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Micro-Actions

Micro-actions are steps toward a goal that are sooooo small, anyone can take them. They seem so small that they are virtually

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You can choose the lesson you learn

Sports contain many lessons for life. That is one reason I think we are so enthralled by sports contests. They are life

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Opportunity Costs: The Road Not Taken

Every action has an opportunity cost. Opportunity cost is – the cost, the sacrifice made, in choosing one mutually-exclusive option over another

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Involvement Breeds Commitment

I’ve got a lot of ideas, and some of them are even good ones. But mostly I’ve got more ideas then I’ve

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Excusitis

Excusitis: Psychological disorder resulting from the need to defer responsibility to anyone or anything other than oneself. This disorder is usually accompanied

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“The Speed of Trust” by Stephen Covey

This is a review and summary of “The Speed of Trust,” written by Stephen M.R. Covey, son of The 7 Habits of

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Always Assume Postive Intent

Assuming positive intent means that you consciously chose to assume that the people you work with have good intentions, that they are

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Groupthink

Groupthink is when everyone in a group thinks alike, and consensus is valued more than independent or creative thinking. Groupthink is a

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Irrational Fears?

I have made a life-long study of risk and people’s perceptions of risk and their reactions to it. After all, the El

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Birds of a Feather

Role models and group norms are powerful, but perhaps we have never realized how incredibly powerful they can be. A recent study

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Emotion is Energy in Motion

Emotion can be thought of as “energy in motion.” To change your mood, MOVE! Or change your circumstances! The other day I

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Make it a game

We often know what we should do. But sometimes we are challenged to get ourselves to do as well as we know.