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Bringing Your A-game!

April 7, 2011

This week Midori and I were rejected from a potential speaking opportunity. When I received the e-mail I forwarded it to her and told her that I was really disappointed. Her response to me was that she was disappointed too, but to be honest, we didn’t really bring our A-game.  As usual, she was right.…

Green Means Go. Red Means Stop.

April 5, 2011

Twice in the last five days I have eaten Brazilian Churrascaria. Yes, I know, it should be illegal to consume that much meat in such a short time period and we won’t even mention the sangria intake.  If you have ever dined in one of these restaurants, then you probably used the go/stop method where…

Don’t Be a Me Too!

March 29, 2011

As I read various online discussion boards and chats, I see a growing number of people checking with their competitors to see if they are using social media and if they are using it, they want to know how others are using it.  These are mostly friendly discussions among friendly-competitors who look to each other…

Being Less Forgetful.

March 27, 2011

More and more I misplace my thoughts. I’m pretty decent at remembering conversations with people, but the thoughts that pass through my brain seem to disappear in a flash. Some of these are things I am going to do or topics I want to write about. In my effort to increase my personal productivity and…

I Like Burnt French Fries.

March 26, 2011

The other night while I was at dinner with a friend, I asked the waiter if I could get my french fries burnt. I always order them this way because this is how I like them. It never occurred to me to order them any other way.  My friend also likes burnt fries, but never…

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