the full story

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The Full Story

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” ~ Albert Einstein I’d heard this quote and, to be blunt, always thought it pretty stupid.

we have met the enemy

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We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us

“There have been many mistakes made by the government. They should pay for most of the damage and not the people.” —

systemize success

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Systemize Your Success

“Every activity contains a series of steps that must be completed correctly to be successful. Systemize your success. Identify the critical steps

allotrion

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Allotrion

Allotrion is defined as an idle pursuit that distracts from serious responsibilities. I ran across the word in a New York Times

easy way to avoid leardning

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An Easy Way to Avoid Learning

Want to avoid learning? Want to ignore the lessons? Then find the inevitable exception and cling to it! Argue passionately! Vehemently! As

we do these things because

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We do these things because…

We do these things because they are the right thing to do. And because we know no other way. I am obsessive

attitudes are contagious

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Attitudes are Contagious

Whether or not we realize it, we spend most of our lives on one stage or another. We are always under observation.

less stress more success

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Less Stress, More Success

Stress is not an event but rather a learned, perhaps even a chosen, reaction to an event. Or even just its possibility.

the pros make it look easy

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The Pros Make it Look Easy: On The Importance of Doing a Great Job AND Looking Great While You Do It

Did you ever notice how Olympic gymnasts often smile at key moments as they execute those difficult maneuvers? I sincerely doubt that

fostering the hardy personality

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Fostering The Hardy Personality

The hardy personality is one that can experience situations others would consider stressful, yet still remain calm and function at a high

listen to the behavior

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Listen to the Behavior

I got some great advice a while back from a wise colleague. I was bewildered by a situation, a relationship, that just

the power of the ask

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The Power of the Ask

The tallest building in the Western Hemisphere is in Chicago, and since its construction in 1973 it was known as the Sears