From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Job Task Analysis

November 24, 2009

One thing that I wrote on every job task analysis that I did was “keep your mind and eyes on task at hand”
Such a common point and so valid. It wasn’t my phrasing, but something borrowed from JTA training I received, and it applies to all situations.
I said this to my son while teaching him [...]

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Scratch Box Thinking vs Conventional Reasoning

November 20, 2009

I was thinking a lot about the saying ‘standing on the shoulders of giants.’ This may seem like a really strange thing to be thinking about, and to that I would respond, yeah, I think about odd stuff sometimes.
Standing on the shoulders of giants basically means that all the efforts that are put into research, [...]

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The Completion Backward Principle

November 17, 2009

Interesting day last Thursday as we reworked the premise of the PEOPLE Academy, Inc. Started through revelation or an aha moment from Toni that turned into a two way brainstorm and then a four way brainstorm to move us into a position of service, rather than product.
At first I was slightly alarmed that we were [...]

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Billy Joel, Paulo Coelho

November 16, 2009

Ok, this is really an odd short entry, but is it just me or do Billy Joel and Paulo Coelho bear a strange resemblance? Not that most people know who Paulo Coelho is, but still..
They are both writers, of sorts
And I know I would love to be able to get either/or/both to do an interview [...]

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Living in Integrity

November 16, 2009

Here I am again talking about integrity. It’s a word that gets bandied around a lot. I mean a lot. I have been very forthright in my blog. I lay it out right on the line. My failures my successes my hopes my dreams my life. It’s all there. From divorce, single fatherhood, remarriage, business [...]

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I Cursive The Day

November 14, 2009

An item of interest is the gradual loss of cursive handwriting. Some people might see this as an improvement, and I sort of agree with that, but there is an art to calligraphy, which no one can deny and calligraphy comes from cursive.
Without cursive being taught in school, soon people won’t be able to read [...]

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Disappointment and Resolve

November 13, 2009

I’ve been stewing on this since yesterday, and now I am going to throw it out there, and that is my release. Then I move on.
In disclosure, I am a partner of sorts with the PEOPLE Academy Inc and therefore of the Get Inspired! Project. My main function at this point in time for that [...]

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Balance Work Home Life

November 12, 2009

I wrote the other day about having balance in the gym routine. Lots of people tend to work the muscles they feel are seen; guys work arms and chest, women abs and legs. But a very important part of the gym workout is making sure you have symmetry and balance in your appearance.
The same [...]

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Bob Doyle

November 11, 2009

About 5 years ago I took an on-line course that changed my life. No bull. Changed my life.
I took a course called Six Figure Streams where Bob taught me how to put together a web site, develop products, and actually make money on the web. And how to reproduce those efforts [...]

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American Dental Service, Exeter

November 10, 2009

Two weeks ago I got a call from my dentist’s office. The receptionist wanted to schedule an appointment for me to get some work done. I explained to her that I wasn’t in a position to do that since I was laid off and I no longer had insurance. She was somewhat understanding and offered [...]

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