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  • Busy or Productive?

    1 Thought: Before getting to the topic at hand I’d like to thank everyone for the amazing support with this new blog. This post is #20 which, I learned puts www.afew-things.com in the top 1%, based on sticking with it. Appreciate the likes, the comments and especially those of you that have chosen to take…

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  • Tackling a Problem!

    1 Thought: The value of a good approach to solving a problem or challenge should not be overlooked. Problems are just that, problems, if you don’t slow down to understand their genesis, the impact it’s having currently, as well as its potential to grow. “A well defined problem is a problem half solved.” Adage attributed…

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  • So Much to Do; Too Much Time to Do It.

    1 Thought: Ever crammed for a test when you were a youth? Ever surprise yourself and end up with a better than expected grade when you did? Fairly certain the answer is yes; not always I’m sure but more often than expected. The Parkinson’s Law is something I find fascinating, not simply on the surface,…

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  • Nothin’ But NET!

    1 Thought: In the spirit of March Madness I was subliminally prompted to blog about something regarding a net I guess. The mind is a highly suggestible place. Net I feel is most simply defined by what is left after the work has been done. In basketball the practice has been put in, we’ve broken…

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Our Spirit Animal, the Ostrich

    1 Thought: I realize some of us wanted to be the seen as the fierce and dominant lion while others want to believe that their spirit animal should be the king of the skies, the majestic eagle, but sadly we all share the same spirit animal, the ostrich. I’ll explain this common thread that ties…

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