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Sometimes, You’ve Just Gotta’ Do It.

February 11, 2011 By 10 Comments
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When I was younger, my family and I frequently swam at a place called Lava Hot Springs in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. On the deep end of the pool, they have an olympic sized diving platform built with three different levels, the highest being 33 feet above the water. My family and I would always taunt each other with dares to climb to the top and jump. For me, it was mostly all talk. "Someday," I would respond. Truth was, I was terrified of heights and had very little desire to leap off such a Keep Reading »

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The Delusion of Control and the Power of Choice

September 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

In my book, having control is a dangerous delusion--especially in business. How can you claim to be in control, when agency is a universal principle? At any time any person could quit, sabotage your project, eat your lunch (gasp!), steal your thunder, fire you, raid your desk, and the list goes on. Control is a delusion. You don't have control. What you do have is the power to choose. The way you conduct yourself at home, work, online, and in the public eye has the power to Keep Reading »

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Working Long Hours vs Productivity

February 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Working long hours doesn't necessarily mean you'll accomplish more. If you're excited about a project and have personal interest, you'll most likely utilize all the time you're allotted, but what about those projects that you don't have a personal interest in that are required because of work? When you're not jumping at the gun to start a new project, you often find excuses to not start until later. A couple hours later a project that you said would take 8 hours can be done in 6. A Keep Reading »

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Can You Really Choose Your Attitude?

February 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I'm writing about a subject that I still haven't formed a solid opinion on yet. Maybe you can help me figure it out. But here are my thoughts on the matter today... Can you really choose your attitude or mood? Can you really change from sad to happy, just like that? Sure, attitude and mood aren't exactly the same, but they are closely related, and so for my purposes I'll treat them equally. I believe choosing your attitude is a highly misguided principle. It's advice laced with good Keep Reading »

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