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title: Your Clear Next Step Blog | Missy Paxson
description: Missy Paxson has spent the past decade serving as a Product Mindset Coach and an Agile Coach in corporate settings, helping teams learn to effectively deliver value to their clients while they engage as operationally healthy teams. She has been an IT Business Analyst for over 20 years and is a passionate life coach. She has dealt with her own personal struggles throughout life & has experienced first-hand how to transform those difficulties into positive learnings within her own life story. Missy is a certified Master Life & Master Mindset Coach & has the tools to help others so they can take back control of their life.
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## Missy Paxson
Missy Paxson has spent the past decade serving as a Product Mindset Coach and an Agile Coach in corporate settings, helping teams learn to effectively deliver value to their clients while they engage as operationally healthy teams. She has been an IT Business Analyst for over 20 years and is a passionate life coach. She has dealt with her own personal struggles throughout life & has experienced first-hand how to transform those difficulties into positive learnings within her own life story. Missy is a certified Master Life & Master Mindset Coach & has the tools to help others so they can take back control of their life.
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### Recent Posts
## [Making Every Second Count: The Art of the "High-Speed, High-Heart" Conversation](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/making-every-second-count-the-art-of-the-high-speed-high-heart-conversation)
Posted by [Missy Paxson](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/author/missy-paxson) on Apr 28, 2026 10:41:56 AM
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Making Every Second Count: The Art of the "High-Speed, High-Heart" Conversation
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Topics: [Communication & Collaboration](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/tag/communication-collaboration), [Meeting Management & Facilitation](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/tag/meeting-management-facilitation)
## [Life’s Rollercoaster: Riding Change With Your Family](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/lifes-rollercoaster-riding-change-with-your-family)
Posted by [Missy Paxson](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/author/missy-paxson) on Nov 25, 2025 11:25:26 AM
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Life's Rollercoaster: Riding Change with Your Family
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Topics: [Change & Transition](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/tag/change-transition), [Growth](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/tag/growth), [Emotional Intelligence](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/tag/emotional-intelligence)
## [When Everything Feels Urgent: How Do You Even Start?](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/when-everything-feels-urgent-how-do-you-even-start)
Posted by [Missy Paxson](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/author/missy-paxson) on Aug 28, 2025 11:56:50 AM
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When Everything Feels Urgent: How Do You Even Start?
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Topics: [Time Management](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/tag/time-management), [Business Skills & Business Acumen](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/tag/business-skills-business-acumen), [Project Management & Business Analysis](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/tag/project-management-business-analysis), [Growth](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/tag/growth)
## [Dog Ate My Homework](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/dog-ate-my-homework)
Posted by [Missy Paxson](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/author/missy-paxson) on Aug 28, 2025 9:18:12 AM
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Dog Ate My Homework: Self-Regulation When Life (or Your Dog) Derails Your Day
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## [4 Characteristics of the Best Leaders](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/4-characteristics-of-the-best-leaders)
Posted by [Missy Paxson](https://blog.yourclearnextstep.com/author/missy-paxson) on Mar 7, 2024 5:36:43 PM
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Do you know any leaders who have everything all figured out? I don’t! Leadership is hard!
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