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Leap Challenge Day 27: Prepare for Resistance

On February 27, 2012 · 5 Comments

If you’re attempting anything of significance, expect resistance. Try to do anything extraordinary and you’ll immediately feel the gravity of the status quo pulling you back to the common level of life.

Task #27: Anticipate the resistance you’ll face and prepare your response now; write it down in your Leap [...]

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Leap Challenge Day 22: Test your Plan

On February 22, 2012 · 1 Comment

The cast rehearses the performance. The bridal party rehearses the ceremony. The platoon rehearses the operation. The team rehearses the play.

So why don’t we rehearse our dreams?

Now that you’ve got a plan, it’s time to test it. It may look good on paper, but we need to determine how it will hold [...]

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Leap Challenge Day 21: Resource your Plan

On February 21, 2012 · 1 Comment

Your plan should be shaping up nicely now. Time to make sure you have everything you need to knock it out of the park! It’s always best to match your resources to your tasks before you leap, instead of dealing with unexpected shortages and struggles once you’re fully engaged. You’ll have enough to worry about [...]

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Leap Challenge Day 20: Create Your Timeline

On February 20, 2012 · 5 Comments

Now that you know the major objectives you have to achieve in order to make your dream a reality, it’s time to determine when—and in what order—you should tackle them.

Leap Task #20: Lay out your objectives in a timeline.

Here are 3 tips for creating [...]

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Leap Challenge Day 17: Refine Your Metrics

On February 17, 2012 · 4 Comments

Part of refining your objectives is refining how you measure them.

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