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30 Methods of Influence: #12 Give an Understanding Response

12. Give an understanding response. Using the understanding response (reflecting back feeling), three good things happen: 1) you gain increased understanding and

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Birthday

Yesterday, May 11th, was my birthday, the date of my birth. I think of birthdays as a great time to reflect, as

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Is an A Really a B?

Grade inflation is back. After a big episode during the Vietnam war to protect students’ draft deferments, grade inflation re-emerged in force

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Pop-Cap: Looters in Loafers

Simply because something is not illegal does not make it right, moral, or ethical. Much of the economic meltdown that lead to

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30 Methods of Influence: #11 Reward Open, Honest Expressions or Questions

“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 11. Reward open, honest expressions or questions. Too often we punish honest, open expressions

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5 Things You Cannot Change

1. Everything changes and ends Nothing lasts forever, every beginning is the start of an end. Relationships end, people die. Seasons turn,

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You Can’t Win If You Don’t Play

You can’t win the game sitting on the bench. It’s hard to impact results standing on the sidelines. You have to get

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The 5 A’s We All Need

Primates are unusual among mammals. In times of danger or crisis, most mammals run somewhere. We humans tend to run to someone.

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Pop-Cap: The Downside of Perfect Remembering

There is no statute of limitations on the Internet. “Perfect remembering” refers to the capacity of data be stored, cheaply and easily,

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30 Methods of Influence: #10 Seek First to Understand

“30 Methods of Influence” by Stephen R. Covey 10. Seek first to understand. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. When

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Entrepreneur’s Manifesto

The bright side of economic downturns is that they force everyone to examine all aspects of their lives, question protected interests and

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Pack Your Own Weight

The phrase “pack your own weight” comes from trail hiking and means that each person is responsible for carrying her own food,