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A Story About Habits, Growth and The Band Phish

>I’ve got this client we’ll call "Jim." Jim is a self-described HUGE fan of the band Phish. He has...

How To Overcome Cognitive Biases and Make Better Decisions (Or, "What I Learned from the Holiday Party")

Have you ever noticed how draining some decisions can be to make? Or how sometimes we make snap...

Due Tomorrow, Do Tomorrow: Getting Leverage on Procrastination

I’ll confess that I didn’t start out with the intent to write an article on procrastination. I...

Time-Management series: Own Your Time - Don't Let Time Own You (Part Three)

So, let’s get a handle on that To Do list and stop the urgency cycle. Two tools I use to classify,...

6 Steps to Solve Big Problems with Small Solutions

So there I was with my face in my hands, totally overwhelmed and frustrated, when my hiring...

Epic Lessons for Meeting Tough Goals at Work and in Life

In 2013, polar explorers Ben Saunders and Tarka L’Herpiniere became the first people to survive a...

The Power Of Starting Something New

When hosting a Rewire Workshop, I often ask groups “how does it take to break a habit?” A...

Does Your Work Depend On You Being Right? (WHAT ARE THOSE?!)

In our work — with clients, with colleagues, with tasks and projects — we are frequently confronted...

How Can You Tell When Familiarity Is Keeping You From Positive Growth?

Multiple studies have shown the link between a psychological/behavioral preference for the familiar...

A Fun Exercise About Growth, Communication, Creativity And The Power Of Bricks

We’ll talk about: (1) How the exercise is setup, (2) what almost always happens with people as they...

If Only We Would Accept Some Inconvenience

The human brain desires ease. None of us is exempt from that fact. Recently, I have been evaluating...

You’ll Grow Faster If You Can Be Wrong Every Now And Then

You’ll Grow Faster If You Can Be Wrong Every Now And Then

This Article Is Risk-y

Here’s my key question: What would your business or your life look like if you could magically and...

Have You Tried Asking "So What?"

What are those little episodes in your day that tend to tank you? Things that make you angry,...

A True Story About Authentic Growth And “Good To Great”

A True Story About Authentic Growth And “Good To Great”

The Difficult We Do Immediately And The Impossible Takes A Little Longer

It was Fall 1979 and my Dad and I had just finished the last leaf raking and lawn mowing of the...

The Role Of Paradox In High-Performance Culture

The Navy Seals met us in the lobby of our hotel. Sunrise was about 10 minutes away. As 50 of us...

How To Resign From A Job You Hate (In 6 Steps)

During the last few weeks we have written articles about when it might be the right time to

You Know It’s Time To Leave When... (A Short Story)

If you had asked me the middle of last year "What I would be doing career wise for the next 20...

Why “The Work” Is So Important

The sweet, delicious corn that our family has been able to enjoy during our summer dinners this...

Is Today The Day That You Stop (Or Start)?

I have a client (we’ll call "Danny") who recently set a specific day to stop smoking. Danny has...

Rewire Live Series: Introduction to Lizard Brain

Today's video in the series is an introduction to a concept that we spend a lot of time thinking...

A Story About Habits, Growth and The Band Phish

I’ve got this client we’ll call "Jim." Jim is a self-described HUGE fan of the band Phish. In fact,...

This Is What "Better" Costs

Today’s post is special group post. It’s from me (Longan) and Jason and Carrie and Steve because we...

What If No One Notices The Amazing Thing We Just Did?

The year: 2012. The explorer: Jason Rodi. The place: Bouvet Island. For those of you looking for...

If Not Now, When?

The title to this post came from words that I wrote at the bottom of a sheet of lined yellow paper....

Ready, Fire! Ready, Fire! Ready, Fire, Aim!

We just recently completed a key project at Rewire, but not long after the completion, I realized...

Life Balance Is A Joke

For our overall health, I think it is important to accept that we shouldn't have unrealistic and...