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10,000 Times: The Cumulative Power of Small Actions
We own our lives, we own massive amounts of our future. It is ours to impact, to create. We often underestimate the cumulative power that…
September 12, 2011
Leisure Sickness: Can Vacations Be Bad For You?
Recent studies have shown that the positive effects of vacations tend to be both short and weak.** Indeed, some people may even have trouble adjusting…
August 31, 2011
What Didn’t You Do?
Often when a project goes awry or a deadline is not met, I am regaled with long explanations of all the things that were done…
August 16, 2011
Cafe Gratitude
Cafe Gratitude is a California (of course) vegan restaurant, part of a mini-chain of six, that endeavors to serve up “sunshine and rainbows” with its…
August 8, 2011
…A Time to Fold ‘Em
Winners DO quit. They just quit rarely, selectively, intelligently, and for the right reasons. There is even scientific terminology to cover the topic: “Practicing Selective…
July 14, 2011
10 Minutes to Change
How can anyone change in 10 minutes? Change is hard work and takes time, right? Truth is, we change when we want to and not…
July 13, 2011
The Grass is Always Greener
Oh, we humans! We are soooooo predictably irrational. We keep making the same mistakes over and over. It would be funny if it were not…
July 5, 2011
Always Present Options: Focus on what you can do, rather than what you can’t do
“It is a central tenet of the Marines’ war fighting philosophy that each subordinate must provide options to his boss—tell him what you can do,…
June 30, 2011
Happy Your Way Through Problems
“Happy your way through problems” does not mean being a Pollyanna or ignoring reality, but it does mean that you do not have to put…
June 27, 2011
The Shortcomings of Superman
Superman is my favorite comic book character. Don’t ask me why. There really is no rhyme or reason to these things. If you were to…
June 21, 2011
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 involved. You have…
June 9, 2011