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Self Analysis Refines Business Values

Steve pairs disciplined execution with self-care: do the work even on difficult days, but still give yourself grace and breaks. He then applies self-analysis to business by asking what your values are, what value you bring, what you do, and what you will not do.

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Consistency and self-care are not opposites: keep doing the work, but also give yourself grace and take necessary breaks.

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Business clarity improves when you define your values, your value, what you do, what you do not do, and what you will not do.

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