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Joyfully Losing Our Net Worth and Finding Our Real Worth
Follow me on this: Houses have never appreciated, they have inflated. When you sell your house, try buying a nicer house for the same...
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Jun 13, 20122 min read
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Claiming to offer Customer Service without phone service
What he does not have is an operations sidekick. My office was contacted about the new process and I told the paper what I just wrote...
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Jun 6, 20121 min read
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Reflections on a great day
I hope at the end of each day you take time to reflect on what was great about today, what you learned from it, and what you will pass...
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May 18, 20121 min read
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SteelCrazy and Patriotic After All These Years
If you like what they came up with, email Paul Proctor and let him know. ebironart@aol.com. He’d appreciate it I know. #911 #Patriotism
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May 17, 20121 min read
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Vacation Training and Asking Forgiveness
We all love the concept of employee empowerment and delegation. The beauty of vacations is they put you to the test on these concepts....
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May 9, 20122 min read
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Charades and Leadership
“Preach the Gospel; if necessary use words.” St. Francis of Assisi “Trust but verify” Ronald Reagan “Listen to what your coworkers have...
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Apr 5, 20121 min read
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Flip thinking and groups
Human nature pushes most of us to let someone who wants to do more than their share do just that. That’s why 20% of the people produce...
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Apr 2, 20121 min read
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What do You Expect?
Every basketball player at this level just as pros on the PGA tour has talent and goes into games expecting to win. They practice drills...
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Mar 25, 20121 min read
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Becoming Patient Zero
Yet having a keen interest in leadership and motivation, I wonder about spreading to without what is not first spread within....
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Mar 21, 20122 min read
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Find something good to say about everyone. Everyone
Benjamin Franklin was our first great diplomat. He was renowned for his ability to converse and relate with friends and adversaries...
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Mar 18, 20123 min read
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Remarkable Confluence on Leadership
Driving home last night John Maxwell in his latest Success Magazine CD interview explained how his real joy comes from bringing out the...
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Mar 10, 20122 min read
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If you want someone’s attention, Whisper
One line in the presentation resonated in me down to my soul. When talking about exceeding expectations the facilitator suggested a quote...
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Mar 7, 20123 min read
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Optimistic Blind Spots
For all its wonderful attributes, optimism has its risks. Whether its running a business or a 10k, you need more than just fuel to...
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Feb 28, 20122 min read
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The Lifetime Value of a Mentor
In my entrepreneurship course tonight we focused on the lifetime value of a customer. Lots of lightbulbs went off and even managers of...
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Feb 27, 20122 min read
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Talking Heads Change vs. Core Values
Running or swimming provides me a forum for thinking through nagging problems in my head. This morning the change vs core values issue...
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Feb 25, 20123 min read
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Playing your way onto the bus
I also noticed that everyone’s true colors came out in a game of Mexican dominos. Some people love to win as long as they see a way to...
rick13714
Feb 21, 20122 min read
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A Balanced Life and Steve Jobs
I just finished reading Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography. Having lived in California is the 70’s and 80’s I found his covering of...
rick13714
Feb 19, 20122 min read
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A Sweetheart of a Entreprenuer Story
In this era of people complaining of unemployment benefits running out after two plus years, it is a joy to see that entrepreneurism is...
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Feb 14, 20122 min read
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Good Friends I Hope to Meet
Throughout my many moves, I have been blessed to meet a great many people and make some great friends. People who cared about me, laughed...
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Jan 17, 20124 min read
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Golden Rule Management
Almost eighteen years ago, Dr. Stephen Holoviak, published Golden Rule Management . Dr. Holoviak, a professor at Penn State University-...
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Oct 3, 20113 min read
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