This was initially published in The Wall Street Journal’s Career Journal – from my perspective column – back in 2001-ish. The advice still holds up! Sort of cool, the writer for the same column a week prior was Jack Welch. […]
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The Lie and The Truth About NOT Giving a F*CK!
Here is the lie: “I don’t care what people think.” also expressed as, “I give zero fucks!” Stop saying this! It’s a lie and you prove that in the saying. You are convincing no one – and those who know […]
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If Mom Were President – a poem for Mother’s Day (and more)
This is for those who are moms, have moms, or have ever had a mom… or know a mom… the rest of you do not need to read it. 😉 Oh.. if you like it, please share it with your […]
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Songwriting tips plus dissecting a song line by line
Videocast: Throw Away The Box #3 It took me until Friday afternoon to publish my Thursday morning update. Don’t ask… well… I cover songwriting tips, including: My thoughts on critique groups How I find the right lyric Avoiding easy or […]
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Sleeping at the coffeehouse
This makes me chuckle to think about. I love coffee! I love naps! I like making people laugh. In fact, I like falling asleep to the ambient noise of people talking. This story involves all of it. Yesterday, I was […]
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I Want To Be Fearless Again
I am pretty confident but I still struggle with insecurity and am working to overcome fear. I discuss a question that can cause fear and kill creativity.
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The many things I don’t do well
I coach people and I do it well. I guess I am known as a bit of a hard-ass. I don’t coddle my clients and I do NOT tolerate inactivity or poor effort! And apparently, I have a pretty strong […]
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Wishes, Wants, and Needs
I was going through some old photos and found this picture that my older daughter took one day while we were on walk near my house. I love the sentiment. I’m not a big fan of graffiti, although, it is […]
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What Tomatoes Can Teach Us About Encouragement
I was inspired to start a garden after visiting my daughter in Phoenix and I talk about it here. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3cDvxCmfd8] I mention Ron Finley’s TED Talk about turning food deserts into food gardens. Worth watching for sure. And my daughter writes […]
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