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“I share what I most want and need to learn.”
- Nathan S. Collier
NSC Blog is a collection of insights on personal growth, professional development, and the pursuit of excellence. With over a thousand posts and counting, this blog is a living archive of lessons learned, ideas explored, and wisdom earned through experience.
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NSC Blog is shaped by experience, curiosity, and a commitment to growth. Nathan blends decades of entrepreneurship with a passion for lifelong learning, offering insights on leadership, emotional intelligence, and personal development, to help everyone become their best self more often.

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Mind-forg’d Manacles

The phrase ‘mind-forg’d manacles’ comes from the poem ‘London’ by romantic author William Blake, written in 1794. Over 200 years ago, Blake warned that our greatest barriers are the ones we create ourselves, the beliefs

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Sensemaking

We live in an ever more complex, chaotic world where the pace of change seems to be accelerating daily. How to make

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Swimming in a Sea of Serendipity

It has been said that luck lies in the intersection of preparation (hard, smart work) and opportunity (Seneca, 4 BC-65 AD). While

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The Halo Trap: Even Smart People Get Snared

Halo Effect occurs when we equate proficiency in one area with competence in another. Another name for the phenomena is Generalization Bias;

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