Let’s face it, some people have it and some people don’t. And while you can get it (and we’ll share how), some people never will. Or maybe you lost it like Austin Powers. The French call it joie de vivre. Some people say it’s living large or being in that all-desired sweet spot. But “getting […]

Last week, I wrote an article Warning: You Might Be Good At This.  It’s an article about how we tend to focus a lot of our time and energy on things we don’t do very well.  I know this seems crazy but Marcus Buckingham’s  research validates that it’s quite true. This week I’d like to […]

Have you ever said the following about things at work or at home? Why did I think this was going to be easy? I suck at this!  I don’t know why Kirsten is making me do it. Every time I start on this, I just get lost. I wish I was like Amanda; she just […]

Meetings can be a colossal waste of time and energy…or they can be productive, collaborative exchanges to move the team forward. Which camp your next meeting falls into will be the result of how well you use these nine meeting boosters:

Remember when a phone was something jacked into a wall? You picked it up and sound would come through one end and you spoke into the other? How perfect, how quaint, how…primitive! Now it’s a tool for email, text, streaming videos, photos, and more. With everything your device can do now, it’s hard to put […]

Let’s face it, at Refuse Ordinary, our goal is to rattle cages. We want to shake people out of their status quo lives, lives that are best described as “good enough.” So how can you have a remarkable life? Here are 10 qualities that you will want to embrace. Ignore boundaries. It’s easy to put […]

What if there was a way to strengthen willpower just like any other muscle? Would you do it? Let’s look at a day filled with some willpower challenges, so you can see first-hand why flexing this muscle will serve you well. You make yourself get out of bed when you feel like crap and go […]