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Why You Should Fix What Ain’t Broke (or, The Substantial Leap from Good to Great)

February 8, 2024 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

In my experience as an improvement expert, the simplest change is always going from bad to good. It’s the journey from F to B, the shift from training wheels to bike alone, or the jump from dumpster fire to playoff team that’s surprisingly, dare I say it, easy. It’s easy in a relative sense of course, because those changes … [Read more...]

Uncanny Perseverance: 5 Common Threats to Greatness and How to Survive in Spite of Each (Going Great #5)

December 13, 2019 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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Greatness doesn’t come easy. It wouldn’t be very great if it did. When you choose this path, you accept challenges, pain, and adversity—all of which come with the territory. You can’t run from this hardship and hiding isn’t an option either, so there’s only one thing you can do: Persevere. And today, I’ll show you … [Read more...]

The Ego-less Servant: How to Provide Irresistible Value with None of the Headache (Going Great #4)

December 4, 2019 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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I hate pride. There aren’t many things that bother me in life, but when people delude themselves into thinking they’re better than another human, it takes all the power within me to not snap. I’m not sure why this upsets me as much as it does. Maybe it’s because I’ve stood on the opposite side too many times. Maybe it’s … [Read more...]

The Decision to Be Great: Introducing the Going Great Series (Going Great #1)

November 12, 2019 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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There comes a time in everyone’s life when they need to make a decision. For most people, this is a passive choice. For others, it’s an active one. But no matter how the decision is made, it will be made nonetheless. “What will you do with your life?” That question is what sparks the decision. And unfortunately, most … [Read more...]

Defecation, Greatness, and Humility: A Loser Making Sense of it All

September 14, 2017 By Drew Shepherd Leave a Comment

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Have you ever been pooped on? And no, I don't mean in the metaphorical sense. I'm talking feces, excrement, the real stuff. Well I have. And as you would imagine, it’s not a pleasant experience. I was walking to my car after a particularly good day at work, when suddenly, I felt a thump against my chest. “No way did … [Read more...]

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