Monthly Archives: December 2017

Life

Man Asks Mike Rowe for “Life Advice”

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Still as applicable now as it was then…

Many people today resent the suggestion that they’re in charge of the way they feel. But trust me. Those people are mistaken.

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Life

Why Making Your Bed Every Morning Matters, According to a Navy SEAL

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Making your bed each morning seems like the least of our worries to start the day. However, according to Naval Adm. William McRaven, it may be the best way to start off your day.

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Former Facebook exec feels ‘tremendous guilt’ for what he helped make

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Interesting how much more I’m seeing people in the tech sector getting off of or massively limiting their amount of time on social networks. There does seem to be a place for the concept, but I’d rather see an open spec like email whereby different groups could host a “group”, but then individuals could log into one app on their phone or computer and have very targeted settings for what they want. I guess an argument could be made that email fills almost that exact role…

Former Facebook exec feels ‘tremendous guilt’ for what he helped make

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Life

Yelling at Kids can be Just as Harmful as Spanking

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Do I believe we should or can never yell? No. But it’s worth being mindful of when and why, and that there’s often a better way…

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Life

The Only Rules You Need to Know

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Another oldie but goodie…

  • The 4/64 Rule (80/20 of the 80/20)
  • The 1000 Hour Rule (Good enough to be great, but not the best)
  • The 30/150/Millions Rule (know/gossip/stories)

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Merry Christmas!

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Just a quick note to wish everyone that reads this blog a very Merry Christmas!

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Business

Taking a Meeting – The Right Way and the Wrong Way

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It’s worth listening to successful people…

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Life

10 Regrets You Can Avoid

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Here’s the list, but please  read the full article for additional detail/context…

  1. Don’t buy things
  2. Don’t fall in love with someone that is in love with someone else
  3. Don’t try to please people
  4. Run, don’t walk
  5. Don’t make promises you can’t keep
  6. Don’t steal paperclips from the office
  7. Don’t wait for them to say yes
  8. Don’t do anything you don’t want to do
  9. Don’t consume bad things
  10. Don’t time travel into the past

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Transform Your Health, Business, Income, Finances, and Marriage Doing This ONE Thing

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Sometimes all it takes is one thing.

Podcasts Archive – The ONE Thing

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Mike Van Cleave: A Conversation About Cancer & Learning How to Discard the Meaningless

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A good and sobering reminder…

Ep. 288 – Mike Van Cleave: A Conversation About Cancer & Learning How to Discard the Meaningless – Altucher Confidential

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