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Miscellaneous is an overarching term. There are many things that don’t fit neatly into one category or that have a special unique resonance. I’ve used this space to highlight these issues.
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What Chief Joseph Can Teach Us About Leadership
What Chief Joseph Can Teach Us About Leadership History tends to focus on the winners. Leadership is more complicated than that. Sometimes a leader does everything possible and still loses.…
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Manuscript Found in Accra
Paulo Coelho sets the scene in Jerusalem, 1099, on the brink of invasion. A man named Copt gathers…
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Life: Selected Quotations by Paul Coelho
We look outward for answers—books, mentors, strategies—when the deeper answers are usually internal. Intuition. Instinct. That quiet voice…
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PNTV: The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman (#358)
Imagine a guide for daily living, filled with timeless wisdom and practical advice on navigating the complexities of…
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Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger
Introduction – Seeking Wisdom Most books try to give you answers. This one forces you to think better.…
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Some of My Favorite Quotes
A Curated Collection of Timeless Wisdom for Leaders Seeking Clarity, Courage, and Perspective Great leadership requires more than…
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Non-Profit Business Venture Capacity Readiness Tool
Non-Profit Business Venture Capacity Readiness Tool An assessment tool developed to gauge the strength of your non-profit organization’s…
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Joseph Campbell~The Real Self!
This clip featuring Joseph Campbell is short, but it hits deep. It speaks to something we all wrestle…
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Happy New Year – A Brand New Start!
Every new year starts as a blank slate. I encourage you to be mindful of what you write…
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 2020!
I wanted to share a Christmas Blessing from the late John O’Donohue this year. His writing continues to…
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Happy Thanksgiving 2020!
This year, our Thanksgiving gathering will be a small one—just my wife and me. I am grateful to have…
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We’ve “Lost The Plot” (As A Country)
Politics has become big business, and that is a shame. Why else would national campaigns cost so much…
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Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything by Viktor E. Frankl
Introduction: There are three main ways people find fulfillment of their life meaning, in Frankl’s view, First, there…
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Things Can Unravel Quickly
Things can unravel quickly. This is an unfortunate reality of life. Friendships built over a lifetime, partnerships forged…
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Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It by Daniel Klein
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It by Daniel Klein Please click on this…
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Loss and Saying Goodbye to My Pet and Friend (Thumper)
It is never easy to lose someone or a pet that you love. It's a sad aspect of…
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Leadership In War By Andrew Roberts
Leadership In War By Andrew Roberts Please click on this link for the Leadership in War Book Summary…
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Brain Rules by John Medina
Brain Rules by John Medina Please click on this link for the Brain Rules Book Summary Rule #1:…
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Feel The Fear…And Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, PhD
Chapter 1: What Are You Afraid Of? Level 1 Fears – The Surface Story; Exterior Situations Those That…
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Common Sense 101: Lessons from G.K. Chesterton by Dale Ahlquist
Chapter 2: Wonder “ Wonder And The Riddles Of God The way to love anything is to realize…
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Too Soon Old, Too Late Smart by Dr. Gordon Livingston
Please click on this link for the Too Soon Old – Too Late Smart Book Summary ” We…
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The Elephant and the Flea: Reflections of a Reluctant Capitalist by Charles Handy
I have been a Charles Handy fan for many years and find that his work only becomes more prescient and…
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The Consolations of Philosophy by Alain De Botton
I: Consolation for Unpopularity Chapter 2 “If common sense is cordoned off from questions, it is because its…
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The Danger of “Divide and Conquer” Leaders
In my many years studying leadership, nothing has troubled me more than the leader who takes a divide-and-conquer…
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Memorial Day Thoughts – 2020
Memorial Day 2020 marks a unique moment in American history. We are at war against a virus, and…
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There Is Much To Learn From Saint Patrick
To my knowledge, the Vatican has never officially canonized Saint Patrick, but he remains on the list of saints.…
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Leadership Thought #424 – The Example of George Washington
George Washington was truly a great man. We are all still benefiting from his immense leadership character back…
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Happy Thanksgiving 2019!
The romantic interpretation of the first Thanksgiving always captivates me. I'm not sure the information is entirely accurate,…
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Leadership Thought #301 – President’s Day Is A Special Day
President's Day is important because it celebrates two great men who changed the course of history for our…
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Happy Holidays 2019!
There is a light of goodness pervading the universe, which is hard to miss if one pays attention.…
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Remembering 9-11
As I sit here writing with the names of the dead lost on September 11 being read in…
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