Take Control Of Life Archives

Employee Satisfaction And Quiet Quitting: How Is Your Organization Doing?

Employee Satisfaction and Quiet Quitting: How Is Your Organization Doing? articles Many leaders are panicking about the “quiet quitting” movement. For employers, leaders and HR…

Rusty Lindquist November 18, 2022

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Quiet Quitting Won’t Make Your Life Better. Here’s What To Do Instead

If you’re disengaged at work, you may be cheering for “quiet quitters” who aim to focus more on other parts of life. But you still have this nig…

Rusty Lindquist November 2, 2022

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The Missing “C”

Most pianists understand the importance of "Middle C" in orienting themselves as they begin to play. In leadership “middle C” represents compassio…

Rusty Lindquist March 11, 2022

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New Years’ Resolution – Goals or Gales?

As you set goals, especially those tied to very “narrow” constraints, be careful that you don’t substitute one level of uncertainty and frustra…

Rusty Lindquist March 10, 2022

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Where Does This Piece Go?

We are all trying to “puzzle” our way through life. As you piece together your identity, consider the people, communities, and values that impact …

Rusty Lindquist March 9, 2022

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Have you Discovered the Swan Within?

You’ve likely heard the children’s story about the ugly duckling. What difference does a change in perspective make? Read on to find out how you c…

Rusty Lindquist March 8, 2022

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Discover the light within

You are capable of greatness. In fact, it is already within you. You just need to discover it, and then work to bring your life into alignment so that…

Rusty Lindquist August 28, 2018

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The key is to just start

The night I quit my job I had a decision to make: wait, or just start. I chose to just start and held a seminar the next day. People in motion tend to…

Rusty Lindquist August 22, 2018

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When moving forward means saying goodbye

The world needs the light and magic you have inside of you. Your journey itself—and the promise of what is to come—is more important than any posi…

Rusty Lindquist August 19, 2018

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When the journey ahead terrifies you

Being terrified doesn’t mean you’re weak, it means you’re human. And the most important steps we take in life are often going to be the most ter…

Rusty Lindquist August 14, 2018

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TEDx Talk: Reaching your personal escape velocity

We must make a fundamental change to how we view ourselves—not as the product of our past, but for the potential of our future. Watch Rusty Lindquis…

Rusty Lindquist May 21, 2014

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International Speech Competition: I’m hungry for bugs

The funny, but insightful story about how we tend to destroy what is most precious to us. A video from an international speech competition.

Rusty Lindquist April 11, 2014

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Finding fulfillment: 4 truths of personal progress

These four truths about mastery and personal progress will help you find fulfillment, purpose, and direction in life, and will help you get past your …

Rusty Lindquist April 8, 2014

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What you probably didn’t know about doing little things

Little things can give us a sense of accomplishment, which can be good in building momentum; but they can also help us justify putting off the big thi…

Rusty Lindquist April 26, 2011

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Sleep Deprivation: how you sabotage your own success

Sometimes we give too much credit to our failures, when what we really need is just a little more of this one key thing.

Rusty Lindquist February 21, 2011

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Find perspective in this surprisingly effective lens for life

FIND PERSPECTIVE IN THIS SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE LENS FOR LIFE articles Imagine you’ve been given a garden. It’s your garden, and you’re responsible for its care.…

Rusty Lindquist February 14, 2011

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Ted Williams: Don’t judge a book by its cover

The inspiring story of Ted Williams, and why you should never judge a person by your first impression of them.

Rusty Lindquist January 7, 2011

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How to fuel (or kill) anything

The truth is, we often let the things that matter the most to us die, not because of anything we do, but because we don't do this one thing that is cr…

Rusty Lindquist December 21, 2010

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Invictus, the powerful story of overcoming adversity

The poem Invictus teaches us that we can't control the cards life deals us, but we can control what we do with those cards. We are the masters of our …

Rusty Lindquist December 19, 2010

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Lock-In: Why so may fail to progress in life

A common decision-making error called "lock-in", which plagues so many people and prevents them from changing paths or moving forward in their lives.

Rusty Lindquist December 14, 2010

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