admin on July 31st, 2010

I think we have gift giving all screwed up these days.
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and it was brought home to me by Seth Godin, in his new book Linchpin.
Here’s the main point.
True gift giving has no expectations.
In other words, when I give you a gift, I give because I want to.  [...]

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admin on July 24th, 2010

People usually don’t change when they are happy.
Think about that.
Why would you make changes when things are going fine?
Happy people don’t make changes.
Change is usually preceded by frustration, aggravation, irritation or even anger.
Those emotions spur us into action.
After recently moving, I didn’t finish unpacking and clearing out my basement until I got tired of seeing [...]

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admin on July 17th, 2010

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately.
Creativity.
My conclusion is that we are all creative, we just don’t all know it.
I think it isn’t about being creative.  Or trying harder.  Or taking creativity classes.  Or meditating.  Or whatever.
I think it is more about letting your creativity out.  That you have creativity inside you that wants [...]

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admin on July 10th, 2010

Most people play small.  Few play big.
You can’t win by playing small.  Just like you can’t win by watching.
Playing small is barely the next step above just watching in life.
Playing small means you are making some attempts at life.
You are putting yourself out there, just a little.  You are taking small, calculated risks.  You are [...]

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admin on July 3rd, 2010

Most people seem to sleep walk through life.
Going to work or raising a family.
Busy.  Lots to do.
But, how many people are actually living?
Hopefully, by reading this, you are in the great minority of people alive!
Bad metaphor alert:
Think about life as a basketball game.  There are two levels to this metaphor.
First, are you in the game [...]

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