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Stop Carrying One Thing

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025 by Craig Dial
The head and shoulders of a woman facing a blue sky. She is holding a tube from which emerges a cloud of red, white, and blue confetti.

If you could stop carrying one thing with you by January 1, what would it be? What burden, obligation, limiting belief, or anchor to the past would you put down? Many people feel stuck when asked this question. They jump to feeling a need to choose the “right” answer and spiral into discomfort and stress. … Read more

Categories Awareness, Change, Confront, Improvement, Intention Leave a comment

Living Values

October 22, 2025 by Craig Dial
A dartboard with black and white concentric stripes. Many holes are in the board, along with a red dart towards the top and a yellow dart near the center.

You understand the power that values have in your life. They shape how you act, how you perceive the world. You live your values every day. They operate as filters on what you see as possibilities and actions. If you’re not happy with where you are or who you are, then what values are dominating? … Read more

Categories Authenticity, Awareness, Improvement, Values Tags awareness, intention, values Leave a comment

Killing Improvements

October 8, 2025 by Craig Dial
An old hammer lying on a wooden surface. Around it ar a number of nails sticking out of the wood at odd angles, many of them bent.

“You’ve given the company the equivalent of a developer for free. Odds are you probably won’t get a bonus, raise, or promotion. The company will thank you for your efforts, pocket the productivity gain, and revise targets and goals upwards based on the new improvements.”

Categories Improvement Tags disincentive, improvement, inertia, innovation Leave a comment

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