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  • INSIDE OUT – The Unofficial Sequel

    INSIDE OUT – The Unofficial Sequel

    We saw the movie Inside Out last weekend. It was good, not great, but I recommend it because the concept is so original. The movie takes us inside the...
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  • Speed Traps, Quotas and Informal Networks

    Speed Traps, Quotas and Informal Networks

    I was driving this morning and as I crested a hill, on the opposite side of the road I spotted a cop, radar gun in hand, intent on bagging...
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  • Your Time in the Wilderness

    Your Time in the Wilderness

    I’m reading the recently released biography, “Becoming Steve Jobs.” I got only as far of page 12 of the Prologue when something caught my attention and triggered the idea...
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  • Events and Experiences That Mold Us

    Events and Experiences That Mold Us

    I just watched an episode of a favorite online video show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. In it, Jerry Seinfeld interviewed comedian, Kevin Hart. Here’s what Mr. Hart says...
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  • Finding Passion in Odd Places

    Finding Passion in Odd Places

    My wife and I live in a 90-year-old Arts and Crafts bungalow. Over the years, we’ve filled it with Stickley mission-style furniture. Last month we did some housecleaning, gave...
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  • Perspectives on Subpar Performers

    Perspectives on Subpar Performers

    I had a conversation with a former coaching client last week. She was lamenting the weak performance of someone who works for her, and I couldn’t resist the inclination...
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  • RIP Joe

    RIP Joe

    One of my fraternity brothers died on Christmas day. I had seen Joe only a half dozen times since I graduated from college more than four decades ago, but...
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  • My Totem

    My Totem

    I read a column last month that said we should all have a totem, and we should carry that totem with us for a year and then give it...
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