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The Big Takeaway : You don’t have to wait until a new year to make progress.

The only thing that’s stopping you from making progress is you.

Often when we think about making progress, we often think about finishing something. That’s where our thinking is flawed.

On today’s podcast, I give you my take on progress and achieving goals.

Take a second to go over to our Facebook page and let me know what step can you take today and who can you use for inspiration. >> edgy.es/fbgroup

The Big Takeaway: Communication is speaking from a place of intention and learning to say “I’m sorry.”

My father taught me that sometimes the best way to find what’s going on is to talk to the people who are making it happen.

Sure, documents are great, but communicating with your team is the key to finding out what’s really going on.

And over the years, I have found, as a consultant, that the biggest problem in companies is communication. Or lack of.

And it’s the same for a lot of us. When we get stressed about money or business, we shut down. Instead of looking for someone to talk to and brainstorm with, we just close ourselves off to the world emotionally.

How do you struggle with communicating at home or at the office? Go over to our EDGY Empire Facebook Page to share your story and read others. >> edgy.es/fbgroup

ONE BIG TAKEAWAY: Why do you keep putting off until tomorrow what you could do right now?

That’s where momentum starts.

Right now.

Progress trumps potential. If you aren’t getting closer to where you want to be, your abundance of potential means nothing. And likewise, if you are lacking potential but have the drive to get further today than you were yesterday, you’re ahead of the game. You’ve tried. And that’s all that matters.

Momentum is the key.

The first step isn’t a magic trick, even though it feels magical. Perfection is not needed to take the first step. So why not start now?

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One Big Takeaway: Sometimes it’s not your story you should focus on.

If you look at other people who have come back over and over again- against all odds. People who just keep pushing. People who have an innate superpower to never give up. Do you find inspiration in those people?

Do you keep a stockpile of inspiration when your life is lackluster and missing something?

You should.

You need a rainy day file.

Bad things happen. You will be discouraged. What can you do to keep fit enough to weather the storm?

Jump over to the EDGY Empire on Facebook and let us know what’s in your rainy day file.

Michael Chase was at the end of his rope. A retired paramedic, he was now homeless. Living out his van. Moving from city to city. Making money from the odd job that he could hustle.

That’s when he met her. Michael was on the street when he saw a woman having a seizure. She fell to the ground. Convulsing. Busy morning commuters barely stopped to move around her. Most not even looking at her as she lie there barely moaning.

Michael sprang into action. He had no money. No home. Not even enough gas in his beat-up van to drive the women to the hospital. But he gave what he had. Himself.

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ONE BIG TAKEAWAY: Leadership is messy! The people you look up to, the people you consider leaders, are human. They are people.

They are wonderfully and perfectly flawed. Just like you.

So when you sit around thinking that you don’t have what it takes to be a leader because your life is not perfect or because you are not perfect, you’re wrong.

You DO have what it takes to be a leader.

You are already a leader in your circles. People are looking to you and trying to figure out what your reaction is going to be.

So how are you reacting?

Are you reacting like a great leader? Or are you just reacting?

Come over to the Facebook Group and share your imperfections (or your perfections) with the rest of us! >> edgy.es/fbgroup

ONE BIG TAKEAWAY: what would you do if you knew failure was not an option?

You don’t have to complicate your next step.

What’s that next step for you?

Most of us aren’t as successful as we could be because we don’t take the “quiet time” to figure out what’s next.

And when the quiet time is over, sometimes you just have to go and do it.

No overthinking.

No doubting.

Just doing.

Go on over to the Facebook group and let us know what your next step is. What is the one thing you can do right now? >> edgy.es/fbgroup

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Write show notes for episode 70‹EP 70 - Just Less Negative

Angie WrightToday at 5:55pm

There are no new ideas, just new framework.

So when we re-framed EDGY to be RADICAL HELP for people who WANT it we were targeting people who have a desire to make progress. People like you.

And we all have one main “thing” we identify with. Even if you wear many hats, you still have one main “thing” that you identify with. What’s yours?

If it’s personal or business, everyone wants quick and tangible results. As time goes by, we are split into two groups. One who pushes toward radical change. And one who makes excuses why doing something radical won’t lead to change.

What might happen if we were less negative?

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You don't have to be perfect to be awesome and you don't have to be perfect to share your message with the world.

You’re human. You don’t have to have it all figured out to help others, to be of service to others, to make a difference in someone’s life.

It’s OK to admit you have flaws and that your day isn’t the best day ever. You can still be awesome even on your bad days.

You’ve learned lessons the hard way. You made it through. Now, there is someone sitting where you’ve been. You can help them.

Repeat after me: you don’t have to be perfect to be awesome.

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In 1960, Cassius Clay won the light heavyweight gold medal in the Rome Summer Olympic after more than one hundred amateur fights and fewer than a handful of  losses, ever.  He was a phenomenal exhibitionist -- a raging athlete in the ring.

However, after coming home from the Olympics he was so frustrated by being kicked out of a "white only" diner that he threw his gold medal in the Ohio River.  He had beaten the best in the world and was unable to manage being unfairly treated by those around him.

This ability to overcome, despite unfair odds was a skill he would later learn to become a champion.

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