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Accumulating knowledge is not always a good thing
My early evening’s activity is what put this thought in my mind. I was sorting the books from my shelves into “keep” and “toss” piles pending a soon-to-happen move.
I was amazed at the quantity and breadth of material that I’d accumulated. I was also shocked at how much of it I’d forgotten.
Now I do enjoy [...]
How to keep fear at bay; lesson learned today in the locker room
This morning, I was reminded of how contagious fear is.
I was at the gym and a few of us were in the locker room getting ready to leave after our aerobics class. One woman was saying how they normally travel to Europe every year but won’t go this year because she didn’t think it was [...]
One reason “being nice” can get in the way of success: it’s exhausting!
Lately I’ve become quite interested in the topic of “nice” people’s ability to succeed.
A lot of us used to agree that “nice guys finish last”.
In this new relationship economy, we’ve learned that people buy from us if they know, like, and trust us. And that’s good news for the nice club.
But kindness does bring with [...]
The main block to creativity
Creativity is essential to entrepreneurial success nowadays. We need to know how to adapt to the fast pace of change; to find ways of standing out amongst the crowd of business communications, free educational offerings, teleseminars, etc.
One of main things that will block our creativity is fear (or any other negative emotion). Why is that?
For [...]
Regrets Aren’t a Bad Thing
Have you ever asked anyone whether they have regrets? The most common answer is a forceful: “I never have regrets; I did what I did and don’t dwell on the past.”
I don’t subscribe to that philosophy, at least not fully. Yes, living in the past is useless if you get stuck in it, but regrets [...]