I feel like I am living life with an asterisk at the end of every sentence. When someone asks, “How are you doing?”, I want to respond, “I’m good* (*I was struggling this morning and am concerned about what may happen in a few hours, but right now… I’m good).” We are all living in […]
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The Power of FUN By David Raymond 2016, SDR Consulting & Dave Raymond The Idea Fun is often overlooked as a powerful business tool. Not only can it help businesses succeed, in the case of author David Raymond, it can be the root of your business. In the summer of 1978, Raymond, an underpaid Philadelphia
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The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks, PhD Harper One, 2009 The Idea When something good happens to you is your response, “I don’t deserve this” or “Well, that was a fluke” and then, consciously or subconsciously you sabotage yourself, your idea or situation? Gay
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Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing For Business Paul Jarvis Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2019 The Idea When business advisors talk about “scaling” and “VC” and “staffing up”, do your eyes bug out or glaze over… or both? Have you wondered if there’s something wrong with you if these aren’t
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Girl Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Success, Sanity and Happiness for the Female Entrepreneur Cara Alwill Leyba Portfolio/ Penguin Random House, 2015, 2017 The Idea If you are a male entrepreneur, you may want to skip this month’s book review. This month, it’s all about the women, as Cara Alwill Leyba shares her coaching philosophies
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Out To Sea: A Parents’ Survival Guide to The Freshman Voyage Kelly Radi 2016, Beaver’s Pond Press The Idea The author says it best: After watching a little pink plus sign slowly reveal itself on a stick twenty-two years ago, one of the first things I did was buy a book called What to Expect When
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Lessons From the Pack Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier 2017, National Geographic Partners The Idea In this book, celebrated dog behaviorist Cesar Millan shares his story and the eight major lessons he has learned from dogs. Part autobiography and part life value book, “Lessons from the Pack”s, is interspersed with celebrity client insights and
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