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Kill Your Television!

One of the great blessings of my childhood is that we did not have a TV set until I was in the

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Pop-Cap: Illusions of Substance

Every day it seems we are bombarded with news of some new psychological scientific study revealing some fascinating new factoid about human

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30 Methods of Influence: #14 Admit Your Mistakes, Apologize, Ask for Forgiveness

“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 14. Admit your mistakes, apologize, ask for forgiveness. When we are party to seriously

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Ask! They Won’t Always Tell You What You Want To Know

We are continually re-learning the lessons of life, even the small everyday ones. I pride myself on being an entrepreneur, someone who

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The Grass Is Always Greener

Oh, we humans! We are soooooo predictably irrational. We keep making the same mistakes over and over and over again. It would

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Reversible Destiny: “Do Not Go Gentle”

Ah, death. The Grim Reaper. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. It comes to us all eventually, no matter how eloquently we

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The Complaint Diet: Act or Accept but Never Complain

Don’t complain. Easier said then done, especially when you include mental complaints. Try it! I dare you to go on a “complaint

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30 Methods of Influence: #13 If Offended, Take the Initiative

“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 13. If offended, take the initiative. If someone offends you unknowingly and continues to

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10 Ways to Live to 100

One of my personal goals is to live to be 100 AND to be healthy and happy the whole way. I don’t

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Expect Success, Plan for Failure

The more complex a system or situation, the more true this phrase is. I am a firm believer in having backups within

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Your Tendency Is Not Your Destiny

It’s my genes. I can’t help it! Fuhgeddaboudit! You are responsible, you are Response-Able. Don’t believe me? How about some science to

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Book Smarts vs. Street Smarts: “Rethinking the MBA”

“Rethinking the MBA: Business Education at a Crossroads” (by Srikant M. Datar, David A. Garvin, and Patrick Cullen; Harvard Business Press) is