I hate commuting. Since my first job in 1983, I have been on a mission to not commute more than 5 minutes. Why? Because my time is WAY too important. So is yours. Below is a graph of the worst cities in the world for commuters. Look at the annual hours of commuting. 100 […]
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When I coached my son in baseball, we toured over 20 colleges and met with baseball coaches. My favorite quote was from Buddy Gouldsmith, then head coach at UNLV and now at the University of New Mexico. He told us a story about having the professional scouts come watch a practice and scrimmage and how hard his kids played that day. His
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Today’s LIFEies is for anyone who still meets people at work or social events. I meet young people all the time and am amazed by the how poorly they introduce themselves. Let’s make it simple: –Full name–Firm handshake–Look the person in the eye–Smile For more, see below. Don’t be a Limp Fish, Cannonball or Drive-by carder. Rule #12
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In the past, if you stayed in a business long enough you either became a dinosaur or you had to reinvent yourself. Today, if you do not disrupt your own business, someone else will. There are no legacy companies anymore. If there are some left, they better be changing. Below is a great article about Apple,
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I have always espoused working 40 hours a week as posted minimum requirements for a job. If you want to get ahead you have to work smarter AND you have to work more hours. How many? Turns out in the US, only 11% of employees work more than 50 hours a week…So if you want to be in the top 10%,
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You might have never heard its formal name, but you and I are invited into a bad business model every single day. It’s called the “razor-and-blades” business model and it operates like this: sell a foundational product cheaply to consumers and then force them to buy expensive replacement parts once they’re dependent on that product. I have
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You do not have to read all the items in this list (unless you are interested), but you have to read the following points: 2. When most people say they want to be a millionaire, what they really mean is “I want to spend $1 million,” which is literally the opposite of being a millionaire. 6.
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We can all be better. We know that. But how? Here are some simple ways that I use and some additional highlights below in the article: 1. Keep learning and growing. Do things you have not done. 2. Work on a project today that has been sitting stagnant for a while, and move the ball down the field. Get really
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Investing is difficult. I do not know all the answers when it comes to investing, but I do know that for 30 years, I have tried to diversify my portfolio. I am never satisfied. Then again, I am never devastated. Below is why. Diversification is really the only sane alternative to betting everything on one shot. Sure it is tough
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In my quest to always be more efficient, productive and goal-orientated, I ran across the below article from the beginning of the year that has some great suggestions about how to trick ourselves into meeting deadlines. Here are a couple quick items: 1. Use color in your calendar. Last year, we added color to my Outlook calendar.
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