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Melissa Murray, in a few short hours I would be five miles above it, in the cold steely blue of enemy skies, 2017

Be Prepared to Wing It

Conventional wisdom says there are two kinds of people in life – the planners and the spontaneous. Planners are seen as hyper-organized and always in control. Spontaneous people are viewed as forgetful and lacking discipline. And yet, I know some people with immaculate homes who are always running late. I know some people who never […]

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Peter D. Gerakaris, Floating Garden

June 2017: Our Journeys

What do you do when you come to a fork in the road? Do you bound down one road without hesitation? Do you pause and weigh your options? Do you ask for input from those who’ve traveled this road before? Do you examine the map to determine the best possible route? All of these reactions have

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Starting-Over A Business: When to Relaunch, Pivot, Expand, or Close Up Shop

You never think it will happen to you. One day, the business launch dust settles and inquiries drop off, customers stop returning, profits flatline, the press deems you yesterday’s news, or you run out of the enormous energy it takes to drive a business forward. Launching a business is like falling in love — the

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