Month: December 2009

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“Finding the Freedom of Self Control”

Self control is not a thing we are born with or without. Self control is not allotted at birth or a “blob

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Do Unto Others: The Golden Rule and The Ethic of Reciprocity

Most of us learned the Golden Rule at an early age, even if we might’ve been a bit long on theory and

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Genius vs. Chance

Take a hundred newly-minted Harvard MBAs. Set them to work flipping coins. Track who flips nothing but heads. When you are down

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PopCap: “Stolen Valor”: Exposing Bogus Vets

(Friday’s Populist Capitalist Blog Post) “Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of its Heroes and its History,” is a book

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Self-fulfilling Expectations: Creating the World We Expect to See

One of the recurring themes of this blog on personal leadership is how powerfully our expectations impact our reality. To a much

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$100 and A Bag of Nails

Diane Hendricks never got a college degree. One of nine sisters, her parents were diary farmers in Wisconsin. Ever heard of Osseo,

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Creating a Calm Brain

It’s long been known that exercise is a terrific way to handle stress and lift your mood. At the end of the