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How to Be Mindful in an 'Unmanageable' World
Excellence, Mindfulness, Renewal | 4 COMMENTS | February 27, 2013
"I believe this is a very special moment in history, a kind of perfect storm.
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Tony Schwartz
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Take Back Your Life in Ten Steps
Energy Coach, Excellence, Life Lessons, Practices, Transformation | 17 COMMENTS | January 10, 2013
You're smart, hard-working and good at what you do, but the truth is you also too often feel your life is just a relentless set of demands you have to meet, and too rarely a source of satisfaction. You long to feel more in control of your days, but the reality is you're frequently racing just to keep up.
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Tony Schwartz
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How Hard Are You Willing to Push Yourself?
Excellence | 8 COMMENTS | July 2, 2012
What do all people who achieve true excellence and consistently high performance have in common?The answer isn't great genes, although they're nice to have. It's the willingness to push themselves beyond their current limits day in and day out, despite the discomfort that creates, the sacrifice of more immediate gratification, and the uncertainty they'll be rewarded for their efforts.
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Tony Schwartz
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Tony Schwartz's Blog Post Named The Harvard Business Review's #1 of 2010!
Excellence, News | 2 COMMENTS | January 12, 2011
In August of this year, The Energy Project CEO Tony Schwartz posted a blog on the Harvard Business Review called "Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything."  The response was stunning, demonstrating that it struck a chord with readers around the world. The post rose to number one on HBR's Most Read list, and remains there today, almost five months later.
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Emily Pines
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Six Ways Leaders Can Fuel Excellence at Anything
Excellence, Leadership, Mental Needs | 1 COMMENTS | November 9, 2010
In August, I posted a blog titled "Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything." Over the subsequent three months it has become one of HBR's most widely read blogs ever. The notion that we can be excellent at anything prompted passionate debate. On the one hand, it's empowering and inspiring to believe that excellence is within our reach in any area to which we devote ourselves with sufficient diligence — something the researcher Anders Ericsson calls "deliberate practice."
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Tony Schwartz
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