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Who Needs a Not-To-Do-List?

March 2, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

I’m guessing the answer is “What is that?” You only have 24 hours in a day.  Whether you are aware…

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Posted in: Goals, Productivity and Momentum

The Excellence Formula: Persistence and Iterative Steps

February 25, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

Pursuit of excellence requires daily and consistent action, along with maintenance of the goal to strive to be better. You’ll…

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Posted in: Excellence, Persistence

How to Pursue Excellence

February 21, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

The pursuit of excellence starts with time and commitment for self-assessment. What blind spots or weaknesses to you have (we…

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Posted in: Excellence, Goals, Persistence

What is Excellence?

February 16, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

Institute for NP Excellence??  What is meant by “Excellence”? What does excellence mean to you? And how does excellence differ…

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Posted in: Excellence, Leadership

Chance Favors the Prepared Mind

February 13, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

The quote, “Chance favors the prepared mind” is attributed to Louis Pasteur.  I often talk about seizing the “golden moment”…

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Posted in: Call to Action, Leadership

Why Leaders Need Time to Think

February 12, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

Image: The Thinker, Rodin, 1880, Creative Commons It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question…

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Posted in: Excellence, Persistence, Productivity and Momentum, Uncategorized

The Flow: Important to Leaders

February 11, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

Photo by Ian Turnell, Pexels I’ve often talked about my experience of “being in the flow” when talking about situations…

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Posted in: Leadership, Persistence

Synonyms for “Leader” – Not What You Expect

February 8, 2026 Mary Jo Goolsby

I recently was thinking about how difficult it can be for people to understand the term “leader” as I intend…

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Posted in: Call to Action, Leadership

Blogging Break

May 1, 2023 Mary Jo Goolsby

Over the past few weeks, a family loss prompted my refocus for the time being. Along with this, I have…

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Leadership Book Club Dinners

November 6, 2022 Mary Jo Goolsby

Recently, I set out to host a “mentor dinner” by inviting local NPs to participate in a “Leadership Book Club/Dinner”. …

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Posted in: Mentorship

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