Dr. Mark Pirtle

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Essays on Patterns, Leadership & Growth

Short, practical reflections on why painful patterns repeat, why change is hard, and how people can become more SkillfullyAware in life, relationships, and leadership.

Explore essays on habit change, emotional patterns, mindfulness, leadership, development, and the practical work of changing what keeps repeating.

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Painful Patterns

Why patterns repeat

Essays on why people repeat painful patterns they often understand but still struggle to change.

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Habit Change

Practice changing what repeats

Essays on habits, reactions, practice, self-sabotage, emotional regulation, and behavior change.

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Leadership & Forums

For founders, forums, and teams

Essays for leaders, founders, EO/YPO members, forum members, and leadership groups.

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Mindfulness & Awareness

Attention, practice, and SkillfullyAware®

Essays on awareness, attention, meditation, nervous system patterns, and SkillfullyAware® practice.

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SAAQ & Development

Growth, blind spots, and next steps

Essays on developmental growth, self-awareness, blind spots, stress patterns, leadership development, and the SkillfullyAware Awareness Quotient.

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