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Leading with Intention: Reclaiming the Direction of Your Life
How many times have you gotten to the end of the day and thought, “Wow, what a crappy day” or “Man, that conversation really got away from me” or “Geez, I got absolutely nothing done”? How many chances do you think you had during the course of the day to alter that...
Why I Gave Up Netflix
I’ve struggled with the Wi-fi in my house for the past year and a half. Yes, a year and a half. I’ve had repairmen come and go, intruding on my off days and afternoons, while I've twiddled my thumbs during the 6-hour appointment slot. Apparently there’s something...
Peering into the Abyss: How to make sense of the world (and become better for it)
Making sense of the world is a Herculean—one could argue, impossible—task. But since we insist on it anyways, it's helpful to at least approach it in a balanced manner. As we explored in the last post, Changing Lenses: How to See the World from Another Point of View,...
Changing Lenses: How to see the world from another point of view
In the western world, we’ve gravitated towards a hyper-individualized culture. In many ways, this has been an improvement: we pay more attention to mental health, work-life balance and self-actualization. Somewhere along the way, however, in realizing that our needs...
Level 10 Habits: Getting the best out of your limited time
In my last post, Be Better: Why DAILY Habits are Important for Personal Development, we explored... • The gap between Level 10 aspirations and Level 2 practices • Why the morning is an optimal time for Level 10 Habits • Why daily habits are crucial (on a personal and...
Be better: Why DAILY habits are important for personal development
Preview: “People want Level 10 success but have level 2 daily practices” "Be better" is not a judgment on past behaviour but a call to something greater. Making time means deliberately carving out time in your schedule. Finding time leaves everything to chance. What...
Attention in High Performance (PART 2): The role of intention-setting and self-reflection
In PART ONE of this series we examined the link between attention and emotion—the ability of emotion-inducing thoughts to distract us in key moments. We explored how "ordering our consciousness" and accepting uncomfortable feelings allow us to perform at high level....
Mindfulness practices for high-performance
What's the single most frustrating part of striving for excellence in high-pressure situations? It's knowing that we are fully capable of the task—yet acknowledging the effect of stress and uncertainty on performance. Let’s use a sporting example: If we take a...
I’m Miranda, a certified wellness coach,
public speaker, blogger, podcaster, and
athlete. Underneath all of that, I’m an
advocate of intentional growth.