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Mentioned in 15 episodes
Necessary Endings
The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward
Book • 2011
In 'Necessary Endings', Henry Cloud challenges readers to identify and end unhealthy relationships, businesses, and practices that hinder personal and professional growth.
The book emphasizes that endings are a natural part of life and necessary for moving forward.
Cloud provides practical advice on making tough decisions, using metaphors like pruning a rose bush to illustrate the need for intentional endings to allow for new beginnings and growth.
The book is designed to help readers achieve the personal and professional growth they desire by proactively correcting the bad and the broken in their lives and businesses.
The book emphasizes that endings are a natural part of life and necessary for moving forward.
Cloud provides practical advice on making tough decisions, using metaphors like pruning a rose bush to illustrate the need for intentional endings to allow for new beginnings and growth.
The book is designed to help readers achieve the personal and professional growth they desire by proactively correcting the bad and the broken in their lives and businesses.
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Mentioned in 15 episodes
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, highlighting the concept of pruning in personal and professional growth.


Nick Bare

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113: The Reason You Need Core Values & How They Guide Success with Matt Stockton
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to inform her intellect and soothe her emotions as she decides to leave her partner.


Dave Ramsey

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Life Happens — Don’t Let It Wreck Your Finances
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as a book about sometimes ending relationships.

Ryan Leak

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Complicated People
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when discussing the need to make difficult decisions when there's no hope for progress.


Dave Ramsey

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Our Business Is in the Red (Is It Time to Lay People Off?)
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for its helpful insights, especially during his return to the CEO role.


Nick Bare

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134: Building the Brand: Part 8: For the Committed
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as a book about pruning and creating necessary endings in life, using the analogy of a rose bush.


Nick Bare

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Nick Bare: The Mindset That Built a Multi-Million-Dollar Business | Entrepreneurship | E357
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when discussing when to let go of relationships, jobs, or investments.


Dave Ramsey

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Protect Your Wallet From Other People’s Chaos
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regarding pruning time wasters, as taught to their Blind Zebra clients.

Bryan Neale

11 snips
Become a Student of Your Calendar
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as a resource for Jerry, along with 'Boundaries' by Henry Cloud.


Ken Coleman

You Don’t Have to Stay Broke
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as a guide for understanding when to end something that is not working.


Dave Ramsey

Why Isn’t My Business Growing Faster?
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as a helpful and inspiring book about managing endings and creating space for new things.

Harry Max

Traction Heroes with Harry Max & Jorge Arango
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for leaders facing necessary endings in their organizations.


Amy Anderson

The Team with The Right Wrong People - Episode 383
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, highlighting his categorization of people into wise, foolish, and evil.


Steve Cuss

Walking in Wisdom with Uli Chi
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when discussing methods for coaching people and managing performance expectations.

Matthew Davis

Matthew Davis | How I Tested A Law Firm
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as a book that profoundly impacted his understanding of endings and new beginnings in life.


Mike Kim

558: The 8 Step Blueprint To Building A Profitable Personal Brand Business with Mike Kim (E)
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as a book that profoundly impacted his perspective on endings and new beginnings.


Mike Kim

558: The 8 Step Blueprint To Building A Profitable Personal Brand Business with Mike Kim (E)
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to a caller who is struggling with a family business.

Jade Warshaw

More Debt Is Never the Way out of a Tough Situation
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as a book he has given away thousands of copies of, emphasizing its importance in leadership.

Mark Miller

CNLP 346 | Mark Miller on Winning the Talent War, How to Develop Leaders, and How Execution Can Turn a Stuck Organization Into a Thriving Organization
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as a book he wrote that discusses different kinds of behavior people exhibit.


Henry Cloud

Episode 412 - The Dr. Cloud Show - From Distress to Resilience: Dr. Cloud's 10 Tips for Hard Times
Recommended as a great book to read for those wanting to subtract to multiply.

Subtract to Multiply Your Time: Why Doing Less Is the Secret to Having More with Eleanor Beaton