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Posts Tagged ‘Speed Without Direction’

Where Is Your Beach? Finding Your North Star Before the Noise Takes Over

By Michael Earls | August 14, 2026
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Finding your North Star starts with creating space to be human. Discover why leaders need their own “beach” to slow down, reconnect, and find direction.

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Leadership, technology, and the human side of change. Author of three books on finding direction in a world that won't slow down.

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