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NewFrom Caged to Confident: 5 lessons from a zoo lion’s release into the wild
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New6 Ways The Nocebo Effect Stifles Your Success (And What To Do About It)
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NewTIB 62: 5 things musicians know, that (most) Solopreneurs don’t. How to enjoy the journey.
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Find your definition of success.
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Learn your tendency to succeed: Are you an Obliger, Upholder, Questioner or a Rebel?
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TIB 59: How to balance focus and freedom as a Solopreneur
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TIB #58: How to get unstuck
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TIB 57: 5 ways to let go of work when taking a break (and ease back into it afterwards)
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TIB 56: 3 inspiring short books to get unstuck in life (that I bet you haven’t read yet!)
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TIB #55: How to boost your chances of success (without buying lottery tickets)
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TIB 54: Super relevant business advice for modern-day entrepreneurs… from 1986?
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TIB #53: Your Succes: Hard work or Luck?
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TIB #52: How Ayush crushed fear (and you can too!)
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TIB 51: How to own your time
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TIB #50: 5 Minutes to Fix your Focus
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TIB #49: 3 keys to building trust a seasoned negotiator taught me
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TIB #48: What a bicycle wheel can teach you about balance
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TIB #47: This is how you deal with difficult people in your business
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TIB #46: The Art of Patience and Progress: Solopreneurship’s Hidden Blessings
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TIB #45: Prioritize like a Pro: 1 sentence to triage all distractions coming your way!
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The 5 attributes of highly effective goal setting (to find what works best for you)
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TIB #43: Failure Vision – The 1 thing your goals are missing to keep you focussed and motivated
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TIB #42: How I came up with a holistic vision that supports my dream life as a solopreneur.
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TIB #41: How I set DUMB goals instead of SMART ones (and why you should give it a try too!)
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TIB #40: How “Rubber Ducking” helps you solve problems and increase your confidence
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TIB #39: How to hold space (and get what you give)
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TIB #38: 3 steps to a calmer mind with less stress and more focus
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TIB #37: How to set boundaries: You can’t pour from an empty cup.
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TIB #36: How to Ask Questions That Reveal More
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TIB #35: DREAM GREAT to be happier this year
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TIB #34: Write New Years resolution history this year. Make it stick this time!
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TIB #33: How to look at yourself differently with “Inside Out”
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TIB #32: Strategic vs Tactical planning
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TIB #31: 3 essential skills to better understand your audience
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TIB #30: What is mental wealth anyway?
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TIB #29: Escape the drama triangle by understanding these 3 communication roles
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TIB #28: Use these 5P’s for Peak Productivity to Prevent Poor Performance
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TIB #27: 6 mental mantras for a tough mind
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TIB #26: 3 things I do to keep going when I don’t feel like it
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TIB #25: Use these 6 tips to stop feeling that you are never doing enough
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TIB #24: Use this instead of “1% better everyday”
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TIB #23: The 5 levels of listening to best connect with anyone
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TIB #22: How the archer metaphor shows you where to put your best efforts
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TIB #21: The graveyard of failures
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TIB #20: How to find your top 5 personal values list to unlock your best self
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TIB #19: How to find meaning in struggle
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TIB #18: Fear is temporary regret is forever – A personal story
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TIB #17: Use 3 levels of communication to connect with anyone
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TIB #16: Honest truth:7 disadvantages of entrepreneurship
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TIB #15: Community Super Power! (A Fizzle Thank You!)
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TIB #14: L.E.A.D. work: 3 ways to measure what really matters (to you)
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TIB #13: OMG: How to find your One Major Goal
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TIB #12: Goals are better when they’re LOFTY
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TIB #11: How to improve yourself using books
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TIB #10: Why self help books don’t work (4 convincing reasons)
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TIB #9: How to deal with crippling perfectionism
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TIB #8: Use the ‘Fresh Start Effect’ to leverage moments with high potential for change
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TIB #7: Pivot or Persevere – a way to course correct life
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TIB #6: How effort-based goal-setting helps achieve lasting change
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TIB #5: Change is a process, not an event
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TIB #4: What can we learn from a juggling CEO and regrets of the dying.
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TIB #3: Real life coaching: José’s impressive ‘Trying Is Being’ journey
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TIB #2: How to confidently answer the “What do you do?” question as an online creator
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TIB #1: Surefire failure: The 7 best tips to nip every change in the bud
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📓 Articles & Announcements
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From Caged to Confident: 5 lessons from a zoo lion’s release into the wild
Imagine a majestic lion confined within the walls of a zoo. To all who come to see it, it appears magnificent and powerful, a symbol of strength. Yet, deep within its own heart, the lion knows that this life is not its destiny. This zoo lion, like so many of
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6 Ways The Nocebo Effect Stifles Your Success (And What To Do About It)
You start a new project or business. Your energy and enthusiasm is endless. You start taking action and make rapid progress. Your project or idea is brimming with promise, and you’re determined to make it a resounding success. However, at some point a nagging thought makes your mind its home.
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TIB 62: 5 things musicians know, that (most) Solopreneurs don’t. How to enjoy the journey.
Building a lifestyle business, is much like learning to play a musical instrument. Both require you to enjoy the journey in order to keep at it long-term. I’ve been on this journey of solopreneurship for 3 years now. Enough to have experienced a bunch of ups and downs, but hardly