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Eudaimonia and the Beauty of Earned Wins
1 Thought: There’s something special about ice cream churned by hand. As a kid, I remember gathering with my family around a clunky old ice cream maker that lived in the recesses of our home. It was a big wood-sided bucket with a crank attached to the top, and the job of turning that crank…
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Be the One They Watch!
1 Thought: “Interested People Watch, Obsessed People Change the World” In every generation, a handful of people leave behind an indelible mark on the world — through inventions, movements, revolutions, and creations that shape the future. These individuals are rarely described as merely “interested” in their work. They are called pioneers, visionaries, and, more accurately,…
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Mastering Motivation: The Power of Carrots and Consequences
1 Thought: It’s said that no 2 snowflakes are exactly alike and that has also been said of us, people. In some ways it’s very true that we are special, and unique, and one of a kind. That said there are 2 actions that move us all to act, and those are the carrot and…
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Break Free from Financial Security: Embrace New Opportunities.
1 Thought: I had a conversation today with someone quite a bit younger than me, which is getting easier and easier to find as I get older, about future work plans and goals.I asked questions like “what are you interested in doing next”; shared I felt they could really do a lot more, and even…
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Master Effective Communication Using the T.I.P. Method
1 Thought: I recall watching a Ted Talk some years ago where the focus was on communication. They discussed a catchy way to remember the high level art of capturing the recipient of your emails attention, making the intention of your conversation clear, and ultimately getting to the point early in the conversation. I recall…
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Ignite Your Potential: Embrace Naivety for Success
1 Thought: Thomas Edison was quoted saying that he hadn’t failed when trying to create the light bulb but rather that he had found over 1,000 ways that don’t work. Had he listened to others that doubted, or given up due to failing not once or twice, but over a thousand times we might not…
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Should I Stay, Or Should I Go Now…When is Enough, Enough?
1 Thought: We’ve all been tired and felt overworked from time to time. We’ve all felt like a cast member in BIll Murray’s Groundhog Day Movie from time to time, same thing every day,week, and month…life on repeat and no end in sight. There was a particular person who inspired me to write this post.…
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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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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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