Strong Life Plans
To get you started on your path to living your strongest life, Marcus Buckingham has written an eight-step Strong Life Plan to help you build both your career and personal life.
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You have a unique combination of talents and skills—but are you fully aware of what they are? Discover the strengths that will lead you to your ideal career.
The key steps to finding a career
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You've been working hard as a lawyer, as a flight attendant, as an office manager, but now you realize—and perhaps you realized it long ago—that the job is depleting you.
How to dive into a new field
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The fear of making the wrong choice can be completely debilitating. We often get stuck living with the status quo because it is safe.
It's time to face your fears
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What is the most effective way to solve a problem? If you think the answer is "Find out what is wrong and fix it," you're only amplifying the problem.
The 5 steps to solving any problem
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If you've suffered a setback recently, you may still be reeling, feeling helpless and hopeless. But a crisis can also bring you face-to-face with what really matters.
Find your true strength after a crisis
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Choose relationships that leave you feeling stronger and foster those relationships by "supporting the being" of your partner.
6 steps to building a connection that will strengthen your life
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Having a system or process for dealing with conflict or disagreements will enable you to spare your relationship from undue stress born from misunderstandings, assumptions and misinformation.
8 ways to resolve an argument
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When it comes to raising your kids, you may be faced with some of the most challenging moments of your life.
Give your children a solid platform on which to build a strong, fulfilling life