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The Biggest Lie Told During Graduation Season

May 19, 2026/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

The biggest graduation myth? Believing you should already know exactly what comes next. In episode #1201 of The BIGG Success Show, discover a healthier way to approach your next chapter.

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There’s a moment during every graduation ceremony that feels almost magical.

Graduates walk across the stage. Families cheer. Cameras flash. Caps fly into the air. For a few moments, it feels like anything is possible.

And it is.

But almost immediately afterward, another feeling starts creeping in: pressure.

Pressure to know exactly what comes next, to make the “right” decision, to somehow map out an entire future.

The biggest lie we tell graduates – and honestly, many adults – is this:

You should already have everything figured out by now.

The problem? Life rarely works that way.

And this isn’t only about graduation:

Stop Overthinking Your Decisions

March 24, 2026/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

Feeling stuck in your head? On Episode 1198 of The BIGG Success Show, discover how to overcome overthinking, simplify decisions, and create forward momentum in your personal and professional life. Click the player to listen now, or read the blog summary below.

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Picture this: You need to make a decision. But your head is spinning from all the options you have before you.

You freeze up. What if you make the wrong choice?

Maybe you should wait. And what happens if something better comes along?

3 Action Items to Increase Your Productivity

September 8, 2024/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

One way to increase productivity is to simplify decision making. Why is that effective and how can you do it?

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What to Do if You Don’t Know What to Do

June 5, 2013/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

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As we talk with startup entrepreneurs and business owners, we hear a common theme:

They’re so overwhelmed they don’t know what to do!

Not so much with workload – although that’s often the case as well – but with brain overload.

They have too many ideas. They have too many options. They don’t know where to start.

So what do you do if you don’t know what to do?

Ask the Navy!

The Navy Flight Manual tells pilots to do five things when they’re lost. Let’s look at them from an entrepreneur’s point-of-view.

Confess
The first thing you should do when you don’t know what to do is confess. Admit to yourself that you are lost.

And don’t feel bad about it. Trust us, you’re not alone. Most of us have been in a place when we didn’t know what to do.

Climb
The next thing you should do if you don’t know what to do is climb. You have to get altitude.

Don’t stay mired in the details. Rise above them so you can see the BIGG picture.

Remember what you’re trying to accomplish. Review your BIGG goals.

Conserve
The third thing to do when you don’t know what to do is conserve. Sometimes you have to slow down to catch up!

Save your fuel, your energy until you can get a sense of direction. Speed without direction leads to nowhere fast!

Communicate
The fourth thing you should do when you don’t know what to do is communicate. Don’t try to go it alone.

That mush in your head will remain soft and gooey until you get it out. So talk to other people.

But not just any people – people who are like you, BIGG goal-getters. Too many people make the mistake of talking with family and friends.

Yes, they love you. Yes, they want the best for you.

But they’re not you!

They can’t fully understand what you’re going through. So talk with people who’ve been there, done that.

That’s exactly why we created the BIGG Success Entreprenurturing™ Center:

to give you the support you need when you need it

to give you answers to your most pressing questions

to give you access to people who’ve walked a thousand miles in your shoes.

You can join for free in seconds. Just enter your name and e-mail in the sign up box near the upper right corner of this page.

Comply
The final thing you should do if you don’t know what to do is comply.

Take what you’ve learned from communicating. Compare it to your vision and your values.

Your vision sets the direction to your destination. Your values are your compass – they keep you from straying off your flight path.

Now it’s up to you to decide.

Determine where to focus to help you reach your destination fastest. That’s life on your own terms! That’s BIGG success!

What do you do when you don’t know what to do?

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To Be or to Do?

March 27, 2013/in Personal Development/by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster

This post is a condensed version of a full article entitled Do You Want to Be Somebody or Do Something? in the BIGG Success Entreprenurturing™ Center. Join free to access it immediately.
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John Boyd is “the fighter pilot who changed the art of war.” The two of us know him best for developing OODA loops. It’s is the planning model for today’s entrepreneur in our opinion.

He became a colonel in the Air Force, an instructor, and a man who abhorred incompetence. He often got into arguments with his superiors.

He would have been kicked out of the military except for one thing – he was usually on the right side of the argument.

So in case you’re not familiar with it, we want to share with you his “fork in the road” speech.

It’s one of the single most practical pieces of advice we’ve ever seen or heard.

The fork in the road speech
He would tell his charges: “A day will come when you will face a fork in the road. You will have to make a decision about which way you go.”

Pointing to the left, he continued, “If you go that way, you can be somebody. You will have to make compromises and you will have to turn your back on your friends. But you will be a member of the club, and you will get promoted, and you will get good assignments.”

Putting his left arm down and pointing to the right, he said, “Or you can go that way and you can do something – something for your country and for your Air Force and for yourself.”

He continued, “If you decide you want to do something, you may not get promoted and you may not get good assignments, and you certainly will not be the favorite of your superiors. But you won’t have to compromise yourself. You will be true to your friends and to yourself. And your work will make a difference. To be somebody or to do something. In life there is often a roll call. That’s when you will have to make a decision. To be or to do? Which way will you go?”

Boyd’s right. We all face this choice.

To be
In the pursuit of fame and fortune, many people walk all over anyone and everyone. They will do anything and everything they have to do for glory.

They will behave unethically. They will act selfishly. They may even succeed. They may have money and mansions. They may have fans who adore them.

But status gained in this manner often leads to a certain feeling of emptiness inside. These people often end up divorced, with bad children, and go to jail.

To do
But instead of trying to be somebody, you may find your BIGG opportunity in an organization which shares your values. As a corporate entrepreneur, you can make a difference from the inside out.

Or you may create your own gig. More and more people are doing it – finding ways to make a life, not just a living.

You can become a difference-maker. You can serve your fellow human beings. You can lift them up instead of tearing them down.

When you do this, they will lift you up to BIGG success!

To be or to do – which one do you choose?

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