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5 Ways to Prevent a Creativity Block

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It’s easy to stay in your bubble. The same people at work, the same places to grab lunch and workout, and the same voices on the same podcasts playing on your commute. If we’re not intentional about adding variety in our lives, things tend to look the same day after day and year after year.

There’s nothing wrong with consistency or routine. However when you hit a creative rut, it can be difficult to pull yourself out of it when you do the same things repeatedly. [Read more…] about 5 Ways to Prevent a Creativity Block

5 Hacks for Becoming A Better Learner Today

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We say it all the time around here: Launchers are learners.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur launching a business or an intrapreneur leading an idea, it’s part of your job to keep pace with your peers, your customers, and the industry you’re operating in. As David says: If this time next year, you’re the same person that you are today, you’re slowly becoming irrelevant.

If you spend just a small amount of time each day devoted to learning, by this time next year you’ll be anything but irrelevant. [Read more…] about 5 Hacks for Becoming A Better Learner Today

7 Questions All Launchers Should Ask

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The better questions we ask ourselves, the better answers we find. Often though, we ask questions of other people.  Today, I want to encourage you to ask seven questions to someone different.  Someone who is a very important person in your life: you. So find 20 minutes of quiet, pull out your notebook or use a phone app, and spend time finding these answers. [Read more…] about 7 Questions All Launchers Should Ask

Considering a Career Change? Ask These 15 Questions

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If you’re considering a career change, your mind might be swirling with what-ifs, anxiety, and conflicting arguments.  Slow the process down and take some time to think through the following questions. Be honest with yourself, and clarity about the direction you should take will become clearer as a result. [Read more…] about Considering a Career Change? Ask These 15 Questions

The Worst Response to a Pitch (And How to Avoid It)

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The worst thing for a launcher to receive isn’t a rejection.

It’s passivity. 

When people don’t respond to your pitch, it’s usually a sign they are confused or the idea isn’t worth a response. [Read more…] about The Worst Response to a Pitch (And How to Avoid It)