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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Leadership, Sandy and ‘being prepared’
As I write this, wind gusts are approaching 60 mph, and the rain continues to pelt the side of my house. Hurricane Sandy is just making landfall, but its massive power has been felt up and down the East Coast … Continue reading
Is time on your side when it comes to social media?
Do you think you can manage your social media each day in just 18 minutes? Lisa Buyer of Search Engine Watch, picking up on the popular time management book by Peter Bregman called “18 Minutes,” suggests that it’s possible. This … Continue reading
Posted in Management
Tagged Facebook, LinkedIn, Lisa Buyer, Peter Bregman, Social media, time management, Twitter
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Judging the value of a college degree
“What’s worse than a bachelor’s degree in English?” “A master’s degree in English.” Budda boom. Recently, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked “the worst majors for your career.” Kiplinger looked at the likelihood of graduates finding employment in their field and came … Continue reading
Posted in Careers
Tagged college degree, economic value of education, English, George Mason University, Kiplinger's
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Forgiveness
Forgiveness is tough—especially for someone like me who has always had trouble expressing his feelings. But forgiveness, I’ve discovered, is a wonderfully liberating and healing act. It frees you to move on, to advance to new stages in your life … Continue reading
Posted in Purpose
Tagged anger, control, forgiveness, Kairos, letting go, resentment, Serve
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‘Nothing happens until someone sells something’
A common lament among employees-turned-entrepreneurs is that they are unaccustomed to scratching for business. They’ve left the security of a company where business development was someone else’s responsibility. Now they’re on their own, and as Henry Ford famously said, “Nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Marketing
Tagged customer-focused, customers, Henry Ford, sales, selling, team player
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In life, it’s always good to ‘test-drive’ major changes
The USA Today Money section recently ran a story advising Baby Boomers to “test-drive” retirement while they are still working. That’s good advice, I thought, and I’m living it. When I left full-time employment a year ago to start my … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Goal setting
Tagged assets, budgeting, expenses, income, retirement, USA Today
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‘Do it now!’ or intentional vs. accidental growth
I’ve been reading selections from John Maxwell’s new e-book, “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth,” which hit digital book stores last week. I haven’t actually downloaded the book. Instead, I’ve been dipping into his blog, “John Maxwell on Leadership,” where … Continue reading
Posted in Goal setting
Tagged do it now, growth, intentional, John Maxwell, leap of faith, W. Clement Stone
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Rachel Carson and ‘pigtail’ light bulbs
Last week was the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” the book that many say launched the environmental movement, the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the first Earth Day in 1970. In the early … Continue reading
Posted in Purpose
Tagged conservation, creation care, energy, environmentalism, Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
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6 lessons from the journey, one year in
I spent this past weekend at Richmond Hill on a church retreat. Richmond Hill has an interesting history that lends itself to reflection and solitude. It was originally a convent for an order of nuns who prayed for reconciliation after … Continue reading
Posted in Goal setting, Purpose
Tagged Blogging, reflection, retreat, Richmond Hill, simplicity, Socrates, Thoreau, Writing
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The Wayward Journey 