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I recall as far back as the late 90's during the advent of the internet, I was a student in the University at that time. My first email address was xxxxx@onebox.com. Remember "onebox"? Nobody hears much about them lately. Today, virtually everyone with an email address uses either a gmail or yahoo. This is a …
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It feels good to be back here after a hiatus largely due to my mother's death over 9 months ago. In as much as I feel ashamed to admit it, I was really hit by this one. Mostly because I did not see it coming, so I wasn't prepared for the shock, kind of. I …
Failing fast sounds simple enough, and it’s become a common mantra in the entrepreneurial space. This mentality affects more than just entrepreneurs, though. Many people preach the power of failure—swift, forward or otherwise—as the key to future success. It’s become a rite of passage these days, where you must flounder in order to prove yourself. …
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Take care to feed and stimulate your brain and you will expand your mind. The two are inextricably connected. We need to see the human brain and mind with wonder, awe and inspiration. The brain is the equivalent of a human supercomputer. It is more complicated than any computer mankind has ever made, and maximizing its …
Recently I was invited to speak to an audience of University students on Going Above and Beyond. In the course of preparing for the talk, I had to go back to basics. Sometimes, the most profound things in life are the simple things. So, I shared my experience of being the first kid in my …
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We are all in this thing called life together, and what a ride we are on! In the middle of the madness and mayhem, the peaks and valleys, the lessons and laughter, and the triumphs and tragedy is the beautiful and complex you. You are the writer of your story and the CEO of your life. …
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A man I knew had an MBA from Harvard and an engineering degree from MIT. Smart guy. When he retired, he started doing what he liked best: teaching college courses in economics and business planning. But when he taught economics, he also taught personal economics. This is the philosophy that he started his classes with: Decide …
Jude and Peter both graduated same time from the University. After leaving school, it took a while, but they eventually got jobs and started out their lives as young professionals. Jude got a job with a multinational corporation as a Graduate Trainee Engineer where he was paid about three times what Peter earned as a …
This week, take a hard look at where you stand in life and renovate where necessary. Get intentional about the things you want to change and take the first step today! 1. Stay strong. Exercise is crucial for a healthy heart. This week, aim to walk 10,000 steps per day, and try to hit the …
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“Never go back.” What does that mean? From observations of successful people, clinical psychologist and author of Never Go Back: 10 Things You’ll Never Do Again (Howard Books, June 2014), Dr. Henry Cloud has discovered certain “awakenings” that people have—in life and in business—that once they have them, they never go back to the old way of doing things. …
