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Bear Good Fruit

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Walk into my organization and spend time with everyone that works with me. Within five minutes one thing will be abundantly clear: the people who have worked with me the longest are the most like me.  They think the most like me. They talk the most like me.  They act the most like me.  I’m not saying they are not…

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Two Types Of Work

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Apple’s note to their new hires makes it abundantly clear that there are two different types of work: work and your life’s work.  All too often we get the two confused.  But make no mistake – you know your life’s work when you are in it.  You know it because you feel alive.  You know it because you don’t dread…

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Someday

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We use the word someday like it is going out of style. Someday I’ll get down to the weight I want. Someday I’ll start my own company. Someday I’ll travel around the world. Of course I’ll do it, someday. Someday always sounds good.  It  allows us to convince ourselves that we are serious about our deepest goals and ambitions, while…

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The Problem With Social Media, Unlimited Voice, And A Few Other Things

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One of the best things about social media is that it has given us all unlimited voice. Thanks to platforms like Facebook and Twitter, we all have an outlet to be instantaneously heard. The problem with having unlimited voice is that we make the mistake of thinking everyone wants to listen. The problem with thinking everyone wants to listen is…

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Saying No

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When people come to you with questions, 90% of the time they want you to say “yes.”  Saying yes is what gets you liked.  Saying yes is what makes you popular.  Saying yes is what makes everybody happy. But people don’t get hired to say ‘yes.’  If they did, anyone would be qualified for the job because saying yes is…

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Do You Really Want It?

Cain’s Arcade is the “feel good” story of the year right now.  If you haven’t seen it yet, you should watch and witness how the world conspires to make a 9-yr old boy’s dream come true.  The story reminds me of a quote written by Paulo Cuehlo, in his book, The Alchemist, that states: “When you really want something to happen, the whole…

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