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Jake reviews and reacts to Succession: Season 1, Episode 1

Nov 25, 2021
1 min

Jake reviews and reacts to Succession: Season 1, Episode 1

Join me as I review and react to the hit TV show succession. This episode covers Season 1, Episode 1 and contain SPOILERS. Key topics...

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Greater than, less than thinking is for maths, not people ><

Jake Harris

Nov 11, 2021
2 min

Greater than, less than thinking is for maths, not people ><

Greater than and less than thinking is great for numbers and logic, but terrible for people. Thinking of people in terms of greater than...

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Reward attention & earn the right to be heard

Jake Harris

Nov 8, 2021
1 min

Reward attention & earn the right to be heard

Generic spamming adds nothing to the exchange, in fact, it detracts from it by stealing time & attention. Instead of stealing with brute...

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Where are you heading and how will you get there?

Jake Harris

Feb 11, 2021
2 min

Where are you heading and how will you get there?

“If you don’t change your direction, you’re likely to end up where you’re heading”. Sounds pretty obvious doesn’t it? When we start to...

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Jake Harris

Dec 9, 2020
4 min

What is your dominant question?

If you pay close attention, you’re probably asking yourself hundreds of questions each day. A lot of them will focus on things you want...

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Jake Harris

Nov 20, 2020
3 min

I'll tell you where the Gold is

I’ll let you in on a little secret, I know where the gold is buried. You probably actually already know where it is too, so I suppose...

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Maybe you’re stuck between a rocket and a hard place

Jake Harris

Oct 2, 2020
3 min

Maybe you’re stuck between a rocket and a hard place

perhaps the way out is a huge burst of energy toward a new and hopeful future - you’re actually stuck between a rocket and a hard place

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Jake Harris

Sep 24, 2020
4 min

Learn to spot the imposters

Not all WORK is created equal, in fact it’s incredibly unequal. The Pareto Principle tells us that just 20% of our work inputs produce 80%

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Could you shine just 10% brighter today?

Jake Harris

Sep 22, 2020
2 min

Could you shine just 10% brighter today?

10% more is barely a stretch really in terms of effort, but it could be that 10% that makes all the difference. There are always two...

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Jake Harris

Sep 15, 2020
3 min

The present is the most pleasant

The present is the most pleasant, and luckily, it’s where you are right now. It’s lucky because the present is the only place where you...

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Jake Harris

Sep 3, 2020
3 min

Where are you trying to get to?

If I asked you that while you were driving your car on a road trip, it’s an easy question to answer. In business and life though, we...

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Just because you feel like shit, doesn’t mean you are shit

Jake Harris

Sep 2, 2020
2 min

Just because you feel like shit, doesn’t mean you are shit

Feelings are temporary - we know that intellectually, but it’s easy to forget in the moment. There are plenty of reasons to feel like...

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You're only as free as your attention is

Jake Harris

Aug 13, 2020
3 min

You're only as free as your attention is

You can have all the time in the world, but unless you can mentally be there in the moment, you might as well have no time. Lot’s of us...

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Jake Harris

Jul 23, 2020
1 min

Go together

You’re never truly alone in all this, but it’s easy to forget that, especially when we’re physically apart. There’s a proverb that says...

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Jake Harris

Jul 16, 2020
2 min

What's the 3rd option though?

Our brains love a shortcut and this one is an all-time classic! Ever found yourself stuck between two extreme options, neither of which...

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Jake Harris

Jul 9, 2020
3 min

Here we go again

Melbournians - The last lockdown was pretty testing and no doubt, this one will be too. But this one is different for one key reason...

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Why "The Pursuit of Happiness" is all wrong and how to use this at work - Fulfillment > Happiness

Jake Harris

Jun 23, 2020
4 min

Why "The Pursuit of Happiness" is all wrong and how to use this at work - Fulfillment > Happiness

Enter a new hypothesis, that happiness cannot be pursued and caught, it can only arrive on it's own and be experienced, as a brief state..

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Question: What does the next evolution of your business look like?

Jake Harris

Jun 17, 2020
3 min

Question: What does the next evolution of your business look like?

The only constant is change, and businesses that don't adapt die. No business is immune to this. If you have a desired destination and...

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If you argue for your limitations, you get to keep them

Jake Harris

Jun 16, 2020
1 min

If you argue for your limitations, you get to keep them

Try this test: Raise your right arm above your head as high as you can Now raise it just a little bit higher You can go higher, it's...

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Jake Harris

Jun 16, 2020
2 min

Question: Why does your business exist?

Being clear about who you are and what you do for your target audience is one of the most powerful things you can do in your business.

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