Today we hear a quick story about 2 lumberjacks. One who chops wood all day and the other who leaves for an hour every day to sharpen his ax.

Even though they begin and end the day at the same time, the one who stops for an hour a day continually out chops the first.

Two key take aways from this story are:

1. Sometimes you need rest in order to get farther ahead. Your body and mind need time to recover in order to be at their best and maximize their activity.

2. How are you sharpening your ax. If you want to do more you must become more. How are you growing? What are you doing for your personal and professional development?

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What if you started focusing on the time you do have vs the time you don't?

Today Dawn talks about this simple shift in perspectives with strategic ways to start become more productive.

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Presence is a lost art. It's time to become hyper aware of our focus and presence and start practicing being where our feet are. When you are at work, be 100% focused on work. When you are home, be 100% present at home.

When you feel yourself lose presence, plant your feet firmly on the ground, get big with your body language, take a deep breath and regain it!

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Do you return your shopping cart? To you make your bed in the morning?

In today's episode I discuss how important taking care of the small things is.

Excellence in small things leads to excellence in all things because how you do anything is how you do everything.

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How would your life change if instead of looking at tasks or commitments as things you "have" to do you looked at them as things you "get" to do?

"Have" indicates an obligation, while "get" is an opportunity.

Next time you face something you don't want to do, try to find the opportunity in it instead of the obligation and see how your outlook changes.

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If you truly want to level up in any area of your life, take a look around at who you are spending the most time with.

You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with, so who are they?

If you want better relationships, finances, health, whatever...spend time with people who already have those things.

You naturally tend to start thinking the way the people you are around think. You begin acting like them and doing they do.

It's gut check time. How is your circle? Do you need to make changes? Who do you need to be intentionally surrounding yourself with?

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Don't let the start be what's stopping you from excellence in any area of your life.

If you find yourself having trouble getting started, choose one small item you can take action on immediately. Choose one activity that simply gets you started. Set a timer for 5, 10 or even 15 minutes and go!

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