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A Tale of Two Welcomes
This past week, my 3 brothers and I took our annual pilgrimage up to the White Mountains of New Hampshire for some bro get-away time. We hike, we play tennis, we joust over the card table, we verbally...
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The Seven Shortcuts to Creating Trust
There Are No Shortcuts To Creating Trust We all want shortcuts. And for getting from A to B in some things, shortcuts are possible. But not in that fragile, yet powerful, realm of human trust. Trust...
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Surpassingly, Divinely Exceptional
This morning, I was reading Psalm 48 (link leads to a modern-English version; I’ll be referencing a few phrases from it in this post), and marveling at the heart-mind response of people to God’s glory....
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Live-Reviewing The Impact Equation (book review)
(I didn’t get all the way through on day 1, so I’m continuing for a second day. Simply scroll down to see the review unfold chapter by chapter) It’s been sitting here for a few weeks, neglected. Chris...
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You Have the Goods
I spent a couple hours recently going in-depth with someone about an impending major career change – a BIG jump from one type of endeavor to another. Without giving away too much about his/her...
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Post-Traumatic-Sandy-Disorder
For many of us, this past week has been traumatic. Our world has been rocked, by an unusually destructive storm and its unusually disruptive aftermath. The beautiful canopy of trees that has always...
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Find Your Two Things
You are capable of doing 10 things. You CAN sell. You CAN manage a project. You CAN do manual labor. You CAN teach. You CAN design floral arrangements. We all have a list of things we’ve done in the...
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Dear Client; Be Realistic.
Many of us who are consultants, small business owners, vendors, or agencies know how frustrating it can be to work with clients who don’t seem to understand the “other side” of the fence. I worked on...
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Thank YoUtilities
A couple of days ago, I was on a 3-hour drive from North Jersey to Gettysburg. Anyone in the Jersey area knows all about traffic, but on this trip, westbound on I-78, I watched a remarkable sight. A...
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Go With Door #2
There are two ways of looking at the world. Behind Door #1 is everything that has been pre-built, pre-defined, and pre-established by others in the past. You are invited to fit in. Most people fall...
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Are You a Jack of All Trades?
Well, then, you get to be a Master of None. Congratulations! Imagine that title on your business card: Master of None. Instead (as an individual and as a business), specialize. Differentiate. Be...
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BE CLEAR: Narrowing Your Focus
We live in a world of information overload and 24/7 distraction. How will you break through and be memorable with all of that competition (let alone your business competition!)? With clarity....
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BE CLEAR: Drop the Buzzwords
Do you want your customers to be dazed and confused? All you have to do is cloak your message in a blizzard of buzzwords. Obviously, I don’t recommend that. We all want to reside in the memory box of...
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Connectedness
Prediction: in 10 years, a lot of terms we use now will have reached their expiration date: e- i- Computers Smartphones Tablets Devices Digital On-line Internet Big Data Websites Twitter...
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A Vital Lesson from the Grateful Dead
Bill Graham said of the Grateful Dead, “They’re not the best at what they do, they’re the only ones that do what they do.” Do you want the ultimate job security? Role Your Own. ___________ Is your...
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Questioning Paralysis
I have a lot of questions. Most of them, I keep in my own head and mull over (unlike one of my sons, who blurts his out continuously. I’ve recently concluded that we have very similar minds, but his...
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Fuel Others
Yesterday, I received two unexpected notes of thanks. Simple things, really. Probably took less than a minute to compose. Also, I was given the gift of some words of encouragement over breakfast from a...
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Weigh Yourself on this Introvert/Extrovert Scale
UPDATE: I’ve gotten some great feedback so far – here’s an updated graphic that perhaps simplifies further and is more accurate. Your thoughts? I’ve been thinking a lot about introversion and...
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Are You Wired?
I’ve been having a good bit of discussion on social networks (public and private) about this whole introvert/extrovert issue, and unfortunately, 140-character tweets and Facebook updates make it hard...
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BE CLEAR: Tell Your Story
Humans are hard-wired to tell and remember stories. That’s why smart business people wrap up their message in a narrative. Master storytellers tap into our need to see a beginning, a progression, and a...
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