good bad loser

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On the Importance of Being a Good Bad Loser

Some call Alex Ferguson the greatest coach in history. Never heard of him? That is because you are not a soccer fan;

The Joy of Satisficing

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The Joy of Satisficing

Satisficing is a combination of the words satisfy and suffice. Satisficing is a decision-making tool that refers to being content with finding

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The Little Big Difference

What are the “little” differences that make a BIG difference? Differences of attitude, of approach? John Burke, CEO of Trek Bicycle in

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“The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way”

“The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way,” by Amanda Ripley (Simon and Schuster; 320 pages: $28) Journalist

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That’s NOT Love

Love is NOT needing someone nor is it lusting after them; these are two very common forms of counterfeit love. Neither is

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It Takes A Hot Fire to Forge Steel

Deeply committed to being a life-long learner, I was fond of the saying “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear,”

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Are You Captious?

Capatious: Adjective Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments; apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult

success cliffs notes

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Success: The Cliffs Notes Version

This is as concise as I know how to make it: 1. Set Goals: You GOTTA set goals. If you don’t have

beware the invisible gorilla

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Beware The Invisible Gorilla

The world we see is not the only world that exists. We tend to see what we expect to see; remember things

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Where Does the Baton Get Dropped?

In relay races, if the baton is dropped, it is almost always dropped at the handoff. If a relay race is a

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Walk Behind the Buildings

What does it take to succeed? What does it take to get the job done? What does it take to stand out

incredible power of goals

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The Incredible Power of Impossible Goals: How Aspirational Should We Be?

“My goal is always the same: to keep the other player from ever scoring a point. That doesn’t always happen, but that’s