declare It
…That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown… And for the support of this Declaration, with a...
View ArticleThe Reasons Are Winning
In the beginning, we create our year and say what we want, what would be remarkable, what would make the year worth it to everyone involved. We experience inspiration and a sense of freedom as we...
View ArticleHolding Onto The Crown Of Laurels
London is currently experiencing the Olympic Games fever. There perhaps isn’t an athlete in the world who would not like to wear Olympic gold around his or her neck. The Olympic Games are, after all,...
View ArticlePurpose + Progress = Powerful Performance
Sisyphean Adjective: actually or seemingly endless and futile Sisyphus was a crafty king in ancient Greek mythology whose actions earned the wrath of the gods. As a punishment, he was condemned to...
View ArticleQuestions Are The Answer
Have you ever noticed what happens right after you find the solution to a problem? If you’re anything like me you implement it and move on. After all, why keep focusing on something after you’ve found...
View ArticleSpanish Lessons in Alignment and Extraordinary Performance
If you follow soccer, you are well-aware that after a spectacular win in the final of Euro 2012, Spain made history as the first team to win three major international tournaments in a row. Some praise...
View ArticleLost In Transition
In order to grow ourselves–as people or as leaders–a great place to focus is on increasing our capacity: how can we get more done in the same amount of time? One potential leverage point is to take a...
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