Virtuoso You

Tools and Ideas to Help You Live a Life You’re Proud Of

This is where mindset meets transformation. In Virtuoso You, Mike Rayburn shares stories, insights, and powerful questions to help you grow, rethink what’s possible, and create a life of meaning and momentum.

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A Perfect 2017 Part 3: Make A Plan For Your Goal

A goal without a plan is just a wish. -Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Many people have goals, few ever create real plans to achieve them. Follow the process below and you’ll be on your way to real transformation. Start by writing the goal at the top of the page…

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What You’re REALLY Doing By Giving Thanks…

There is ALWAYS something for which to be thankful in your life. And there is always something for which to be thankful in others. If you try you can thank even your greatest enemy or the most failed human being for something. So my tip is to become incessant and prolific in saying “thank you.”

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Offended? I Hope You’re Offended. It’s YOUR Freedom

“Being offended” is how politicians, universities and others are trying to limit free speech. There is nothing in our bill of rights giving anyone the right not to be offended. In fact, freedom of speech requires the possibility of being offended. And that’s a good thing… almost every important improvement in the world was offensive at first. Love your enemies. All men are created equal. The Emancipation Proclamation. Women’s suffrage, property rights, equal pay…

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Ideas Mean Nothing. The Measure of Your Success Is the Measure of Your Ability To ________?

I’ll answer this at the bottom. Don’t skip ahead, read all of it, it’s good. Why in the world would I, a guy who teaches innovation, say ideas mean nothing? To try and disrupt the all-too-common belief that innovation, transformation, and profit are all about ideas. I’ve heard it said that “We live in an idea economy.” Bull. If that’s true, I should own a small country.

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