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The Difference is Small
What is the difference between greatness and mediocrity? “The difference between the two is very small. It’s less that one makes 90% good decisions and…
January 14, 2009
Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics
“Loss of Jobs Worst Since 1945,” The Wall Street Journal, Saturday, January 10, 2009 Sounds pretty bad, right? The United States economy shed more jobs…
January 13, 2009
Success is Never Final
Success is never final. It repeatedly must be re-won. The minute you are finished, entropy sets in. The minute you are born, the process of…
January 9, 2009
Success Defined
Got the question today via email: “What does success mean to me?” Two answers sprang to mind. One is general and philosophical, the other more…
January 7, 2009
Excuse Me! Your Life is Waiting!
(Third in a series of blogs urging, begging, pleasing with YOU to turbocharge your existence with a WRITTEN life plan for the coming year!) I think you…
December 22, 2008
Yesterday you said Tomorrow
(The Second in a Series of Blogs Prodding, Pushing, and Poking You to Get Moving on Your Life Plan for Next Year) The clock is…
December 15, 2008
Time to START…
Time to START… Time to start what? Time to start thinking about your roles and goals for the coming year. It is mere days until…
December 8, 2008
The Ten Wisest People I Know
This is a short post about a process, not a result. I ran across the phrase, “The Ten Wisest People I Know,” in this morning’s…
December 1, 2008
Encourage = In Courage
Encourage comes from the 15th-century Middle English word encoragen, which in turn came from the Anglo-French word encorager, or en- for in and curage for…
November 25, 2008
It’s not that I’m not satisfied, it’s just that I always want more!
On the limits of ambition, the harnessing of desire, and the importance of balance. “It’s not that I’m not satisfied, it’s just that I always…
November 20, 2008
Paying for Self Discipline is Expensive
I sat for my CPA exam in the late 1970s. For those of you fortunate enough not to sit for the exam, it is a…
November 18, 2008