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How to Transform the Way You Think and Act (and ditch Transactional Habits)
The success you want lies in playing the “long game”
The single-biggest shift in my life was giving up short-term thinking and behavior for long-term thinking on how to invest in my life — and the lives of others. It’s led to me becoming a bestselling author, executive coach and paid keynote speaker. As I reflect back on what I’ve built, I can assure you that I never would be here today if I only thought in transactional terms.
Now, before you tell me this all sounds like malarkey or baloney or hogwash, or some other outdated, silly term — ask yourself this:
As you look at the long-haul in your life, when has transactional thinking and behavior actually benefited you? You know, in terms of being able to build a career out of that type of thinking?
In terms of being able to build a legacy out of short-term thinking?
The crazy thing is, when we choose to act in genuine service to others, we find that things come back to us in greater return. That doesn’t mean that you think in a manipulative way, nor does it mean that you scheme to do well for others, purely…
