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How Tiger Ended Up in the Deep Rough
“I am dragged along by a strange new force. Desire and reason are pulling in different directions. I see the right way and approve it, but follow the wrong.” - Ovid Why is the irrational often more...
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The Cost of Taking a Year
I was recently in Aspen for a series of meetings. During that time, I struck up conversations with a handful of service professionals, all mid to late twenties (and ALL with impressive college...
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Are You Creating Unnecessary Enemies?
Nearly all successful people in business and life have a competitive nature. We want to win. We want to do what others say can’t be done. There is an undeniable adrenaline rush that comes with...
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2011 and the Death of Happiness
The happiness movement is dying, and I say it’s about time. 9-11 ushered us fearfully into a brave new world. The great recession caused us to question even the most fundamental rules of economics,...
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And Now, For a Little Fun…
The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. My contributions (for not so common...
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Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
There are few things more destructive to a team than a no win manipulator. To illustrate, I was just watching updates about the uprising in Egypt on Fox News. The announcer said that Obama had...
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How to Get a Job If You are Long Term Unemployed
Wow. 40% of those unemployed in the workforce have been so for 12 months or more. This means a very large population of frustrated people out there. So, here are a few (likely controversial) ideas on...
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If You Want to Succeed in Life, Do These Two Things.
I recently sat down with some of my friends and my 14 year old son. Feeling somewhat reverent and parental, I announced to my son, “I am going to reveal to you the only two things that you need to do...
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Is it Possible to Live and Work your Passion?
I love this recent thread on Penelope Trunk’s blog (and I love her blog): “How many people go to law school thinking they are going to represent the underdog and save the world? Thousands. And how...
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If You Want to Kill Your Students, It’s Time to Explore Other Career Options
Did anyone see this story about the PS 203 school teacher who indicated on Facebook that she wanted to kill her students? From the New York Post: “Veteran Brooklyn teacher Christine Rubino is...
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