“People fail because of what they will not give up.  They cling to what has worked in the past, even after it has clearly stopped working.” Peter Drucker, Management Expert Take a moment to look around you …. What is not working the way you want it to, the way you, or the theories, say it should?  You can continue to try again and again, and get the same result [which is a definition of insanity].  Or you can stop trying, give up and into your frustration. There is another way: Break the cycle of failure by examining your routine methods that no longer work.  Determine what has changed within and around you that is causing your previous solutions to fall short. You can remove your emotions from the process and objectively re-inspect what you are doing.Your underlying emotions could include fear of failure, fear of change, pride in ownership and/or stubbornness.  Everything you experience stems from five core emotions:  happy, sad, angry, afraid, ashamed.  Have you allowed your emotions to cloud your vision and negatively impact your business decisions?  Check out my blog for more information on this relevant topic.

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