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The GPS works so much better when you put in an ...

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The GPS works so much better when you put in an end destination, doesn't it? 📍 Further reading --> "Why Intrinsic Motivation Will Take You Further" (Link in Bio) ✨ 📷 : @nicoleturnermedia #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfconfidence #trainyourbrain #optimalperformance #performancequotes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #yougotthis #insidejob #mytherapistsays #grit #resilience #pushit #digdeeper #dothework #2022goals #2022goalsetting #goalsetting

You're the one steering this ship. Don't...

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You're the one steering this ship. Don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. ✨ 📷 : @salomesibonex #mindset #getstarted #juststart #justdoit #buildingmyempire #fempire #fempowerment #entrepreneurquotes #motivationquotes #dailyinspo #gottastartsomewhere #performancecoach #dreambig #goalgetter #goaldigger #peakperformance #psychologist #therapyiscool #igotthis

Now that's shit worth chasing. ✨

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Now that's shit worth chasing. ✨ 📷 : @the.life.of.kristinamaree #mindset #getstarted #juststart #justdoit #buildingmyempire #fempire #fempowerment #entrepreneurquotes #motivationquotes #dailyinspo #gottastartsomewhere #performancecoach #dreambig #goalgetter #goaldigger #peakperformance #psychologist #therapyiscool #igotthis

Nothing like uncertainty to help you re-prioritize...

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Nothing like uncertainty to help you re-prioritize ✨ 📷 : @blushing.ginger #insightful #becomingconscious #theunconscious #psychologymemes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #mytherapistsays #therapy #dothework #insidejob #mentalhealthblogger #psychologyblog #therapyiscool #brainscience #getstarted #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfmastery

Choose you. It starts and ends with you. ✨
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Choose you. It starts and ends with you. ✨ 📷 : @anastassiarosee #awareness #cultivatingawareness #selfmastery #personalpower #ivegotthepower #yougotthis #youdoyou #optimalwellbeing #learnthelessons #selfdevelopment #selfcare #settingboundaries #boundaries #thanksgivingweekend #therapymemes

Gratitude - today and everyday - can have a ...

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Gratitude - today and everyday - can have a transformative effect on your overall mindset. What are you thankful for today? ✨ 📷 : @gratitudegifted #insightful #becomingconscious #theunconscious #psychologymemes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #mytherapistsays #therapy #dothework #insidejob #mentalhealthblogger #psychologyblog #therapyiscool #brainscience #getstarted #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfmastery #thanksgiving

Indeed. ✨

📷 : @modernmorgan
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Indeed. ✨ 📷 : @modernmorgan #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfconfidence #trainyourbrain #optimalperformance #performancequotes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #yougotthis #insidejob #mytherapistsays #grit #resilience #pushit #digdeeper #dothework

ICYMI: Last week, I announced my partnership with ...

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ICYMI: Last week, I announced my partnership with the EXOS Performance Advisory Board @team_exos ✨ I started collaborating with EXOS last year as a consultant on an emerging project they were working through. This partnership came at the exact right moment during the pandemic for me. A welcome 7th-inning stretch just when the monotony of quarantine was reaching its peak. Another silver lining from this radically transformative time. 🙌🏼 What I was struck most by was how EXOS approaches the process of human performance— the tempo is fast, timelines are ambitious, goals are audacious, and the morale is contagious. So, when I was invited to join the inaugural team for the EXOS Performance Advisory Board, it was a hell yes for me. 💥 Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of spending a virtual afternoon with the EXOS Team and my fellow PAB members. I’m so excited to collaborate with and learn from these amazing people. Stay tuned as we continue to reimagine the human performance riddle. 👊🏼 #mindset #getstarted #juststart #justdoit #buildingmyempire #fempire #fempowerment #entrepreneurquotes #motivationquotes #dailyinspo #gottastartsomewhere #performancecoach #dreambig #goalgetter #goaldigger #peakperformance #psychologist #therapyiscool #igotthis #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #optimalperformance #humanperformancecoach #humanperformance #optimalwellbeing #exosteam #greatnessisateamsport

Read. That. Again. 💥

📷 : ...

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Read. That. Again. 💥 📷 : @anthonymrocka #insightful #becomingconscious #theunconscious #psychologymemes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #mytherapistsays #therapy #dothework #insidejob #mentalhealthblogger #psychologyblog #therapyiscool #brainscience #getstarted #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfmastery

Ignoring the popular is good advice in so many ...

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Ignoring the popular is good advice in so many arenas of life... ✨ 📷 : @timferriss @stoicelite #rigged #ownit #insidejob #dothework #selfcare #selfconfidence #selflove #acceptyourself #youdoyou #selfdevelopment #personalgrowth #selfmastery #therapymemes #psychologymemes #psychologist #therapyiscool #iamworthy #emotionalwellbeing #knowyourtruth #optimist #optimismquotes #positivepsychology

What lights you up in this life? ✨

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What lights you up in this life? ✨ 📷 : @friday_concepts #awareness #cultivatingawareness #selfmastery #personalpower #ivegotthepower #yougotthis #youdoyou #competitiveadvantage #optimalperformance #optimalwellbeing #peakperformance #brainscience #learnthelessons #selfdevelopment #performancequotes

100%. 💥

Stop curating your emotional ...

