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Listening To Your Inner Voice

A patient who held an upper-level management position in his company once told me the following story:  he was interviewing a candidate for a mid-level management position and thought, on the surface, the candidate was a star:  enthusiastic, mature, intelligent, articulate, prepared, experienced, and visionary.  After consulting with his other upper-level management peers who also [...]

Attack Every Problem Like A Lion Traps An Ant

Lately, my wife and I have been having trouble with our water heater.  Over the last few months we’ve been finding the blower blowing but no gas running along with it to actually heat our water.  Recently, the gas would turn on for only 10 minutes before shutting off, leaving the blower going, sometimes all [...]

How To Communicate With Your Life

Photo: Nuno Duarte

When my wife and I were first learning to ballroom dance (much fun!) I was amazed at how effortlessly our teacher was able to lead her when demonstrating a technique to me.  She always seemed to know where he wanted her to go and how he wanted her to move, despite [...]