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Vision & Long-Term Thinking

No Sacred Cows Allowed
Every now and again, I see people who approach their work in different, game-changing ways that are critical to their ongoing success…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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Chasers vs Builders
Which are you?
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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AI & Becoming Undisruptable
AI is here. If you see it as an enemy, I’d encourage you to pull it closer…but moreover, I’d encourage you not to see it as an enemy at all. It is a…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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The "Simple Observation" & Breaking Cognitive Bubbles
There are “simple observations” that fuel billion-dollar companies, small businesses, and even exceptional individual performance. These insights fill…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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Are You Really Playing the Long Game?
In America at least, most young adults don’t start investing for retirement, even though the impact of that investment in their older age would be…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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What You Need to Change Now
What are the things that are true today that need to change now? → Habits you need to shift? → Ideas you need to take action on? → Tasks you need to…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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Expect the Best, and Get It
Years ago, I went to a party for a businessman who had thrown an event. It was held at one of his homes, and it was stunning. The views, the decor, the…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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New Year Coming? The One Big Question
You master the outside world, by mastering yourself. So you tell yourself that you have things you’re going to do in the coming year. That’s nice…but…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
The Life You Want
If you take the time to look around, comprehensively, do you have the life you want? Your work is a part of that life…a consumptive part. But I often…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
Your Theories Move Your Life
Everyone who is extraordinarily successful has a “thesis” that they are willing to bet on and prove out. A theory on what will take them from where they…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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How to Choose the Right Path
I want to use this edition to talk about something we don’t usually talk about: the path you’re on, how you choose it, and – most importantly – whether…
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Dr. Julie Gurner
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This is Just The Beginning
Assume you know nothing, and let’s start fresh. It’s a New Year, and everyone is talking about “planning”...but everyone plans, and the results aren’t…
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