A young man was given an old radio by a friend. The friend no longer wanted it, warning that if the young man didn’t take it, it was headed for the trash. Being someone who enjoyed a bargain, the young
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The only way for things to change was for me to change It was a day I’ll never forget. It began with a conversation with my business coach that left me both shaken and energized. He pointed out something that
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Leadership means a team-focused mentality I was 19 years old, undergoing basic training for the Canadian military in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. One day, during our 7-mile march in full gear, we found ourselves seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The
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Regaining confidence in the face of anxiety I could feel it building all day. That familiar knot in my stomach, the tightness in my chest, and the flood of doubts that seemed to come out of nowhere. Today was important—too
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I stood in front of my dresser with a big decision to make: Which tee-shirt should I wear today? They all have a message on them. Every single one. From “Save the Sea Turtles” from the Dominican Republic, to the
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The downside of coasting is that sooner or later, we run out of hill A few years ago a friend of mine put a set of CD’s in front of me and said, “Have you heard these yet?” The CD
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Everyone has all the time there is; why don’t we use it? Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind
Read MorePaul Kearley shares “The Anti-Friendship Guide” “You can make more friends in 10 minutes by becoming genuinely interested in them than you can in ten years by trying to get them interested in you.” Dale Carnegie I never really felt
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“So difficult it is to show the various meanings and imperfections of words when we have nothing else but words to do it with.” –John Locke Sitting around the kitchen table, we were discussing ideas when I used the word
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