Personal leadership for entrepreneurs
Posts on the skills required to develop your personal leadership for entrepreneurs and creators. Even solopreneurs need to lead themselves and their business.
Personal leadership for entrepreneurs Articles
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Don’t Niche Down (Why you should chase that shiny star)
Arno Jansen
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6 Ways The Nocebo Effect Stifles Your Success (And What To Do About It)
Arno Jansen
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Find your definition of success.
Arno Jansen
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Learn your tendency to succeed: Are you an Obliger, Upholder, Questioner or a Rebel?
Arno Jansen
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TIB 59: How to balance focus and freedom as a Solopreneur
Arno Jansen
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TIB 57: 5 ways to let go of work when taking a break (and ease back into it afterwards)
Arno Jansen
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TIB #53: Your Succes: Hard work or Luck?
Arno Jansen
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TIB #52: How Ayush crushed fear (and you can too!)
Arno Jansen
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TIB #50: 5 Minutes to Fix your Focus
Arno Jansen
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TIB #48: What a bicycle wheel can teach you about balance
Arno Jansen
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The 5 attributes of highly effective goal setting (to find what works best for you)
Arno Jansen
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TIB #41: How I set DUMB goals instead of SMART ones (and why you should give it a try too!)
Arno Jansen
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TIB #40: How “Rubber Ducking” helps you solve problems and increase your confidence
Arno Jansen
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TIB #37: How to set boundaries: You can’t pour from an empty cup.
Arno Jansen
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TIB #30: What is mental wealth anyway?
Arno Jansen
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TIB #24: Use this instead of “1% better everyday”
Arno Jansen
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TIB #16: Honest truth:7 disadvantages of entrepreneurship
Arno Jansen
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TIB #13: OMG: How to find your One Major Goal
Arno Jansen
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TIB #12: Goals are better when they’re LOFTY
Arno Jansen
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TIB #6: How effort-based goal-setting helps achieve lasting change
Arno Jansen

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📓 Articles & Announcements
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Direction over Goals
In the past week, I’ve had enlightening conversations with a few of of you that filled out my “product pitch” survey. Surprisingly to me, I came across a recurring theme in those conversations; The struggle, challenge or frustration with setting goals.
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Against Hustle Culture: Why slowing down will propel you forward
I’ve been thinking a lot about the balance between goals and vision VS day to day enjoyment. In a world that glorifies the hustle, the idea of working non-stop to achieve success has become a mantra for many. But I’d like to share a few thoughts against this
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How to say no politely
Ever wondered how to wield that two-letter powerhouse, “no”? In this article you will learn how to say no politely and with grace and confidence. In this guide, I’m going to walk you through the art of saying no politely and why mastering this skill can be a