This post is the third is a five-part series covering the five corporate values of my company, Humana. As a reminder, the values are: Inspire Health Cultivate Uniqueness Rethink Routine Pioneer Simplicity Thrive Together I've also written about the helpfulness of using these values in decision making. Today's subject: Rethink Routine - what does it …
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Leap Year Lesson #288: Don’t Wait to Hit Bottom Before You Decide to Change
I met a 33-year-old man today who has made a lot of wrong choices in his life. He's spent a lot of time doing drugs and hurting the very people he loved the most - his wife and two kids - along the way. He recently got out of jail for his latest drug offenses …
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Leap Year Lesson #196: Reaching Goals Happens in Baby Steps
I did it. Twenty-one days after setting a goal to lose nine pounds, I have lost ten. I'm lower than the weight goal I set which is the weight I hovered at for years prior to a big jump at the end of last year around the holidays. It feels good to be here again. …
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Leap Year Lesson #194: You Can Develop New Habits If You Try
People cite different figures when discussing how many days it takes to develop a new habit. Some claim 21 days while other research shows the figure to be more like 66 days. Your mileage may vary. Regardless of how many days it takes, the purpose of this post is to reassure you that developing new …
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Leap Year Lesson #183: Replace – Don’t Just Stop – What Needs to Change
For some strange reason, the song All My Exes Live in Texas has been stuck in my head for days. Some people refer to that as an earworm. I'd wake up in the morning humming it and find myself doing so throughout the day. Maybe it's because one TV commercial running now plays that song. …
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