A chalkboard with the drawing of a question mark progressing into a light bulb.

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Answer Man v. Teaching Man

For much of my life I took pride in knowing the answers. You have a question? I’ve got the answer. You have

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Today’s Ceiling is Tomorrow’s Floor: Are You Ready?

The road to success is uphill all the way and the pace of change is accelerating every day. What is going to

A person drawing at a chalkboard. The drawings are (from left to right, and in ascending order): a plant with 1 leaf, a plant with 2 leaves, a plant with 3 leavens, then finally a large light bulb

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No One Drifts into Wisdom

Wisdom is a far, far different beast than merely being smart or educated and it is rarely if ever acquired passively. Wisdom

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Invitation to a VERY Special Event

The invitation is to ‘Your Future’ aka ‘Tomorrow’ and you receive it every dawn. What you do with it is up to

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Comfort is a Seductive Adversary

Just as one must strain and push one’s muscles to the limit to grow stronger, so too must you press your mind

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Laziness is Real… and Occasionally Misdiagnosed

Gemini AI defined laziness ‘aka indolence or sloth, a disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act.’ Yet what

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Safety Has a Price

Let me begin by saying balance (Scott Peck’s 4th Tool of Discipline from ‘The Road Less Traveled’) applies here. I’ve chosen safety

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What Would You Do if Your Only Job Description was “Create Value”?

A philosophically oriented entrepreneur once opined that a universal job description could be ‘Find and Retain Profitable Customers’. Job descriptions are important,

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Next Action Step?

“Next Action Step?” is my favorite way to end a meeting or conversation. A decision without a plan to implement is just

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The Unique Power of Anti-Goals

Sometimes knowing what we don’t want can be as motivational as knowing what we want. Fear is a powerful driving force as

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The Advantages of Adversity

I’ve frequently said that I’d had the “good fortune to experience a period of poverty and chaos in my childhood” because it

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Tell Me About Your Eyeglass, Please

Imagine there sits on top of your dresser two sets of eyeglasses. One has green colored lenses, the other red. Which one