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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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Have you ever applied to dozens of jobs online, only to hear nothing back, not even a whisper of interest? You’re not alone. Job seekers often compare applying to jobs online to throwing their resume into a black hole. Turns out it’s not too far from the truth. Only about 2% of candidates who apply …
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The time for practice is over. Practice time was while we were growing up. Practice time was while we were in school. We are now full participants in the game of life and our opponent is human mediocrity. In the absence of intense and intelligent human activity, the weeds of failure will move in to destroy …
Continue reading The Result of Your Life Is Determined by a Few Simple Disciplines
We all start out as kids with big dreams; we want to be movie stars, astronauts and sports superstars. We want to be somebody. But then we get out into the real world and it starts beating us down, and then we start beating ourselves down. We get to the point where we have little …
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"There is nothing to fear about rejection. It is God's protection and a nudge in the right direction" - Unknown Have you failed or are you going through a trying time? May be you just lost your job or an opportunity you think was rightfully yours. Did you just get a bad news at work? …
By Jim Rohn Life is about constant, predictable patterns of change, and the only constant factor will be our feelings and attitudes toward life. We as human beings have the power of attitude and that attitude determines choice, and choice determines results. All that we are and all that we can become has indeed been …
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