A Teacher’s Ultimate Responsibility
As a child I liked many of my teachers. There [...]
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08, 2011
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08, 2011
How movies & TV can help your children learn
If you have kids, one easy way to prepare them [...]
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08, 2011
Use that video button more often—one day you’ll be happy you did
There’s a video feature on every modern day digital camera [...]
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07, 2011
Life was a losing game. So long Amy
The day the news of Amy Winehouse's death reached me [...]
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07, 2011
Don’t worry about pissing people off
All through my life, I grew up with people telling [...]
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07, 2011
Rise from mediocrity
A while ago my good friend Scott was telling me [...]
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07, 2011
One VEEERY useful tip for saving relationships
Relationships are hard—very hard in fact. For many of us, [...]
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06, 2011
The opposite of play is …. ?
If you thought ‘Work’ Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Wrong! But you’re in crowded [...]
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06, 2011
How Free Imprisons You
It's either one of life’s cruel ironies or a brilliant [...]
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06, 2011
Steve Jobs on living, loving and learning
My sister told me about Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement [...]
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06, 2011
Knowing is not enough
In the last few weeks of Oprah’s show, I heard [...]
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06, 2011
Learning Good, University Bad
That’s an almost quote from Peter Thiel, the Stanford University [...]
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05, 2011
Redesigning Education with Oprah in mind
One explanation for Oprah’s success is that she provides a [...]
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05, 2011
Do you practice (at) your relationships?
It might seem odd to associate the word practice with [...]
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05, 2011
Why I don’t recommend DVORAK
On April 5th, 2011 I ended a 17month affair with [...]
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04, 2011
Thoughts on my dad’s passing
I haven’t posted for a while. My dad—stepdad actually—Geddes Phillips [...]
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02, 2011
Micromanagement and Microperformance
I constantly hear of workplace horror stories, where employees complain [...]
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02, 2011
A computer that will change the world
Answer: Who is Watson? Something happened on Wednesday night that [...]
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01, 2011
Must everything change?
Ever marvel at how fast the world is changing? Consider [...]
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01, 2011
Happy new year
Seems odd starting off the new year without first acknowledging [...]
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12, 2010
In defence of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”
Keep your shirt on. I'm not talking about the now [...]
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12, 2010
Call your shots—and make them!
Three ball in the side pocket." She leans over and [...]
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11, 2010
A lesson from writing—about speaking
One great thing about writing is that it forces you [...]
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11, 2010
“Are we there yet?”
Remember the zeal with which you would ask your parents [...]
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11, 2010
What’s your story of ambition?
A test for Ambition Do you absolutely hate your job? [...]
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10, 2010
“Money is the root of all evil” explained
Everybody loves money. So what’s up with the biblical admonition [...]
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10, 2010
“The Practice of Acknowledgments“ Available on Amazon
My first book “The Practice of Acknowledgments - How to [...]
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09, 2010
Oh, please don’t you rock my boat
... cause I don't want my boat to be rocking." [...]
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09, 2010
Maybe it really sucks to be you
Your life might actually suck. Yep, how's that for some [...]
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08, 2010
“Cast the first stone for you Sir?”
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can [...]
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08, 2010
What would it take to get you to bite off a lamb’s testicles?
Now there's a question you need to ponder over. Not [...]
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08, 2010
What does “respect” mean?
Sing R-E-S-P—E-C-T and millions of people hear the voice of [...]
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07, 2010
And the young shall lead the old
It used to be that seniority was the basis for [...]
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07, 2010
“Shit Happens” as a course in high school
The earlier we learn to identify and deal with the [...]
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07, 2010
The Man Your Man Could Smell Like
If you can spice-up Old Spice what else can you [...]
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07, 2010
Grace in Victory
Imagine not getting that promotion you had worked four years [...]
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06, 2010
Learn to identify the shit in your life
The other day I was cleaning up after a dog [...]
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06, 2010
Do You Know the Costs of NOT Managing your Commitments?
In the quest to improve performance we've gone through several [...]
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06, 2010
Two Principles for Getting More out of Life
Everybody loves simplification so here are two simple principles you [...]
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06, 2010
How is purpose related to performance?
What explains the energy and enthusiasm that is either present [...]
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06, 2010
“That’s not what I asked you to do.”
Have you ever been on the receiving end of that [...]
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06, 2010
If you want something done properly, do you have to do it yourself?
Have you heard anyone express this? Perhaps you say it [...]
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05, 2010
What does it mean to do your best?
Seems like an odd question to ask. The answer is, [...]
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05, 2010
Opinion disclaimers
Have you ever listened to the pharmaceutical adverts on TV? [...]
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05, 2010
A Better Alternative to Assuming and Opining
Knowing the danger of opinions and having a practical alternative [...]
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05, 2010
“Look at him, he’s laughing at you!”
Many years ago my girlfriend and I were walking through [...]
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04, 2010
How to NOT be a cry-baby
My last post dealt with the very real consequences of [...]
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04, 2010
The thing about taking things personally
Have you heard the old joke about the guy who [...]
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04, 2010
What does it mean to be impeccable with your word?
Recently I was reminded about the profound simplicity of “The [...]
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04, 2010
Are you ambitious?
Many moons ago a senior director at my old company [...]