Jay Ashcroft
Time Management: The Difference Between Working IN Your Business and Working ON Your Business
Building and maintaining a business takes a lot of time, effort and commitment. That almost goes without saying, but as always – I’ll say...
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Jay Ashcroft
Feb 83 min read
Burnout. What is it And How Can You Avoid it? (Or accept it)
It’s inevitable. We all get it, none of us want it – but it comes, no matter what. Or does it? Now, as someone who’s gone through burnout...
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Jay Ashcroft
Feb 64 min read
The Power of Pushing Through: Overcoming Challenges with Resilience
We all have bad days – sometimes we just wake up and we are not feeling it at all. So what do you do? Do you take the day off? Do you lie...
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Jay Ashcroft
Feb 23 min read
The Dunning Kruger Effect: What it is, and How We Can Use It To our Benefit
Everyone is great at that one thing, when they first start. And I mean, great. It’s been measured time and time again across an infinite...
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Jay Ashcroft
Jan 294 min read
How To Win Friends and Influence People Explained – The Part About Praise Instead of Criticism
I’m sitting as a passenger in my mentor’s truck – we’re heading to a wedding back in my hometown. He takes a drag off his cigarette and...
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Jay Ashcroft
Jan 276 min read
What Should My Career Be? Looking to Your Childhood To Understand What Defines You
A career is a funny thing. What the hell is it? I suppose my definition of a career falls somewhere along the lines of that thing that...
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Jay Ashcroft
Jan 235 min read
Is it Healthy to Look Back? Why I Believe it is – And Why it Catapults You Forward: Dissecting a Steve Jobs Quote
I heard a quote the other day, and to be honest I’m really surprised that it’s the first time I’ve heard it. Here it is: “You can’t...
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Jay Ashcroft
Jan 137 min read
On Meditation. What is it, and Why Should You do it?
This is, and always has been, a touchy subject. So touchy in fact, that when I do it, I tell my significant other that “I’m going to g...
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Jay Ashcroft
Dec 29, 20234 min read
Do You Need to Go to School for Business to Start a Business?
Oh, the age old question. “Hey Google, do I need to go to school for business to start a business?” Depending on who you talk to, you may...
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Jay Ashcroft
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Does Journaling Work? What I Learned From 730 Days of Daily Writing
There aren’t many habits that have been consistently in my life for 2 years – well except maybe smoking cigarettes, a nasty little...
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Jay Ashcroft
Dec 2, 20237 min read
My 3 Pillars of Business Success
Back in May of 2023, the unthinkable happened. And no, not the kind of unthinkable where you’re like “Ah, this sucks.. Oh well.” I’m...
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