Category: Human Relations
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3 things I did early in life that I would not do today.
A great friend and mentor of mine by the name of Ken Byrd told me years ago, before he passed away. He said, “Brian, some people have one year of experience 20 times, while others have 20 years of experience.” Back then he was talking specifically about career advice and how to grow within an…
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Three things a teen must DO to stay out of poverty.
There is some research that I have heard about for years now around what teens can do to prevent themselves from living in poverty the rest of their lives. This morning I took a deep dive to learn more about the research and the findings. Although this research and information came out in 2012, the…
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Spaghetti and Marshmallows and why kindergartners beat CEO’s in this task.
If you had to make a bet on which team could perform a certain task better between a group of kindergartners, or a group of business students amongst some of the top elite schools in the United States and abroad. Who would you bet on? Peter Skillman, an engineer, put together a competition to answer this…
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What I was thinking four years ago… and a few lessons to remember
This morning, I did something that I don’t do nearly as often as I should. I pulled out my journals from four years ago. I am trying to make this a habit, but it is something that I just don’t get around to as much as I want. A few observations from these notes that…
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Lift someone up today
I have heard this before and so have you. Zig Ziglar said: Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give them yours. Be careful placing judgment upon others, for you know not what battles they are fighting. I was reminded of these two simple statements last night. A person in our class came…
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Say my name, Say my name
Destiny’s Child has a song by this title. And I think the song has something to do with a boyfriend not calling his girl by her name nor is he calling her baby like he used to, and she is upset thinking he is cheating or something. I am not an expert on music, especially…