Category: Self Improvement
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What should I know in 20 seconds?
This is my favorite question when someone hands me something to proofread. Flyer for an upcoming event? Ad for a renewal campaign? Your updated resume? Pitch for a new policy change or capital project? What should be in my brain within 20 seconds of the experience with the thing you made and put in front…
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Intention = Better Improvement
When people ask me what they can do to move up in their career I ask themwhat they got better at this past year. Oftentimes, the answer is a blankstare. There are certain things we get better at with just routine and repetition.Back in my teenage years, I got pretty sick at spinning a pizza…
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“Be Quick, but Don’t Hurry”
John Wooden was arguably the greatest basketball coach of all time. While leading the UCLA Bruins the guy won 10 National titles in 12 years, including seven in a row. You don’t get to that status without dropping some serious wisdom along the way. And that brings us to our title; one of Wooden’s best…
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“Rich people exploit, poor people are exploited”
Honestly, I hate this graphic. Not based on its artistic merit, but because of what the repercussions mean for those that buy into the message. If one agrees with the graphic, one must necessarily agree with the following, more than likely, unconsciously: Being wealthy is either immoral, or purely the product of luck. Since wealth is…
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Be A Super Ethical Leader in 3 Easy Steps
Immanuel Kant is a boss. Like, the boss of bosses. As far as philosophers go, he’s like the RZA of this here ethics game. He’s the one that really summed it up nicely, and gave everyone the central cornerstone of modern ethics: The Categorical Imperative! Put simply: Act so that the maxim of your…
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A Great Guide to Awesome Oratory
Mr. Julian Treasure does a great job in succinctly breaking down the do’s and don’ts of public speaking – and he does so in a wonderful British accent. This is going to run you less than 10 minutes and is a must for anyone having to address an audience. Having sat through more conferences and…
Robert H Myers 