Jon D Harrison

Life Changers: Ellory Wells – You Don’t Need Permission

Today’s post in the Life Changers Series comes from Ellory Wells. Ellory blogs about leadership and personal development on his blog, Empoweringthe80Percent. He also coaches people on how to achieve their goals in life, and is passionate about helping others succeed.Ellory loves video games, playing golf, and spending time with his wife. You can connect […]

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Tired of Waiting For Your Career to Happen?

To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness. John Dewey Do you have the tools, resources and roadmaps to get to the work you love? Do you wake up excited for the work ahead of you each day, or do you

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From Nazis to Skittles: How to Predict the Future

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it” – Alan Kay We have control over a lot more than we often acknowledge. While it is true that we cannot control the circumstances and events around us, we can certainly control our response. It’s often our attitude and response that makes all the

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How to Interrupt People (and Not Look Like A Total Jerk)

How to Interrupt People (and Not Look Like A Total Jerk)     Have you ever been in a meeting where someone just keeps talking on and on about a topic that has nothing to do with the purpose of what the meeting really is about? Have you ever had to listen to a customer

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A Powerful Technique for Finding Yourself (Again)

A Powerful Technique for Finding Yourself (Again) Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You. Dr. Seuss It happens to the best of us. We get busy, life happens. Dreams are forgotten, careers discarded. Real life sets in. Somewhere along the way, we feel

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3 Insanely Powerful, Yet Simple Questions to Clarify & Simplify

“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” Albert Einstein Simplicity. Clarity. Could you use a bit more simplicity & clarity in your life? I know I could. This is especially important to those in leadership roles. Now a word about leadership – if you influence other people,

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What the Man of Steel Taught Me About Overcoming Big Challenges

“The world’s too big, Mom.” “Then make it small…”   This line is spoken by a young Clark Kent as he is experiencing the development of his powers that will one day define him as Superman…it stuck with me for the rest of the film. Are you facing a challenge that seems too big? Have

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How a Force Field Analysis Can Help You Make Changes

How a Force Field Analysis Can Help You Make Changes “If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.” – Kurt Lewin Force Field Analysis example from: The Memory Jogger: A Pocket Guide of Tools for Continuous Improvement What change have you been struggling with that a Force Field Analysis might be able

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How Chuck Norris Made Me Think About Freedom

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men… The Declaration of Independence In spite of my best

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Best June Ever!

  Since it is the 1st June I’ve experienced as a blogger, this statement could not be more true. Time has been flying by, and I want to take a moment to thank a few great folks who have been sharing the ride with me, as well as a few new individuals I have been

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