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17 January 2011 ~ 3 Comments

Inevitable vs. Optional

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I saw a great quote from the Dalai Lama the other day — “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” It got me thinking about other things that were “inevitable” and our optional responses. Here are a few I came up with…

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23 December 2010 ~ Comments Off

Back to The (Business) Brickyard

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Your Business Brickyard isn’t some fluffy business fable as one might judge by its slim storybook size and hardcover. The business insights contained within were heard-earned by Howard Mann (the author) himself via his own experiences in running a successful (but stressful) freight and logistics company.
The content is broken into core components that benefit everyone [...]

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22 December 2010 ~ Comments Off

Red Rubber Ball At Work

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The Red Rubber Ball At Work is an excellent companion to Rules of the Red Rubber Ball! I was expecting to be a more of the original (which I also loved) but the author slightly shifted the approach in this wholly original addition to the Red Rubber Ball series. I thought it was going to [...]

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16 November 2010 ~ 1 Comment

What’s Your 20/20 Vision?

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With less than seven weeks remaining in 2010, your mind may begin turning toward setting resolutions for the coming year. A few of you may even create or update your five-year plan.
I challenge you to think even further ahead.
Do you realize that you are a mere 10 years away from 2020?
Say it out loud. Twenty-Twenty.
It sounds like such a [...]

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28 October 2010 ~ 3 Comments

Tell Your Worries to Flock-Off

Tell Your Worries to Flock-Off

Worries flock together like birds.
It starts with just one worry flapping its wings and squawking in your head, but it can quickly lead to other worst-case-what-ifs joining in. Soon you have an entire aviary of anxiety housed in your head.
The thing about birds (and worries) is that any sort of quick movement toward them [...]

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