The courage to act

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How many times do you know what the right thing is to do, but lack the courage to act upon it?  Humans are wonderful at rationalizing, at finding creative excuses […]

The crisis of character

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I had a chance to attend a fantastic workshop this morning, led by the incomparable Gus Lee.  Never heard of him?  He’s a leader in challenging people to find and […]

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There’s more than a little fuzziness around the concept of “soft skills.”  “Hard skills” are thought of as those technical abilities which often lend their name to an entire profession:  […]

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I enjoy learning new things.  In fact, that’s a major factor in how I spend my time.  It impacts all kinds of decisions. But still, it’s a struggle.  I talked […]

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There’s been a lot of chatter in recent years about “your personal brand.” Even though the idea can be sometimes used in a rather cynical fashion, I’ve found it to […]

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My thoughts today are about my lack of experience in marketing and selling my company’s services.  The problem is how to get started, because I don’t know how deep I’ll […]

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In setting up my new business, one of the toughest challenges so far is picking a company name.  I’ve been (kind of) working on that for a month now, but […]

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I’ve noticed that a lot of people tend to shy away from being held accountable.  They seem to worry about the penalties which might be imposed if something goes wrong.  […]

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Here’s an article I know you’ll enjoy, written by Steve Pavlina: http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2009/10/you-vs-the-cubicle/ Given that we can have so much of our work life sucked away by the power of those […]