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I just did a search on LinkedIn for "Web Designer" and there are 447,028 people that come up as a result. Search for something else, "attorney" (815K), "software programmer" (328K), or even "manager" (44 million) and you see quickly that whatever
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I can totally understand that hunger and striving for ultimate security. It's a scary feeling to feel like the ground under you is not stable. When you lie awake at night, you might wonder if you really are secure in your job or with your business. And it&
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I think business can get frustrating for a lot of people because they have this illusion that there is some magic place where there are no problems. Yet reality bears out that noone enjoys this fantasy. It doesn't exist. The nature of business is that there are always
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Isn't it a miracle that we have powerful apps at our fingertips for $0.99? And some even pay you to use them. It creates millions of people that feel entitled to sophisticated technology that is convenient and powerful for a mere buck or less. In the workplace,
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My friend Marc introduced me and the family to Joe Camp of Benji fame. Joe's had a lot of wonderful successes and dramas in life. But, as anyone that has tried for anything knows, it's extremely difficult to go after your passion and dreams. And, Joe,
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Perspective can change how you feel or see an issue. Stand right up to a magnificent building and it looks daunting as you look up its columns and windows. But if you can move back a couple miles and enjoy the city view, you see the relationship between that building
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There are things that make noise and make no impact. It doesn't take talent to: ... point out what's not working ... wait for someone to do something ... rely on other people's kindness ... copy what others are doing ... talk louder and more often than others The
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If you have any kind of vision, there's a picture in your head of the things you should be doing. We can idealize how our business should run or how customers should respond. The picture in our heads is great and necessary. It helps motivate us and keeps
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I dislike drama, especially in business. Sure, bad things can happen, but if they happen consistently and repeatedly, then we have a strange way of calling that normal. And that not only lowers our standards of what could be an otherwise excellent life, but it costs us financially and emotionally.
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We have a big software problem in our psyches. It's powerful, hard to recognize and even harder to overcome. And it's universal. It's part of our encoding, and when it comes to business, it can be costly. But, ironically, we don't feel
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All things are not important. Actually, most things don't matter at all. Most work you do doesn't pay off. Many relationships don't get you where you want to go. And most ideas won't make a difference. If you are not able to
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I wish I were not always a creature of habit. But I'm afraid I fall into routines and comfort zones like anyone else. Those grooves carved out in my brain pull me towards a self-automation that is hard to break. It has it's advantages. I