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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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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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Mastering the 5%: Elevate Your Business with Small Details
1 Thought: I noticed as a younger man how easy it was each day to just keep focusing and getting better at the things I was already doing well. I also noticed when I would make my daily task list that I would naturally knock out the tasks I was already most comfortable with doing…
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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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Your Kids in the Workplace
1 Thought: The image above doesn’t seem that long ago for me, and in some ways it’s how we always see our children, but they do grow up, and they do it very quickly. I’m a father of 4, now adults, all in the workplace and thriving thank goodness. How do we prepare them for…
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Emperor’s New Clothes…You Don’t Have To See Them!
1 Thought: The collective illusion we all know from the original story of the Emperor’s New clothes is exemplified and amplified greatly as markets tighten up in a strained economy. Sadly the more “fortunate” we feel to have our jobs the less creative we “feel” we should be. Let me explain. When things are “good”…
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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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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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