Photo used under Creative Commons License By Roman Pavlyuk from New York, USA (Eyes) Growth and progress are both excellent goals worth striving for, but often undervalued is the fuel that drives them. Dissatisfaction or discontent is the basis for which much improvement is made. Modifications and changes made that do not meet a need […]
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I made the commitment this year to read 24 books to improve myself professionally and personally. I thought it would be great to share a few of my recent and current reads with you that I have really been enjoying. I couldn’t be more thrilled – I have been asking around for book recommendations, and
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Life is short, no matter how long it lasts. I was reminded of this yet again with the passing of my Grandfather yesterday. Events like these have a way of shaking us up, and causing us to stop and examine our own lives. For me, several questions came to mind: What is my legacy? How much
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“People prefer the familiar to the comfortable and the comfortable to the better.” To make change we have to make the “better” both “comfortable” and “familiar.” Sounds easy, right? This proposition takes time and persistence. Given the chance, we all have the tendency to move back to what is comfortable and familiar for us, even
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“People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
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The Future… The best way to predict the future is to invent it. ~ Alan Kay What are you doing this weekend to create your future?
How many of us would say that we “work well under pressure?” I used to think I did. In fact, I survived my entire college career, up through my graduate work, by putting everything off until the very last possible moment. After staying up all night hacking away at the keyboard and downing enough caffeine
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“In any team sport, the best teams have consistency and chemistry.” ~ Roger Staubach What makes many world record holders and professional athletes famous? Often we are able to do the same things that they can do. For example, did you know that I can swim as fast as Michael Phelps… …for about 1 second?
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“We judge ourselves mostly by our intentions, but others judge us mostly by our actions.” – Eric Harvey and Alexander D. Lucia How many times have we found ourselves assuming we know why someone else said or did something? We say things like “They’re just jealous,” or “They must not like you.” But
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I am my harshest critic. If you are like me, you may find that you can be your own harshest critic. Especially when you look at past situations where things did not go so well, or you say to yourself “wow, I really could have handled that one better.” If not kept in check, this
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