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    No matter how hard you try, your work is never going to be perfect. You can spend dozens of hours…

    Todd Henry March 20, 2023
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    Hill Repeats

    Two of my children are competitive runners. They typically run in rela- tively flat environments, and even when running cross-country…

    Todd Henry March 13, 2023
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    Trying Hard Things

    At some point, you reach a place in your career where work that once felt difficult is now fairly simple…

    Todd Henry March 6, 2023
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    Morning Pages

    Morning Pages There are brilliant insights lurking just beneath the surface of your conscious thought. You may not realize they…

    Todd Henry February 27, 2023
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    Backward Rationalizing

    Backward Rationalizing I love the story about the farmer’s cousin who went to visit his family in the country. Upon…

    Todd Henry February 20, 2023
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    Sound Familiar?

    Sound Familiar? You’re stuck and you can’t see a path forward. You’ve tried everything you know to do, but that…

    Todd Henry February 13, 2023
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    Your Personal Dashboard

    Your Personal Dashboard If you wish to be prolific, brilliant, and healthy over the long term in your career, it’s…

    Todd Henry February 6, 2023
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    Guardedness

    Creative work requires vulnerability, because you are putting your thoughts, perspectives, and skills on display for others to critique. It…

    Todd Henry January 30, 2023
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    Listen For The Patterns

    Listen for the Patterns I grew up in a home situated right next to heavily trafficked railroad tracks. At night,…

    Todd Henry January 23, 2023
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    January 21

    Admit it—at some point, you’ve probably fantasized about leaving a job. You may have even imagined what it would be…

    Todd Henry January 21, 2023
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    Admit it—at some point, you’ve probably fantasized about leaving a job. You may have even imagined what it would be like to walk into your manager’s office, say a few choice words, quit, and slam the door on your way out.

    When things are difficult at work, it is tempting to imagine that there is a perfect situation out there somewhere that will match up to your desires. You may even gravitate toward the first ray of light that appears ever so faintly on the horizon or be willing to follow even vague encour- agement from your friends to just quit and move on.

    And often, that would be a huge mistake.

    Many people spend their careers runningawayfrom discomfort and frustration. They bounce from job to job in search of the perfect situa- tion. When they find it, they settle in only to learn that it wasn’t quite so perfect after all. Then they move on once more.

    These people are running away from something. It’s far better to runtowardsomething. Don’t aim to alleviate discomfort and frustration; aim to pursue what you truly value. Move in the direction of what’s being called out of you, not away from something that frustrates you.

    Move toward your ambitions, not away from your frustrations.

    QUESTION

    Are you moving toward something right now, or are you seek­ ing to run away from something?

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