April 6, 2016
When selling fire extinguishers, start with fire, advises an old adage. Yet I often see charismatic leaders who the minute…
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February 16, 2016
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February 9, 2016
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What is the opposite of courage?
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My love bomb for you
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Defying The F-Word
December 7, 2015
The hermit crab lives in a salvaged empty shell. As it continues to grow, this shell eventually starts to pinch.…
Why NOT in my backyard?
November 23, 2015
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How to do a Warren Buffett
November 16, 2015
When Warren Buffet was asked at a conference how he got smarter, he simply held up a stack of papers…
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November 9, 2015
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If It Ain’t Got That Swing!
November 2, 2015
I am so over passion, aren’t you? Lately the term “passion” feels like just another buzzword tossed around to sell…