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100%. 💥 Stop curating your emotional world to fit your comfort zone. 💡 📷 : @yung_pueblo #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfconfidence #trainyourbrain #optimalperformance #performancequotes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #yougotthis #insidejob #mytherapistsays #grit #resilience #pushit #digdeeper #dothework

Because it is power. Wouldn't you rather own ...

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Because it is power. Wouldn't you rather own it than give it away? ✨ 📷 : @acelebrationofwomen #happier #happyliving #happinessquotes #letitgo #storyteller #blamegame #ownit #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #therapyworks #therapist #psychologist #truthbomb #mindfulliving #knowthyself #takingownership #awareness #mentalwellbeing #selfmastery

Could it be time to turn the page? ✨

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Could it be time to turn the page? ✨ Onward. 👊🏼 #insightful #becomingconscious #theunconscious #psychologymemes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #mytherapistsays #therapy #dothework #insidejob #mentalhealthblogger #psychologyblog #therapyiscool #brainscience #getstarted #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfmastery

I’m so excited to announce my partnership with ...

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I’m so excited to announce my partnership with the EXOS Performance Advisory Board @team_exos ✨ I started collaborating with EXOS last year as a consultant on an emerging project they were working through. This partnership came at the exact right moment during the pandemic for me. A welcome 7th-inning stretch just when the monotony of quarantine was reaching its peak. Another silver lining from this radically transformative time. 🙌🏼 What I was struck most by was how EXOS approaches the process of human performance— the tempo is fast, timelines are ambitious, goals are audacious, and the morale is contagious. So, when I was invited to join the inaugural team for the EXOS Performance Advisory Board, it was a hell yes for me. 💥 Last week, I had the privilege of spending a virtual afternoon with the EXOS Team and my fellow PAB members. I’m so excited to collaborate with and learn from these amazing people. Stay tuned as we continue to reimagine the human performance riddle. 👊🏼 #mindset #getstarted #juststart #justdoit #buildingmyempire #fempire #fempowerment #entrepreneurquotes #motivationquotes #dailyinspo #gottastartsomewhere #performancecoach #dreambig #goalgetter #goaldigger #peakperformance #psychologist #therapyiscool #igotthis #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #optimalperformance #humanperformancecoach #humanperformance #optimalwellbeing #exosteam #greatnessisateamsport

Fawk. That’s terrifying, when you think of it ...

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Fawk. That’s terrifying, when you think of it that way, isn't it? 🤯 Live every moment you've got. 👊🏼 📷 : @lewishowes #insightful #becomingconscious #theunconscious #psychologymemes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #mytherapistsays #therapy #dothework #insidejob #mentalhealthblogger #psychologyblog #therapyiscool #getstarted #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfmastery #livealifeyouwillremember #meaningfullife #meaningfulchange

Here’s to the real investments in our life. ...

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Here’s to the real investments in our life. ✨ Don’t let the pursuit of greatness/performance/success fool you into thinking any of that shit matters. 👊🏼 📷 : @beautaplin #awareness #cultivatingawareness #selfmastery #personalpower #ivegotthepower #yougotthis #youdoyou #competitiveadvantage #optimalperformance #optimalwellbeing #peakperformance #learnthelessons #selfdevelopment #performancequotes #whatreallymatters #priorities #lifealifeyouwillremember

This is a really good perspective to have. One ...

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This is a really good perspective to have. One day, time will catch up with you, too. ✨ #happier #happyliving #happinessquotes #letitgo #storyteller #blamegame #ownit #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #therapyworks #therapist #psychologist #truthbomb #mindfulliving #knowthyself #takingownership #awareness #mentalwellbeing #selfmastery

There’s no secret recipe. I assure you of that. ...

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There’s no secret recipe. I assure you of that. I’ve been looking high and low. 😉✨ 📷 : @thetherapygrp #ownit #insidejob #dothework #selfcare #selfconfidence #selflove #acceptyourself #youdoyou #selfdevelopment #personalgrowth #selfmastery #therapymemes #psychologymemes #psychologist #therapyiscool #iamworthy #emotionalwellbeing #knowyourtruth #optimist #optimismquotes #positivepsychology #imgrowing

The business of recovery is serious stuff in my ...

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The business of recovery is serious stuff in my work. Everything costs something. 💡 📷 : @michaelhyatt #personalgrowth #selfdevelopment #selfconfidence #trainyourbrain #optimalperformance #performancequotes #psychologyquotes #psychologist #yougotthis #insidejob #mytherapistsays #grit #resilience #pushit #digdeeper #dothework #productivity #restandrecovery #priorities #executivecoach #executivecoaching

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I Got Censored

I Got Censored

A week or so ago, I posted an innocuous quote about slander on my Instagram feed. It was quickly labeled as "false information" by "independent fact checkers" and censored— hidden away because it was apparently so threatening. Here's what the quote was: In reality, I...

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5 Lessons from the Trenches of 2020

5 Lessons from the Trenches of 2020

Greetings from Boston. This is likely my last blog post of 2020, and I wanted to take a minute and express my appreciation that you all have signed up for my newsletter. The fact that I can write and people will actually read it makes the process all the more...

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