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if it’s not worth fighting for, it doesn’t exist
So what is worth fighting for? Let’s narrow it a bit: which are the parts of your job are worth fighting for? If you don’t know, you’re …

human potential defines us
Here’s the thing. You can have all the major advantages of Western Civilizations (money, democracy, status, jobs, friends, family, education, modern medicine etc.) handed to …

creativity requires a network
The “Myth of the lone genius” is an appealing and enduring idea for us creative types. Why is it so attractive to us? First, because …

life before the internet
Remember how back in the day, there was no iPhone, there was no Google, and decent, hardcore, actionable information was almost impossible to find, without …

find your secret sauce
Your “secret sauce” is that one thing, often that one seemingly minor thing, that makes all the difference to your business. The fact that you …

it ain’t fancy, but it works
They like putting eagles into motivational posters, for the same reason they like putting children in car ads. It ain’t fancy, but it works. In the old …

the talent war
The right piece of art can inspire. The right piece of art can actually change your how you’re feeling, or your mood. It’s not about that …

collaboration, trusts, results
You don’t get results without collaboration, and you don’t you don’t get collaboration without trust. Reminds us of this this very toxic work environment, let’s …

we should become unicorns
It’s too easy to roll one’s eyes when you meet YET ANOTHER deluded me-too entrepreneur, with YET ANOTHER me-too idea for a startup, hoping to …

hope
Everybody wants to be successful. The trouble is, nobody knows what that means, exactly. What works for one person, might not work so well for …

creativity is freedom
I imagine by now you know that the out of fear may come comfort, but out of fear also comes a sense of unfulfillment. You spend …

communication without connection
We’ve all been there. Everybody at the party is talking so much, nobody can get a word in edgeways. So in the end, plenty is said, …
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