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Redefining Resolutions:  From Doing to Being in 2024

Like many, I’ve struggled to maintain New Year’s resolutions.  But that’s why I waited a few weeks into January to share this article because I know we’ve reached the point when most resolutions fail. Good. Let them fail.  We weren’t set up to succeed in them anyway. Instead, three weeks into the year, let’s take…

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Hiring Gen Z

Hiring and Engaging a Gen Z Workforce: The Do’s and Don’ts

Hiring has always been a top priority for any organization, and today’s work environment is no different.  What has started to change more recently, though, is the type of workforce available and the expectations they bring into the workplace.  More bluntly stated, Gen Z is the newest generation to enter the workforce and how you…

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Test of 3 - Matt Havens

The Test of Three

It’s not an outrageous statement to say we’ve become polarized.  Whether it’s driven by a 24-hour television cycle, social media, or your next door neighbor’s conspiracy theories, there’s a lot of “either/or” going on. You’re either Republican or Democrat. You’re either too young to understand or too old to know better. You’re either right, or…

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5 Lessons Learned While Turning 40

5 Lessons Learned While Turning 40

A few weeks ago, I hit the big 4-0.  As others have told me, it’s either the beginning of the end, the beginning of the greatest chapter in life, or as my Mom put it, “I’m perfect and I love you.”  Thanks Mom! Personally, 40 felt exactly like the previous 9 birthdays.  My back hurts…

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Five Lessons Learned from Journaling for a Year

I’ll admit it.  It feels a little cliché to talk about journaling during the New Year’s timeframe.  It feels like everyone already does it, has done it before, or started journaling on January 1st determined to make this year the year! My goal isn’t to convince you to journal.  Instead, I want to share what…

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How to stop feeling over scheduled

How to Stop Feeling Over Scheduled

“Let me check my calendar.” “I’ve got an opening from 1:00 – 1:30, but then I’m booked until Thursday.” “You need 15 minutes?  How does two weeks from now work?” Ever uttered similar phrases before?  Of course you have! And that’s OK because you’re just like millions of us who get consumed by a calendar…

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want vs need

What Do You Really Need?

I’m not trying to brag, but last week was a pretty big milestone in my Millennial life-journey. At 38 years old, I moved back in with my parents!!  Finally!  I’m now living the life every Millennial dreamed – a life devoid of rent, responsibility, and accountability! Well, that’s not exactly the case. A few months…

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they need you

They Need You

“You make me feel safe.” On a recent family camping trip to the Eleven Points River in southern Missouri, my wife Megan and I learned an important lesson.  Sometimes, all they need is YOU.  Your presence can be enough. This trip was an annual camping trip we do with my wife Megan’s family.  While I…

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Leaving a Clean Wake

Leaving a Clean Wake

In a recent podcast interview, I spoke with Michael Harvey about his journey to Chief Strategy Officer at Corra.  The full conversation is worth a listen, but it was his story about traveling the world for four years with his wife and two children on a 40ft. sailboat that has had me rethinking what it…

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