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Don’t Let the Fear of Failure Sideline Passion or Action

I heard an interesting speaker today. John Rivers is an entrepreneur from Orlando. He’s had two careers. The first was a high-profile career in pharmaceutical sales. He grew to be a CEO of a company with more than $2.5 billion in sales. He retired as a young man because he realized he was working more […]

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What’s Right with America

President Obama was inaugurated yesterday. I caught the highlights and sound bytes on television last night and this morning. Much of the discussion was about whether the president can be successful at facilitating agreement between the warring political factions. It is common to believe that our government in Washington is dysfunctional. And, because of that […]

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Merry Christmas!

Maya Angelou is a great American poet. A few years ago at a Christmas tree lighting at the White House, she read a poem written for the occasion. It is called Amazing Peace. Here’s what it said: Thunder rumbles in the mountain passes And lightning rattles the eaves of our houses. Floodwaters wait in our […]

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Be Someone Who Expresses Gratitude

Who have you thanked lately? Who has your heartfelt gratitude and you just haven’t said it? I read an article recently that said only 10% of us working in the United States thank someone every day. I don’t think that the statistic applies to us but it caused me to pause. The reasons given for […]

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