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Inspiration

The Un-Newsletter

February 9, 2010

I fought the idea of doing a newsletter for a long time. I hate newsletters. They are typically high on self-promotion and low on value, so I usually delete them before I open them. I don’t have time to read them, I don’t want to read them and I did not want to be hypocritical [...]

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And You Will Tell Them Yes

February 8, 2010

All your life you are told the things you cannot do.
All your life they will say you’re not GOOD ENOUGH
or STRONG ENOUGH or TALENTED ENOUGH.
They’ll say you’re the wrong height or the wrong weight
or the wrong type to play this or BE THIS or achieve this.

They will tell you no, [...]

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Charlie Brown Business Sense

December 7, 2009

Forget business for a moment. Let’s talk Christmas trees.
Have you ever been to a tree lot with a perfectionist? That one’s too big. That one’s scrawny. That one has a gap on the left side where a bird had a nest. Too small. Too short. Too green. Too pine-y. Too spruce-y. And after hours of [...]

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Walt Disney And Leadership Filters

August 20, 2009

August 18, 2009 – Day 2
What would your cup of joe taste like without a coffee filter? Filters on camera lenses create astounding camera effects. There are filters that do really important jobs: water filters, chemical filters and even nuclear filters that provide ventilation for flammable gas mixtures in nuclear waste containers. Filters do good [...]

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Magical Business Results From Disney

August 16, 2009

August 16, 2009 – 10:30 am
I am on my way to Disney for the Disney Institute 5-day program “Disney’s Approach to Business Excellence.” This is the first in a series of blog posts about my experiences and I hope to bring you an insider’s peek into what makes Disney so great and how you can [...]

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Mickey Nemo & Small Business

August 12, 2009

When I think of Dori, small business is not the first thing that comes to my mind. But after a couple of conversations with Stacey Thomson, PR Manager for Disney Institute, I will be thinking about Disney and small business for a long time.
In case you haven’t heard of it, Disney has a world-renowned leadership [...]

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Why Not

August 3, 2009

The Power of “Why not?”
Who would have thought that two simple words, when phrased as a question could contain so much power. Many courageous people asked themselves this question (most likely in the face of resistance) and the world has not been the same since. Think about these statements and the passion with which people [...]

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I Am Free

July 4, 2009

I’ve been thinking about the birth of our great country today and all the sacrifices so many thousands have made for our freedom. For some reason, this July 4th has me feeling a bit more contemplative and appreciative than in years past. Perhaps it is because I am older than I used to be and [...]

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Things I Learned My First Year in Business

June 30, 2009

Not too long ago, I celebrated the anniversary of my first year as a business owner. I have been in the business world for many years, but this was a celebration of my independence, an affirmation that I have what it takes to do it on my own.
My first year was a tough one. My [...]

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Kinko’s, Key Fobs & Assumptions

June 23, 2009

I was at a local Kinko’s to get some color printing and enlarging done. I placed my order and gave the clerk my USB memory stick which was attached to my key fob.
So I sat in the back, on my laptop and tried to catch up on email while they worked on my print job.
I [...]

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