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I Am Who I Hang Out With – Ten Things I Know To Be True #2
The old adage “People are your most important asset” is wrong; the right people are your most important asset ~ Jim Collins What makes me human? Community. No matter how shy or introverted I sometimes...
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We All Get a Turn – Ten Things I Know To Be True #3
In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these. ~ Paul Harvey When things are crappy, and I’m confused, scared, alone, or lonely – when I’m being laughed at and...
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How I Act is Always My Choice – Ten Things I Know To Be True #4
We accept the love we think we deserve – Stephen Chbosky How I feel is always valid, how I act is always my choice. My feelings, my emotions, my history are all valid. Nobody gets to tell me how I...
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Big Changes Happen in the Small Moments – Ten Things I Know To Be True #5
The last of the human freedoms [is] to chose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances – Viktor Frankl People are who they are. Behaviour is consistent over time. Somebody who’s an ass-hole now...
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I Can’t Change Other People – Ten Things I Know to Be True #6
(or “I Can’t Help Other People That Don’t Want to Be Helped”) The best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. This isn’t true of stock markets, but it is true of people. People seldom change...
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I Am What I Pay Attention To – Ten Things I Know To Be True #7
If I control my focus, and how I spend my time, and I will control my life. How I spend my moments adds up to the totality of my life. I will figure out what kind of life I want to live. Figure out...
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My Definition of Success – Ten Things I Know To Be True #8
Success, however you define it, is never guaranteed. I could be the smartest person in the world, and there will always be somebody not as smart, or talented, or inspired as me who is more successful....
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My Value as a Human Doesn’t Depend on My Job – Ten Things I Know To Be True #9
My value as a human doesn’t depend on my job, or my things. It depends on my kindness. My happiness depends to my friends, my family, and those closest to me. My success is not measured by material...
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I Get To Say No, and So Do You – Ten Things I Know To Be True #10
I get to say no to things that make me feel uncomfortable, or I just don’t want to do. And I don’t have to justify anything. That’s my part of the relationship. I get to put my gas mask on first. I...
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(Re) Starting Your Career #5 – Do What You Said You Would
Over and over again trust, credibility, and integrity come up as characteristics of effective leaders. Many words have been written about trust. It’s one of those words like integrity that has hundreds...
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Women in the Work Force – Two Phrases, One Decision
If my daughters were interested in becoming professional women working in the corporate world, there are two phrases I would invite them to commit to memory: “I’ve already said that.”, and “Please stop...
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It’s No Use
Often the full and complete answer is more satisfying and insightful than the myth: “The first question you will ask and which I must try to answer is this, “what is the use of climbing Mount Everest?”...
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Send It Back Down
They say that the profession with the most psychopaths are CEOs. This isn’t for you. You’re successful because you’re smarter and more deserving than anybody else. Yea, that’s your story and you’re...
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Would You Date Your Company?
What is your company’s personality? Filed under: values Tagged: culture
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Clarifying Your So-Called Passion
Three years ago I was going through the end of a 29-year marriage, and it was one of the most horrible experiences of my life (including the month my daughter spent a month in intensive care after...
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More Powerful Than Passion
Mike Rowe has some interesting things to say about passion versus opportunity, and ends his blurb with: “Never follow your passion, but always bring it with you.” He also has some interesting things...
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Please Don’t Do This
Please don’t do this. This is a dick move. If you need me to explain why in detail, I’ll send you my hourly rates… Unfortunately the company in question had a mealy-mouthed values-based response,...
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My Definition of Success – Ten Things I Know To Be True #8
Success, however you define it, is never guaranteed. I could be the smartest person in the world, and there will always be somebody not as smart, or talented, or inspired as me who is more successful....
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Clarifying Your So-Called Passion
[this is a summer re-post series re-post] Three years ago I was going through the end of a 29-year marriage, and it was one of the most horrible experiences of my life (including the month my daughter...
View ArticleIt’s the Culture, Stupid
So this went viral in March: Reflecting On One Very, Very Strange Year at Uber. As a direct consequence the founder and CEO (among others) was forced to resign, and I wouldn’t be surprised as more...
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