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The One Truth: Moving From Separateness to Oneness to Elevate Your State of Mind

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W HY do we feel anxious, disconnected, insecure, cluttered, and chronically stressed? Jon Gordon explains in The One Truth that it’s always your state of mind that determines your performance. Gordon identifies the Five D’s that sabotage us: The first is Doubt. Moments when we feel stuck with no way out. The fifth D is Division.

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The Coffee Bean

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Jon Gordon and Damon West present the story of The Coffee Bean. It can be a harsh, stressful, and difficult place. H OW we react to our circumstances makes all the difference. Whether we are defeated by them, hardened by them, or whether we transform them depends on our mindset. Life is often like a pot of very hot water.

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4 Ways Positive Thinking Changes You

Joseph Lalonde

O n a recent run, I listened to a fascinating book by Jon Gordon. Gordon shared the story a young dog who had been unadoptable at the pound. You have less stress : Last, but not least, positive thinking changes your stress levels. Your life can be less stressful if you change how you think! Can you believe that?

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The Seven Tests of A CEO

Leading Blog

Or as former CFO of the Disney Interactive Media Group, Bruce Gordon, puts it, “Very few people are bad at their job, but many are not as good as they must be.”. “What you see is that some people aren’t evolving with the complexity of the business, and their ‘forward radar’ is diminished and keeps getting diminished.”

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First Look: Leadership Books for July 2019

Leading Blog

The Coffee Bean : A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change by Jon Gordon and Damon West. It can be harsh, stressful, and feel like a pot of boiling hot water. The Coffee Bean: an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change. Life is often difficult.

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3 Ways to Be a Positive Leader

Leading Blog

This is a guest post by best-selling author and speaker, Jon Gordon about the value of developing positive relationships with the people you lead. Remember, leadership is not just about what you do, but what you can inspire, encourage and empower others to do.

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Leadership During Difficult Times

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Exercising regularly, getting good nutrition each day and making sure we get sound, restful sleep gives us the energy we need to thrive and successfully manage stress and fear. Gordon Leidner: The Leadership Secrets of Hamilton: 7 Steps to Re volutionary Leadership from Alexander Hamilton and the Founding Fathers . George Washington.