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May 20th

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This year, resolve to lose the wait

This year, resolve to lose the waitMTV’s reality series, “The Buried Life,” features four guys who set out to accomplish 100 meaningful tasks before they die, while helping 100 people knock something off their own life-lists along the way.  At an average age of about 24, they seem to have nothing but time on their side.  But rather than wait, they are doing it all now.

What is on your list of career and personal must-do’s?  Looking back from the sunset of life, people often review the milestone events and the decisions that drove them.  When you look back from your 70th/80th/90th birthday, what will you be thinking?  Will you say, “I wish I had,” or “I am sure glad I did!” 
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Public Speaking: You’ll live through it.

Public Speaking:  You’ll live through it.Eat glass, pay taxes, be locked in a box with snakes, or die… these are a few things most people would choose to do rather than speaking in public.  Yet, only the most reclusive of us gets through lif...
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Making a career comeback

Making a career comebackEvery survey, article and prediction published lately says 2011 will be better than 2010 for business.  This good news means people who have exhausted their unemployment benefits and patience for TV r...
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Minor tasks and major decisions: Set a deadline

Minor tasks and major decisions: Set a deadlineOver twelve weeks, my friend Robin is journeying through six rounds of chemotherapy.  She knows clearly the day and date of that last treatment.  She knows what percentage is completed and how many tr...
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Poised for Progress: Is your innovation a viable business idea?

Poised for Progress:  Is your innovation a viable business idea?In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama told America we are poised for progress. He said, “What America does better than anyone else is spark the creativity and imagination of ...
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