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THINK Like a BLACK BELT: BEFORE You Launch Your Business! Be the Sensei
I am honored to again be part of the Southern Maine Community College Entrepreneurial Center’s event: Launch or Grow Small Business Success Conference on January 31st. Details and registration here… My...
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Sensei Leadership: Courage
Most people associate the word “Sensei” with “teacher.” That works… If a leader is someone able to attract willing followers, then teaching and mentoring are essential skills for an effective leader....
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Sensei Leadership: Compassion
“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.” ~ Confucius I did not know this quotation when I started looking for the most essential qualities of an...
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Sensei Leadership: Wisdom
Wisdom is knowledge and experience tempered by awareness… Of course people expect leaders to be knowledgeable, but knowledge alone does not a leader make! Knowledge is relatively easy to acquire, if...
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SPECIAL POST: Philip Seymour Hoffman – No great loss?
I was trying to stay out of the Phillip Seymour Hoffman fray- until I read a post on a friend’s Facebook page… “He was a selfish puke. No great loss.” I’m not defending Hoffman. Any way you choose to...
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Why Big Goals Suck…and what to do about it. Part 1
Big goals suck- but no doubt you’ve set some for this year. We’re at that not so mystical point on the calendar where most New Year resolutions going down in flames. It’s no mystery that most...
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Why Big Goals Suck…and what to do about it Part 2- Bite size chunks…
If you need to go back and read Part 1, click here… Now that you’ve got a big goal, let’s figure out how to start making it a reality. As I said on Monday, one of the reasons big goals so often fail is...
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Why Big Goals Suck…and what you can do about it. Part 3- The mindset you need...
To achieve any meaningful goal, you need discipline, focus, confidence, courage and perseverance. You need the power to start and sustain your efforts and an unwavering commitment to continual growth,...
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The Respect Project Part 1: The High Cost of Low Respect
Today I’ll focus on the workplace… Bad behavior costs American business, by some estimates, as much as $300 billion every year. Most of these estimates focus on the cost of workplace bullying and...
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The Respect Project Part 2: Why I’m against anti-anything policies
Given a choice, would you rather be punished or rewarded? Do you respond best to threats or encouragement? Punishment and reward can both shape behavior. We’ve long ago settled the question of which...
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The Respect Project Part 3: Disrespect and suicide
One of the most intense examples of the destructive force of disrespect in our society is the escalation of bullying induced suicide. Does bullying cause suicide? It’s hard to draw a direct causal...
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LIST WEEK: How to THINK Like a BLACK BELT in 5 Steps
We all love lists, right? (Well, some of us!) All this week I’ll share lists to help you gain more power and mastery and THINK (and perform) Like a BLACK BELT in your personal and professional life....
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LIST WEEK: Top 5 Lies About Personal Power…What That Means For YOUR Success
Power: Your ability or capacity to act or perform effectively… The Black Belt is all about Power- whether you’re an actual kicking and punching Black Belt, or you just want to think like one! There are...
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LIST WEEK: 4 Steps to Kick Butt Working from Home…the Black Belt Way!
More people are working from home than ever before. Some are home based entrepreneurs, others are cyber-commuting. As the debate continues to wage as to whether working from home is the best way to do...
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Why I dropped out of college- and why you shouldn’t
It’s College Week! Here’s Part 1… About 6 in 10 high school graduates go on to college. That’s good- but only 40% who go for a 4 year degree will get one and only about 25% of those who try for a 2...
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COLLEGE WEEK: College is CHEAP! (Still!)
College Week continues with this special re-post… Quit pissing and moaning. College is CHEAP! At least it’s potentially one of the most lucrative and safest investments you can still make. Before we...
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What You Need to Succeed in College- 5 Steps
This post has nothing to do with saving enough for tuition, getting your financial aid package in order or your Target shopping blitz with Mom’s credit card. Earning your college degree is no different...
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FOCUS on FOCUS Week Part 1
This week I’ll focus on…Focus. Focus- or rather a lack of focus is a big problem. We live in a world of distractions- and it takes the average person nearly 20 minutes to recover from a distraction and...
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FOCUS on FOCUS Week Part 2 Turn Off the NOISE!
We live in a noisy, confusing, fascinating- but sometimes overwhelming world. We’ve never had so many distractions in our environment. In the middle of all this chaos, we’re expected to do more in less...
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FOCUS on FOCUS Week Part 3 Sit Still, Shut Up- and Breathe!
Let’s do a short exercise to measure your ability to focus… Set a timer for two minutes and start counting from 1 to as high as you can. No need to rush- just keep counting steadily… …until any thought...
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