4 Ways to Stay Positive in Work and Life
We often assume that people simply are a certain way. “She’s such a bright, sunny person.” “He’s always such a gloomy Gus.” Nature gives us[...]
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Why I Broke Up with Slack—And Went Back
My team and I have been using Slack as our primary communication platform since June 2014. As we grew, email became unmanageable and other solutions like[...]
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4 Benefits of Meditating Every Day
In June, some of the Michael Hyatt & Company team signed up for our first month-long mindfulness challenge. Folks meditated every day and reported back in a[...]
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One Simple Trick to Bring Out the Best in People
Winston Lord is a former ambassador to China who once wrote speeches for Henry Kissinger. Looking back, he said he couldn’t “recommend that to anybody.”[...]
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When Delegation Becomes Abdication
Tell me you've had this experience. You assign a task but then forget about it. I sure have. As a leader, I am not a micromanager. That's good news for my[...]
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How Introverts and Extroverts Can Get Along
Sometimes I think that introverts and extroverts are from different planets. This is fine, until they find themselves married to one another or working in the[...]
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We Just Made the Inc. 5000… Because of You
I’m excited to announce that Michael Hyatt & Company was just named to the Inc. 5000, which ranks America’s fastest-growing private companies. The[...]
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Want to Earn a Living Creating? Here’s Your Mountain
At this point in my career, I've sold a lot of books. But I was hardly an overnight success. First came work in publishing and agenting. I learned how book[...]
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What to Do When You Are Forced to Wait
I am good at a few things. But waiting is not one of them. In this post, I share five strategies I am currently using to cope in those situations where I[...]
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7 Things to Ask When Bad Things Happen
Years ago, I learned a valuable lesson: the answers we get are determined by the questions we ask. Here are seven better questions you can ask in the midst of[...]
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The Benefit of Pairing Digital and Analog to Manage Your Day
Since we announced the Full Focus Planner™ a few months ago, I’ve lost track of how many people have asked me about my plans for task and calendar[...]
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13 Ways to Make Your Employees Pull Their Hair Out
Sadly, I would have to say that I have learned more from bad bosses that good ones. Specially, they taught me what not to do. Here are 13[...]
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Ten Difficult, But Really Important Words
Many words in the English language are difficult. In fact, there’s even a Dictionary of Difficult Words. But none are more difficult than these:[...]
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The Secret to Negotiating a Better Deal
Years ago, I received some great advice about how to negotiate the deal you want. In fact, I would say this is the secret to successful[...]
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I’m Going on a Sabbatical, and You Should Too
I am about to embark on a sabbatical for the next month to get away, enjoy time with family, and do some long-range thinking. Americans typically don’t take[...]
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What I’ve Learned From Being Fired
It’s easy to look at successful people and envy their situation. What you often don’t see is the pain they went through to get there. I’ve[...]
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Go Ahead Leaders, Take That Vacation
The days are getting shorter again, but it's not too late to take a few days off before the end of summer. August is often the perfect month to take some time[...]
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Overcome the Fear That’s Holding You Back
Many of us know what it’s like to feel stuck in our careers. We settle into a particular role and one day we look up and wonder why we’ve spent so long[...]
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Why Businesses and Nonprofits Need to Rethink their Benefits Packages
There’s no greater predictor of long-term organizational success than healthy team culture. Yes, customers matter. So do products and services. But an[...]
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Why Leaders Cannot Afford to Be Easily Offended
As a leader, you are going to draw fire. People will criticize you. But the greatest leaders are not easily offended. Instead, they remember these three simple[...]
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10 Practical Ways to Focus Your Mental Energy
I can’t imagine living in a more distracting time in human history. But to get real work done, we need to focus. Here are ten tactics I use to increase[...]
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Smash That Glass Ceiling With Feeling
Here’s an idea for women who bump up against the glass ceiling at work: Create your own business where you own the ceiling. And the good news about that DIY[...]
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Why Great Customer Service Is So Important
Customer service is a double-edged sword. Get it right and you can make loyal, lifelong customers who sell your products for you. Get it wrong and you can find[...]
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How to Push a Major Organizational Change Without the Backlash
When I first joined Thomas Nelson, communications with most of our staff were not where they needed to be. There was a joke at the time that was all too[...]
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