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How to Use Vision Casting to Create Unstoppable Momentum
Average results can be comfortable, but do you want average or the best? Andy Andrews shares the questions he used to cast a vision for his life, and four steps for turning that vision into unstoppable momentum.Read article
The Big Misunderstanding About Forgiveness (And What It’s REALLY Costing Us)
Holding on to pain, anger, and resentment serves no purpose, and it costs more than we realize. Andy Andrews explains the big misunderstanding about forgiveness, three things to remember, and how to begin by forgiving yourself.Read article
How to Get Clients You Love: My Complete Framework
Saying no to the wrong clients frees you to say yes to the right ones. Andy Andrews shares the two rules and one critical question he uses to evaluate every new client, and the common question he never asks.Read article
How to Set Goals: The #1 Goal Setting Mistake That’s Holding You Back
Best practices can get you from average to good, but they’ll never get you to the best. Andy Andrews explains the number one goal setting mistake, and how to set goals by determining the destination first.Read articleBalancing Work and Family: 3 Tips for High-Achievers and Entrepreneurs
When your work is your mission, it’s hard to step away, even for the people you love most. Andy Andrews shares three steps for balancing work and family: get clear on priorities, manage expectations, and intentionally engage.Read article
How to Do What You Love and Get Paid for It
There may not be a million people who want what you love to do, but there are enough. Andy Andrews shares three questions—and the story of a young magician—that show how to do what you love and get paid for it.Read article
How to Come Up With Life-Changing Ideas
None of us are ever short of time, money, or leadership—only of an idea. In this video, Andy Andrews shares his process for coming up with the one idea that can change everything.Read articleHow to Smile While Talking
How do you smile while you talk without feeling phony? In this short video, Andy Andrews explains why it’s a skill anyone can master—and a 90-second daily practice that helps.Read articleA Key Quality of Great Leaders
What is the value of humility in leadership? In this video, Andy Andrews explains a key quality of great leaders—and what Coach Bear Bryant did after every win and loss.Read articleThe Secrets to Turning an Idea Into a Business
How do you take a great idea and actually make a business out of it? Andy Andrews explains the one question every idea must answer—and how to prove its value.Read articleIs It Ever Too Late?
What do you say to someone over 55 who lost their job and feels like life is over? In this video, Andy Andrews answers: is it ever too late?Read articleLeadership 101
“Not everyone is a natural leader.” Andy Andrews explains why that’s a lie—and why everyone is a leader who just needs to recognize the qualities they already have.Read article
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About Andy Andrews
Hailed by a New York Times reporter as “someone who has quietly become one of the most influential people in America,” Andy Andrews is a best-selling novelist, speaker, and consultant for the world’s largest corporations and organizations. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Noticer, How Do You Kill 11 Million People?, and the modern classic, The Traveler’s Gift.