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Life in Detour
No one like detours. If you’re an impatient type-A person like me, you really hate detours. I don’t build enough margins in my day for extra time to get somewhere. By its own nature, a detour is a slower, longer, less convenient way to get anywhere. Who wants that? But it has been in the…
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The Liability of Being Passive
There’s a big difference between being easy going and being passive. The first allows you enjoy life more than someone who’s always worked up about the little things or the stuff he cannot control. Being passive is a problem. It assumes that the old saying “que sera, sera” or “whatever will be, will be” is…
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Building Your Personal Brand
‘You don’t have a brand. You are a brand.’ Those were words came out during a conversation with a client recently and have stuck with me for a while. If you’re not sure what I mean about brand, I defined it here. Corporate brands aside, each one of us are crafting every day what are…
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Summer Essentials: The Hybrid Boardshorts
Every man needs a good bathing suit, especially during the summer. And if you’re at the pool, lake or beach you’re always having to change into something nicer to go to a restaurant or a walk down the street. In my mind, exchanging my boardshorts for dress shorts means I’m done having fun in the…
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A Relationship Guide to Making Friends
I’m not a relationship expert by any means, but I am surrounded by great relationships with co-workers, clients, life-long friends and family. I remember, however, a time in my life where I had a difficult time making friends. What changed? I did. I remember being so insecure that I believed I didn’t have much to…
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The Gift of Summer Solstice: Daylight
Today is a special day for me:It’s the Summer solstice. I’m not a sun or nature worshiper, but I love summer because I love daylight. I’m energized by getting a lot done in a day, and there’s nothing that says carpe diem more than the longest day of the year. In the northern hemisphere it…
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Getting a Handle on Life Storms
The storm was at full force by the time I finished my run. All I could see were dark clouds, lighting and rain all around me. It always amazes me how storms come out of nowhere, and in a matter of minutes can wreak so much havoc. Life’s storms often behave the same way. You’re…
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Overqualified and Underpaid: Your Career Detour
So you’re doing a job you are over qualified for. That’s not that uncommon these days. I have friends who are working in positions they had mastered several years back. They have more education, experience, skill and knowledge than the job requires, and yet, they find themselves performing tasks that those whom worked for them…
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Reading to Rest the Mind
Today I did something I have not done in a long time. I read fiction. I read fiction that I didn’t have to read. I read fiction that was not a client’s submission or a potential author I’m considering representing. I didn’t skim the book. I read every word. I purposely put aside all the…