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  • You Have Wings, Use Them!

    1 Thought: The Turkish Cult Leader and Muslim Televangelist Harun Yahya was famously quoted saying…“I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the Earth, then I ask myself the same question.” Despite his litany of terrible actions and now sentenced to over 8000 years in…

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  • Now Hiring! Diversity Welcome!

    1 Thought: I remember an agency I worked for some years ago that was filled with talent, overflowing with ambition, and full of varying backgrounds and opinions to match. I was an SVP at the time and was provided the autonomy to put together my own teams for each client project. I personally, as mentioned…

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  • Know What You Are Aiming At!

    1 Thought: We all have goals, both short term and long term. An often told analogy is the story that the pilot and the flight you’re on lets say from Atlanta to Chicago is off course about 90% of the flight but somehow always lands right where its intended. I think the above analogy represents…

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  • Tomorrow: The Busiest Day of the Week!

    1 Thought: Nobody isn’t guilty of putting things off; nobody. It’s human nature to seek joy and happiness and all that stuff. Don’t beat yourself up for being just another victim of procrastination, procrastination is an illness. Good news! There is a cure. Short lists might just be the cure. Every day should start with…

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  • After the Game the King and the Pawn Go in the Same Box

    1 Thought: The inequality at the work place is out of control. This isn’t a race or gender blog but more so a focus on the “who you know” versus the “talent”. I always seek to first understand before placing judgement but have seen this over and over in my years in corporate America. So…

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  • State. Story. Strategy.

    1 Thought: Let me start by stating that the concept I am planning to share is not original to me at all and possibly one you are already familiar. I have heard it shared by Tony Robbins and others, and most recently on Modern Wisdom. I am simply sharing how this practice can be applied…

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  • AI Friend or Foe?

    1 Thought: I recently was part of a hiring event. I was thrown off by a highly talented, charismatic potential hire. This lady had been with the same employer for over 15 years, grown revenue year over year, and had an attitude that showed no plans of stopping. For the sake of the blog we…

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  • Get Out of the Pot!

    1 Thought: This was not the planned blog post; I have 2-3 others that are ready to post but this kind of just came to me so here you go. i was part of a a 20 Group this week and got back into Florida the other night and had a meeting just this morning…

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  • Make the Implicit Explicit!

    1 Thought: By definition “making the implicit explicit” means to take something that is implied or suggested, but not directly stated, and clearly express it in words, removing any ambiguity or room for misinterpretation. Every day we will find ourselves on both ends of the spectrum, often receiving implied data that we “feel” we understand…

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  • 1% VS. 20%

    1 Thought: You can read Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell, and get a sense of why the origin of a person can often play a significant role in their ultimate future. You can read David Goggins ,Can’t Hurt Me, and get an understanding as to why background and deficiencies should play zero role in your future.…

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