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May 25, 2016
Using Pattern Recognition To Improve Customer Service
My trip to CLT from JAX started off typical: cramped, hot, and teetering on the brink of late. We boarded on…
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May 4, 2016
Perfecting Your Craft When You’re Not Practicing Your Craft
“His eyes watered and his head ached like he’d been staring at a computer screen all day.” #padw —…
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April 27, 2016
Success In Spite Of Failure
People contact me regularly to guest post on the blog. Most of the time, this attempts are weak and…
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April 21, 2016
Unintentionally Practicing Stoicism (The Demise Of My Station Wagon)
I have to thank Tim Ferriss for getting me into this. He’s had me thinking about stoicism for months. It…
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April 5, 2016
How To Use Discipline To Execute Strategy
“One minute to start!” said the announcer over the loud speakers. I clicked my Nike running watch to “Stopwatch” mode.…
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March 29, 2016
The Quickest Way To Get Your First Hundred Email Subscribers
I began collecting emails for my book launch a year in advance. During casual conversation I would mention what I was…
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March 28, 2016
Why I Don’t Care About The Title Of The Book That Changed My Life
It started as a hobby. It was a non-event, something that happened without effort. Nobody warned me what I was…
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March 18, 2016
Why You Need To Be Busy To Stay Productive
“Busy is a trap.” I heard someone say this on a podcast a few weeks back. Then, this past…
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March 17, 2016
The Kind Of Organization I Want To Work For
I recently interviewed for a job. It was an odd situation because I never thought I’d be on that…
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March 9, 2016
Leading With Energy
Every group is defined by their energy. In a work setting, this is sometimes called your company’s culture. I think it’s…
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