Author: Jay Norton

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LIGHTHOUSE

PART 1 – LEVEL 5 LEADERSHIP A lighthouse is a guide. It provides signals to those confused, lost, or who need a nudge to get back on the right path. The guide helps us...

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TEN PERCENT HAPPIER WITH DAN HARRIS

Episode: A Shortcut to Gratitude | Bonus Meditation with Jay Michaelson Length: 8 minutesPodcast Link: A Shortcut to Gratitude | Bonus Meditation with Jay Michaelson — Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris — Overcast...

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TOP 10 BOOKS OF 2020

Queue the recording… …2020 has been a crazy year. 2019 was fantastic. Finished 83 books about cybersecurity, leadership, psychology, finances, marriage, business, memoirs, fIctionary literature, project management, culture, and more. Started my MBA with...

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5 CRITICAL STEPS FOR GROWTH

Have you ever built furniture from Ikea? It’s not too difficult but the directions create more confusion. Maybe Ikea isn’t a great example but I’m sure most of us have tried putting something together,...

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HOW DO YOU SEE THE WORLD

I was at Top Golf for a work event. One of the hosts was taking a few swings, but the ball wasn’t really going anywhere. Someone asked, “are you left-handed?” He replied, “No, I’m...

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I AM MY BIGGEST ROADBLOCK

Edwin Herbert Land was an incredible inventor. He is the co-founder of the Polaroid Corporation and was responsible for the technological inventions we use today. It was Land who invented the instant photo. He...

3 ways privacy affects you

TOP 3 WAYS PRIVACY AFFECTS YOU

It doesn’t matter if you’re a cybersecurity wiz or someone’s grandma… YES!! That includes even the young grandmas. You don’t need an advanced degree in Cybersecurity to protect yourself over the Internet. YOU JUST...

2019 Best Books

TOP 10 BOOKS TO HELP YOU BE BETTER

The best books below are in no particular order. Good to Great by Jim Collins Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace Dare to Lead by Brene Brown Grit by Angela Duckworth Unoffendable...

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HOW TO WRITE YOUR FIRST BLOG

Growing up I assumed when I hit 40 life would be easy. Everything worth learning would be absorbed and all of life’s most important answers would come easily. Not sure where I got that...