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Life is a Pyramid Scheme
For those of us reading this that are a little more “experienced” in life, I’m sure you remember the days of trying to be recruited into some sort of sales experience which you found out was a Pyramid Scheme. Quick summary, somebody recruits you, then you recruit people, the people you recruit then recruit more…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 November
I have never found this to NOT be true. The problem is not typically the other person, it is my ego being closed off to listening with curiosity. I care so much about showing what I know that I fail to listen to what others can teach me. I don’t know why either, because, I…
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Daily Deliberation: 21 November
We live in a changing world. The norms that our parents were raised with have drastically changed. There is no longer the stay-at-home mom mentality or the work for the same company and get the gold watch standard anymore. We live in a time where social norms are constantly being challenged and the way we…
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Daily Deliberation: 20 November
This quote by the greatest fighter pilot of all time is a great reminder that we need to take action. However, not just any action. We need to think about and decide what is the best path to travel. I have gone through the whirlwind of my day and jumped from task to task and…
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Daily Deliberation: 19 November
At one point in my career my day started the same…every day, a meeting at 6am, 7am and 8am. Kicker was, they were all related to the same thing…just at a different level of leadership. At the last meeting, the 8am meeting there were usually about 40 people in the room…30 of them didn’t speak.…
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Daily Deliberation: 18 November
Why is it so hard to show compassion sometimes? When it is someone I care about deeply, it is very easy to care about their feelings. However, when it is someone who is a bit annoying, it is more of a challenge to have true compassion for their problems. For me, I do my best…
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Daily Deliberation: 17 November
I remember as a kid holding the flashlight while my dad was fixing the car. Sure, I was illuminating his workspace…but he was also teaching me how to fix the car. I spent 22 years in the military and I don’t think there was a day I didn’t learn something new. I tell folks you…
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Daily Deliberation: 16 November
Doesn’t this sound so simple? When we refuse to climb aboard the negative train to nowhere, we are already a step ahead of our peers. No one wants to follow a leader who is negative…it is like trying to walk through a muddy field with flip-flops. Be the person who talks about solving problems and…
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Daily Deliberation: 15 November
I see this all the time. People are not happy with the opportunities they are given or upset about something else that is “holding them back.” However, when I ask them where they are going, they don’t have a real direction. They just know they want to be successful. If we are not sure where…
