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Pssst. Hey you. Yeah you – the really quiet one in the corner that doesn’t want to be bothered. I have a secret for you. There is hope. There is a fantastic book that can help you better understand the difference between introverts and extroverts. It talks about how being an introvert in today’s really [...]
It has been a while since I last posted here. Frankly, I have been busy with work and life. Regardless, I have missed spending time on the blog and have been trying to figure out what I might do to get back into the flow of things and start contributing once again. I have thought [...]
About 3 weeks ago I had an opportunity to fly with SouthWest Airlines for the very first time. I’ve heard a lot about who they are, their passionate team members and their “no frills” approach to flying. The most important thing about this experience is that it taught me something that I had not anticipated. [...]
If you are a small business, you need to do everything possible to own your local community. You have your work cut out for you. Big companies love to call themselves local. Just look at the effort that Whole Foods goes to in their stores. They make a concerted effort to partner with local manufacturers [...]
Last week I talked about “Never Let Go” (affiliate link) by Dan John. Just to catch you up, Dan has been a lifelong devotee and coach of powerlifting, Olympic lifting and fitness. He has fun by competing in Highland games, strongman contests and throwing really heavy stuff. After 50+ years of heavy lifting, injuries and [...]
As a kid I was fascinated with the samurai, the ancient Japanese, sword weilding warriors that ruled over feudal Japan. Picture the samurai duel – two, well-disciplined, highly-skilled men standing across from one another. Their gazes lock, each trying to where the other’s plan of attack. They slowly move around and look for the right [...]
We’ve had our baby girl, Abby home for about a week now. The second full day that she was home, Cassie and I got a hands-on lesson on diaper blowout. Let me take that back. I had just finished working on and grabbed Abby from her mom so she could nap for a bit. There [...]
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