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Getting Through the Toughest Times: Drop the Labels
I am not a drug addict… …anymore. I know the convention- though it’s now changing in some circles, is that once a drug addict, always a drug addict…or alcoholic, or criminal, or liar, or any other type...
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Getting Through the Toughest Times: “How Do YOU Do It?”
A lot of people, after hearing about my past lives, ask me how I keep going after so many setbacks, challenges, failures and acts of sheer stupidity! You might not like my answer… First of all, it’s...
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BACK TO SCHOOL: Why I dropped out of college- and why you shouldn’t
About 6 in 10 high school graduates go on to college. That’s good, but only 40% who go for a 4 year degree will get one- and only about 25% of those who try for a 2 year degree. I dropped out twice…...
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Wayne’s World Moments and What You Can Do About Them
No- this isn’t a fan page piece or a top 10 list of funny lines from Wayne’s World… Have you ever had one of these moments? You’re about to start a new task or job…or you’re about to step in front of...
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The Shortest…
There’s a nasty little section of every high school yearbook ironically called the “Superlatives.” It’s nasty because sometimes seldom if ever are these labels accurate even months after graduation and...
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Thinking in 3 dimensions
Most of the time, most of us think in 1 dimension… That is, your first response to any given topic is usually based on the frame of reference you’ve developed from past experience, prior beliefs and...
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Artistic courage and business
Writing for Forbes.com, Bruce Rogers highlights an address by Kevin Spacey at the SapientNitro Idea Exchange in New York City… What perspective can an an actor, someone whose business is make-believe,...
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Embracing the process of perfection
From THINK Like a BLACK BELT… To a martial artist, a “kata” is never finished. A kata is a set of movements used to teach, learn, and practice martial arts movements. A kata is never perfect… If you’re...
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The Authenticity Trap
“Every decision we make in our lives, as individuals or as organizations, is a piece of communication. It’s our way of saying something about who we are, and what we believe. “This is why authenticity...
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It’s Thanksgiving, Baby! So what is there to be thankful for?
If you know my work, you know I’m not the lollipops and puppy dogs guy. My message is… Life is tough- but you’re tougher. This is not one of those mushy holiday “attitude of gratitude” platitudes. You...
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The Power of Recognition
Today’s post takes me back to the first section of THINK Like a BLACK BELT… There has been a lot of discussion lately in business social media about the power of recognition. Research shows that...
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Never mistake my kindness for weakness…
From THINK Like a BLACK BELT… “Never mistake my kindness for weakness, nor my silence for ignorance.” Quite a few years ago, a friend of mine paid me a tremendous compliment by giving me this wonderful...
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Annual Kindle eBook Gift List! Last minute shopping? No worries!
If you need a last minute gift, don’t just run to the local 24 hour pharmacy and waste your money on some cheap tchotchke that will either end up in the trash or re-gifted! Give something that will...
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It’s New Years Eve: Don’t do anything but this!
Today is New Years Eve. I know you’ve got work to do before you go out and party tonight. Or, if you’re on vacation, the last thing you want to be doing is reading blog posts. However… It is the very...
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Positive thinking––means or ends?
Another study just concluded that positive thinking does not necessarily produce greater results. For years research has concluded that positive thinking alone does not make you more productive, more...
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“You meet the master in a side street” Can throwing some sticks really reveal...
“You meet the master in a side street. The mind meets with clear insight. A short dialog before embarking on the main road.” ~I Ching I still “throw” the I Ching from time to time. For those who don’t...
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