My Dad taught me how to play chess when I was 9 or 10 years old. By the time I was 11, I was running a local chess club and by 12 years old I was competing in USCF tournaments, sometimes winning hundreds or thousands of dollars in prize money. Chess was essentially my first […]
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After the passing and reflection of each year, we are often asked, “What are your New Year’s resolutions?” I confess, my answers used to be, “Oh dear, I forgot to make mine,” or “Why bother — I’m going to fail or break them by February anyway.” These responses were common for me until I was introduced
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Discussions around career and business planning tend to boil down to a seemingly straightforward three-step process: First, set a clear goal. Second, chart a course to that goal. Third, keep your eyes on the fixed prize. This approach assumes a few things that have never been true for me, so it’s always struck me as
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The Idea Multi-tasking doesn’t make you more productive. To become more effective, you need to narrow your focus and do less. This book urges you to pause before you start a new project and ask yourself—“What’s the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?”
To kick off the New Year and the first edition of Pregame, I invited the people who inspire me in my own pursuit of success to share their spin: How do you define success? How does it change over time? How do you set and achieve goals? What helps you make important decisions? Spoiler alert: there
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