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Does The Past Still Exist?
In The Langoliers by Stephen King, a plane flies through a strange wave of light and ends up landing at a deserted airport. Suddenly, strange creatures start consuming everything, including the ground.…
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The 10000 Hour Myth
You are familiar with it. We have all been exposed to it. The “10,000 hours to mastery” idea has been discussed in many business books and general books about life. However, I…
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Reality Is Non-binary: Humans Are More Complex Than You Think
Have you ever noticed that almost everything in our world ends up in two camps? Democrat or Republican, Liberal or Conservative, Jeep or Bronco, Black or White, Male or female? For some…
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Why You Should Ignore The Past
I love the “success literature” space – it’s actually pretty humorous. I think of all of the books I’ve read; there are maybe three that I can say actually “tell it like…
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to meet your goals, burn your ships
Stop Giving Yourself a Route Away from Your Goals Back during Greco-Roman times, a famous leader was landing a fleet of warships with thousands of men to seize land from the enemy.…
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Innovation Without Risk Is Not Innovation
Has this ever happened to you? I was on a call with one of my former clients a few years ago. They were discussing a new product development process that would generate…
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Will 96% of Businesses Fail Within 10 Years?
When I read that statistic, I thought it pretty odd. I mean, are the companies that are around us now all less than ten years old? Are they all part of that…
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Denying Your True Human Nature? Here’s What Happens When You Do
What are humans really like? I think we all, deep down, know the answer to that question. Yet, we still hold out hope that humans can change their nature. We feel that since…
3 Ways To Put Time On Your Side
Set Your Deadline To Half The Time You Think You Need A while back, I read “When,” Dan Pink’s latest book on time. It was an interesting read to be sure, but…
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Popsockets: An Innovation Story
TL;DR: Inventor has a problem, invents a product to solve his problem, tries the product out with friends and family, friends and family use the product for a completely different purpose, inventor…
