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You Know What To Do. So Why Aren't You Doing It?

Yesterday I shared the first Daily Pursuit email I ever sent.It said, in essence, do the work - o...

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You Know What To Do. So Why Aren't You Doing It?

500 Emails. Here's The First One.

This is Daily Pursuit email number 500.Monday to Friday, for 100 weeks.So this morning I went bac...

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500 Emails. Here's The First One.

AI Will Be Confidently Wrong

I've written recently about using AI properly.This is the part almost nobody has worked out yet.U...

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AI Will Be Confidently Wrong

If You Keep Answering, They Keep Asking

Someone on your team asks you something they could have worked out themselves.You answer it. Take...

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If You Keep Answering, They Keep Asking

Only The Route Changed

A plan just fell through.The deal collapsed.The move didn't happen.The job went to someone else.T...

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Only The Route Changed

When Everything's Easy, Something's Wrong

Things are going well.The business is steady.The job's under control.The routine runs smoothly.No...

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When Everything's Easy, Something's Wrong

Not Looking Isn’t Going To Make It Disappear

There's something you’ve been avoiding looking at.You know what it is. You thought of it before y...

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Not Looking Isn’t Going To Make It Disappear

It Wasn't Hard. It Was Hardening You.

You've been through a hard stretch.Maybe you're still in it.Maybe it ended recently and you're st...

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It Wasn't Hard. It Was Hardening You.

Your Pipeline Is Full. That's The Danger.

The work comes in.The calendar fills up.Suddenly you're booked eight weeks out.It feels like the ...

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Your Pipeline Is Full. That's The Danger.

Can You Talk About It Without The Emotional Charge?

There's something in your past you think you've moved on from.The job you left.The relationship t...

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Can You Talk About It Without The Emotional Charge?

You're Being Nice, Not Kind.

Yesterday I wrote about the conversation where someone agrees with everything and nothing changes...

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You're Being Nice, Not Kind.

They Agreed With Everything. Then Nothing Changed.

You had the hard conversation.You explained the problem.You explained how it should be done.They ...

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They Agreed With Everything. Then Nothing Changed.

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