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Memory Lane
I don’t know where yours is, but I know exactly where mine is. I inadvertently found myself driving through my Memory Lane the other week, about two hours away by car. I wasn’t trying to go back in time. I was just in the area, and suddenly I was noticing…
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Night Time Roadtrip
When I was younger, every once in a while I would wake up around midnight, get in the car, and start driving. Where was I going? Nowhere in particular. That was sort of the point. I’d get on the highway and just drive. Back then, midnight was different. Almost every…
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Waste an Afternoon
What?! Waste an afternoon? Ridiculous. I’m too busy. I have things to do. Important things. Or at least things that have been sitting around long enough to become important. Besides, isn’t wasting time bad? What does “waste an afternoon” even mean? Apparently, I’m supposed to have something to show for…
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Yes? or Yes!
My first Friday night managing a new pizza store was a mess. We sold almost 700 pizzas, customers packed the waiting area, employees were frazzled, orders were wrong, and some people left without their food. I had been certain I could handle it. Certain. Before I left that night, I…
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Thoughtful or Just Lazy
I received an email asking a difficult question, and I didn’t know how to answer it. That sounds reasonable. Thoughtful, even. So, I decided to give it more time. I would think about it. Consider the wording. Make sure I understood what was being asked. I didn’t want to respond…
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Mastermind Strength
Many bad decisions are made in isolation. We imagine that better outcomes will come from thinking harder on our own, but often the opposite is true. That is why the idea of a mastermind group remains so compelling. When the right people gather around a shared purpose, something valuable happens.…