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Telling a better story into the future And using social proof I’ve talked and written many times about telling a better story. By now we all should agree that your story is one of the few things that you can and should control. The story you tell about yourself not only influences the way other …
What is innovation? Why do you care? People often talk about innovation as thinking “outside the box”. There’s some truth to that. Innovation is very topical right now in the business world. If you Google “Innovation Questions” the first two hits will be an article from Forbes and an article from Harvard Business Review. I …
Programming workouts into your Garmin device If you are in a structured training program sometimes it’s easier to program your workout into your running watch. I have a Garmin 310XT. This is your basic Garmin device. It’s a bulked up version of the tried and true 205 and 305 series. It’s waterproof, has heart rate, …
The Adventure of a Portfolio Life I’ve been thinking a lot this past year about my portfolio life. I picked up that phrase ‘portfolio life’ from the Jeff Goins book The Art of Work. I think it apply describes what many of us do in our lives. Not that it needs a label, but if …
Gratitude In America this week we have a national holiday called ‘Thanksgiving’. If we for a moment strip off the unfortunate histrionics of the foundation myth it is quite a thing – to have a day where the nation as one formally expresses its thanks. I like to think of it as National Gratitude Day. …
