Don’t look now, but conversations are becoming increasingly rare.
The fact that there are plenty
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If Growth Feels Like An Impossible Mountain, Tap Into The Dynamism Of A Pipeline Of Allies
No matter what you’re building, simply creating the state of the art is no guarantee
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YOU Are The Difference
It begins the moment we start to feel like what we do doesn’t matter.
“It”
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Everyone is giving their life to something.
We all sense this…more acutely in some moments
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“You going to the garage to practice juggling?”
My wife was carrying three bottles of
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It felt like I was standing a little taller…moving with more confidence. I was headed
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I was meeting a colleague for coffee. She wanted to introduce me to a
Continue Reading Here’s How To Differentiate Yourself, InstantlyWith deference to Lombardi, Winning is NOT the only thing
The sentiment expressed by Vince Lombardi, the legendary former coach of the Green Bay Packers, has reached manifesto status — “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.”
At the other end of the spectrum is the antiquated idea derived from the Grantland Rice poem ‘Alumnus Football’ (1908) — “It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.”
Though I’m usually up for a spirited debate, let’s stipulate that it is one thing to believe that winning is the point when we’re talking about our favorite competition.
But an almost blind obsession with finishing on top is far more ubiquitous than just in the games we play
The question is — when competitive juices drive the pursuit of a win at all costs no matter the arena, what is revealed about what we value most?
Surely there are important encounters where winning is decidedly not the only thing.
Continue Reading With deference to Lombardi, Winning is NOT the only thingWe Can Do Magic
Kindness is magic.
Not in the illusion or slight-of-hand sense.
But in the change things in an instant — alter reality…create something where there was nothing sense.
Are You Blind?
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