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Breaking Conventions

The Anti-Career Path
How top performers break traditional rules
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Dr. Julie Gurner
Root Out "Corporate Thinking"
Corporate thinking chooses process, permission, complexity, and meetings over ownership, speed, and getting things done.
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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How to Break the Mold
Successful people often seem to go through a series of unpredictable events that, only in hindsight, seem perfectly orchestrated. It all makes sense…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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The Games You Could Win (That You Just Don't Play)
There’s a question I’ll ask people from time to time, and it’s usually a variation of: “If you were to go back in time when you were 18 years old, and…
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The Rules are Not for You
Breaking Success and Work Myths. One of the most common things I’ve noticed, especially on social media, is the clear disconnect people have between how…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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Play Bigger: Why Seeing "Competition" Keeps You Small
Everyone knows there is only one person you are competing with: you. It’s a nice saying, but the only people I see living that truth are in higher…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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Success and the Imaginary Rules You Live By
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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The Importance of Box-Breaking to Wild Success
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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Becoming "The Only"
Many people I work with are highly competitive. At the end of the day, they don’t just want to win—they want to be at the very top.
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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