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Dr. Julie Gurner

@drgurner.bsky.social

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Executive Performance Coach. Doc of Psych. Compared to Wendy Rhoades of Billions via WSJ. Private client work currently on waitlist only. Newsletter -> http://drgurner.substack.com

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 13

Whoa.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 13

Unteachable people are unchangeable people...
Steer clear of them.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 10

Execution always beats Ideas,
And that fact frustrates a *lot* of people...

Every success story is written in sweat, not theory.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 10

Beware: Your natural gifts will betray you the moment you let them make you lazy.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 9

The most successful people don't add new things to their lives...

They ruthlessly eliminate what doesn't matter.

A lot of things you take on - you shouldn't.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 8

If people tell you that you are “too confident” it’s a flag to spend far less time with that person…

Keep that garbage out of your mind at all costs.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 8

100%. Amazing.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 8

People love an audacious person.

The person who somehow finds their way into rooms they “have no business being in,” who somehow wins the contract no one thought possible, the person who always finds a way.

Read more about the Power of Audacity:
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The Power of Audacity

A trait I see in people who reach the top .01%? Audacity.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 8

A trait I see in people who reach the top .01%?

Audacity.

As it turns out, the world responds when you put yourself out there. When you give it a real shot for the thing you want—not only in small steps—but in big, bold, smart moves that take a bit of chutzpah.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 8

Are you focused on the "right" things to really push growth this year? Here's something to help get you squared away...
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2025 Let's Go: Mindset, Traction, & Your Golden Levers

Traction is intoxicating...but it's sometimes very elusive. I see so many people genuinely working hard and logging insane hours, and yet they still feel like things are not moving fast enough. And it...

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 7

Substack also allows the user to moderate their own experience, as does Quora.

Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 7

Scientifically, doing hard things - and accomplishing them - is linked to happiness....

Don’t avoid the hard things - actually doing them makes you proud of yourself.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 6

Remaining optimistic is a cheat code to almost every area of life.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 5

Crazy how much marriage predicts happiness...

Be selective out there!

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 5

Ever subscribe to a newsletter, and then wonder about all the great stuff you might have missed that they published a year ago?

We rolled out “Journeys” - a feature that organizes our readers into categories, and suggests some articles you might really love…

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Journeys

Welcome to Ultra Successful Journeys!

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 4

A universal truth in business & life:
"You can't want it more than they do."

- You can't want the coworker to dig into the opportunity more than they do.
- You can't want your partner to care for you more than they do.

See people for who they are & your decisions will shift.

Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 3

Probably doing this because cancer is through the roof and it seems like covid is oncogenic - have to have something to pin it on, when you don't take any other action to prevent the root cause.

Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 3

If you're someone out there having a hard time in the New Year...some untraditional advice:

Stop by an animal shelter & see if you connect with a dog or cat who needs a home.

You'll get companionship, genuine love, routine, and some sense of purpose.

Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 3

People are more resilient than you think...

If you need to make hard calls for your business, work or life - make them.

Every day you delay a necessary change is a day stolen -

Hard decisions don't get easier with time.
They get harder & cost more.
Do it now.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 2

Great outcomes often require you to be "different."

- You choose to exercise? 72% of Americans don't
- Want to make $500k/year? 98% of People won't
- Make it to your 20th anniversary? 50% won't

Decide how you'll be exceptional, and work for it.
Be Different.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 1

Thank you Tami.

Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 1

For high achievers, the most sophisticated form of self-sabotage isn't failure avoidance – it's identity protection.

Competent people resist growth not because they fear change, but because they've mastered being exactly who they are.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Jan 1

Old enough to never stand out in the rain, in Times Square, to ring in the New Year.

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Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Dec 31

My spouse and I have "laddered up" our whole careers.
One in building mode, the other in earning mode.
Then it flips...
Another in building mode, the other in earning mode.

Fastest way to accelerate as a couple.

Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner.bsky.social · Dec 30

A big problem in society, is that good humans don't make good clickbait.

We reinforce the wrong things.