#1 Career Lesson for You from a Farmer
The big red International tractor pulled a giant cylinder down the gravel road. To the naïve eye, one might have thought it was full of milk, or perhaps a flammable liquid. Not quite. The naïve nose would quickly figure out its load. The cylinder was a manure spreader, full of…
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Why Working 25% Less Makes You 50% Better
People who’ve never done a timelog before often grossly overestimate the amount of time they are actually working. Years ago I had a friend who was launching a software company and earnestly told me that he was putting in 12-hour work days to achieve this. Despite that, I could see him making…
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Commencement 2014
3 Simple Steps to Having All-Day Energy
Want more energy? I bet you do. After all, if you feel tired and sluggish you certainly won’t be getting up early and making the most of your days… You won’t have the energy to soar over that afternoon lull… You’ll feel scattered and less productive… …and barely have enough…
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The Letter That Changed His Life at the Last Moment
Young Nestor Flores was seconds away from making one of the biggest mistakes of his new career. Just as he was about to cancel his journey to the most important event in the industry, his roommate knocked on his bedroom door and handed him a letter that changed his mind…
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Don’t Get Caught in the Comparison Trap
Do you ever think that the couple next door has a happier marriage than you and your spouse do? Do you ever compare the trouble your kids are having to the perfectly behaved kids down the street? It’s human nature to compare yourself to others. This is especially true in…
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NFL Hall-of-Famer, Philanthropist, and Self-Taught Financial Wizard – How He Did It
For fourteen seasons, Sunday after Sunday (and sometimes on Monday), down after down, play after play, this NFL Hall of Fame linebacker solidified a legendary career on the gridiron. He is famous for never missing a single game during his professional football career which was spent playing for just one team; the…
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Battered, Broke, Bankrupt, and Old?
Being 60-plus years does not mean you have to be broke and old. Yes, you are older now, and that means you should be wiser, so let your life reflect that.
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Truth and Lies about Creating Wealth
I’ve been writing about creating wealth for a dozen years. Before then, I wasn’t writing about it. I was doing it. My income has actually increased since I stopped actively “creating wealth.” But that’s the thing about getting rich – when you get rich, it is just too damn easy to…
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My Spiritual Experience in Rome (not what you think)
Rome was simply another city on my to-do list…or so I thought. The plan, as it is with every other European city I visit, was to walk around and check off the major attractions. “Look kids, The Vatican. The Pantheon,” I’d say in my best Chevy Chase European Vacation impression. Over 1.3…
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The Best Reminder Ever
I’m not sure where I stole the idea from, but I am a big proponent of printing out good advice and putting it right in front of your desk, or wherever you work everyday. So you cannot run from the advice, so you see it enough times that it becomes…
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What NOT to do at Work
During college, all I wanted to do was become a Navy SEAL. I won an NROTC scholarship, got accepted into training, and was ready to start my career as an operator. Unfortunately, once I got into training, I realized I didn’t want to become a SEAL, and I quit. Not…
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