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We are all trying to get something more and get problems solved every day. And a counterintuitive approach to problem solving is often to get away from your problems. I like to get away to remote and serene places to get my mind off of things. It opens things up
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I think we have mass hysteria embedded in our humanity. When fads come along or some new shiny platform appears, people jump at it and go nuts. At one time, blogging had millions of people participating in the blogosphere. Most of it was noise and clutter. Youtube has hundreds of
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"There are no easy Fourteeners." "Stay on the trail - there are no shortcuts." That's what the sign to Quandary Peak said, and anyone that has done fourteeners, in this case over 14,200 feet, knows this. It's a grind. I shot
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Opportunity tends to be all around you. Have you ever thought that the people you randomly meet you likely have 5 opportunities together? But you have to: 1. Care enough to listen carefully 2. Understand what the other person is all about 3. Match what you do with what they
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If remarkable success would take you five solid years of persistence, would you stay consistent on one single thing like writing, reading or pushing on a new skill? What about for one year? We like success. We like watching the stars and the ones that have made it. Getting to
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I try to mix things up and change the routes I drive, places I work, people I meet and even houses I live in. Constantly experimenting and finding what is possible or what may work keeps a certain freshness to how I can approach work or do deals. There'
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I sold everything off and hit the road exploring the United States with my wife and 3 kids. We have seen many of the national parks, landed on a glacier in Alaska and have lived in cities all across the country getting to know locals and exploring the diversity of
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There's a lot of advantage to having emotional maturity in your business and life. Any fool can simply react to any slight or wrongdoing. Things will often not go as planned and that is the norm. There are just too many variables and other people in play to
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It is intriguing when you meet a new person, hear their backstory and discover how they contribute. At the end of the day, business is people. Life is people. We can get so wrapped up in our work and routines that we limit ourselves by not experiencing what is new.
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When we had big industrial companies with layers of management and structure we could hide. We had bosses to tell us what we needed to do. Formal processes governed our movements. It was an environment of control, steadiness and consensus. The hard part about the new economy we have been
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“Sometimes the best way to finish a project is to just drop it completely.” ~ Arianna Huffington We live in a physical, emotional, visceral reality that is constantly giving us feedback. Daunting heights warn us not to jump with abandon. Temperatures tell us whether to touch something or stay clear. Some
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"Trying to be something that you're not gets you out of your comfort zone," Duncan said then. "I'm not that guy. I did a little bit of that. I've done my share of it, but I'm just not that