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Continue reading →: Disappointing race a reminder to focus on the process, not the resultsOne of the things I’ve struggled with over the years is letting a setback set me way back in terms of my digital hobbies, this blog included. I haven’t posted in more than a month, and it’s something I aim to fix. The traffic on the blog has been out…
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Continue reading →: My only opinion on the whole Oscars fiascoThe only thing I’ll say about the entire Oscars brouhaha involving Will Smith and Chris Rock is that I will always side with performers in a situation such as this. Always. Comedians, actors, musicians, professors, speakers, presenters, lecturers, reporters or any media in the field, athletes on the court, field…
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Continue reading →: My running music playlist for the Redbud 10K and Oklahoma City half-marathonI’m taking it easy again tonight, two days after running 9 miles in preparation for a couple of races. In reality, I’m not racing anybody. I’m paying money for the right to run in an organized event and, well, to get a t-shirt. And to buy gear, like the fresh…
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Continue reading →: I just bought some cryptocurrency. Am I rich yet?The New York Times had a very impressive spread in its Sunday business section this week, ‘The Latecomer’s Guide To Crypto,‘ by Kevin Roose. It was very well done, and it spoke to me as I am definitely a latecomer to the world of crypto and bitcoin and NFTs and…
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Continue reading →: Terrific soundtrack for when you need to unwind and get a little work doneThe ‘Sunday Scaries’ are upon us, and a wave of tired hit me right after dinner. We watched the start of Disney’s ‘Turning Red’ and an episode of “Abbott Elementary” and the criminally under-appreciated “Dead Like Me.” I dug back into the Sunday New York Times and then retreated to…
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Continue reading →: Kim Kardashian’s work-ethic rant in need of humilityAs I was rabbit-holing on TikTok this morning, I saw dozens of creators posting about Kim Kardashian’s recent advice to women in business — and it starts with the same ‘pull yourself up by the bootstraps’ advice that is often heard from people in privileged places. More precisely, Kim’s message…
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Continue reading →: Tinnitus can be torment without an aggressive coping strategyThe high-pitched ringing started suddenly in both ears in 2012. I recall that I was listening to Tracy Bonham’s “Mother Mother” at a really loud level in my car, headed to see friends. It was the first time I noticed it, and the last time I’d hear silence. There are…
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Continue reading →: Are love languages key to boosting employee morale?Story in today’s Sunday NYT from Emma Goldberg, “Why Your Boss Wants to Know Your Love Language,” about how a mining company called Pete Lien & Sons is leveraging love languages to improve communication with employees by understanding how they’d prefer to receive motivation. Married couples are who usually goes…
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Continue reading →: Self-assessment during a time of grief an important pauseFor everything a season, right? The original quote comes from The Bible: For everything there is a season, A time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 This goes for work,…
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Continue reading →: TikTok: Corporate mentorship with Timm Chiusano; you need to be watching this guyThere are a number of creators I enjoy on TikTok, but probably none to whom I relate more than Timm Chiusano. Timm is a VP with Spectrum Reach Advertising, and he works in Brooklyn. He busts his tail, works smart, appears to have a high EQ and is an awesome…
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