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“Pleased But Not Satisfied”

“Pleased But Not Satisfied” is a self-published book by David L. Sokol, chairman of MidAmerican Energy, a major subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.

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Present Moment: Friend or Foe?

What kind of relationship do you wish to have with the present moment? The moment you are in right now, the moment

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30 Methods of Influence: #29 Train Them in the Law of the Harvest

“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 29. Train them in the law of the harvest. We teach the “agricultural principles”

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“The Secret Door To Success,” Florence Scovel Shinn

Sometimes that which we most urgently desire, we drive away and that which we most desperately fear, we attract. All of us

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Three Kinds of People

One of the mental exercises that people seem to love is to break down the world into different kinds of people. In

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A Light Bulb or a Gun?

Every Sunday, The New York Times business section runs a piece called “Corner Office,” interviewing a CEO, generally of small- and medium-sized

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30 Methods of Influence: #28 Involve People in Meaningful Projects

“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 28. Involve people in meaningful projects. Meaningful projects have a healing influence on people.

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100%/0%

100 percent/zero percent is shorthand for the concept that you should give your all without expectation. Give 100% and expect 0% in

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Creating Value vs. Transferring Value

As a business person it is my goal to create value. Value is created when the whole is more than the sum

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“How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like,” by Paul Bloom

We assume we like things because they feel good and dislike others because they don’t feel good. In other words, pleasure is

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Just How Big an Ego Do You Need to be a Leader?

George Steinbrenner, long-time owner of the New York Yankees, passed away at 80 in July 2010. Steinbrenner was well-known for his passion

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30 Methods of Influence: #27 Delegate Effectively

“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 27. Delegate effectively. Effective delegation takes emotional courage as we allow, to one degree