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time to get your weird on
Growing up I never fit in, but I certainly tried my best to do so. The turning point in my life was when I realized I wasn’t …
how to empower your team
Want to have lower maintenance people who get stuff done? Empower them. They’ll grow, your business will grow. It’s that simple. One of the …
make your move
Stop waiting around for perfect conditions before making your move. Perfect conditions do not exist, not in nature, not in the business world, not …
to create is to wake up
J.S. Bach has a very famous piece “Cantata #140, “Sleepers Awake”. I’m sure you’ve heard it before, especially the more well-known parts. “Waking Up” is a …
why do you want to change the world?
Are you doing something because you love it, or because it looks good on paper? Are you doing something because it sounds good, or …
happiness is a choice
Buddha once said that “Life is suffering”. He didn’t say that most of our suffering is self-inflicted. Or if he did, that part was …
i only live when my work does
This is not an ad for workaholism. This is an ad for the idea that maybe, just maybe, work is a central pillar of our …
keep it simple
The temptation is always to make things more complicated than they need to be. Maybe instead, you just need to start. Good luck.
What are the tools you have to lead?
This sweet image was the product of a conversation on a recent flight to Miami. I had the privilege of chatting with Carey Newman, Director of Baylor University …
success simplified
Advice to young people, just leaving college? 1. Work hard. 2. Be kind. 3. Learn to write properly. The first two are pretty obvious …
never take your talent for granted
It was quite fashionable there for a while, to think that instead of hiring all these high-dollar, top tier marketing people, you could just …
environment affects outcome
This Fast Company article about the things Facebook, IDEO and Virgin America have in common actually reveals some of the secret code of the most successful organizations. …
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