Messy love

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  I like order in my home.  Clutter drives me crazy.  Especially other people’s clutter. I’m not great at maintaining a clutter free world.  But I do my best.  Well, that’s wrong.  If what I do is my best.  My best sucks.  Let’s say I make an effort. I am great at being a hypocrite […]

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Is this the most powerful wealth multiplier?

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  It’s been a long time since I let my fingers feel the keyboard.  Not including emails, status reports and other organizational pink slime … my fingers haven’t roamed freely in a while. The longer my fingers went without furling words into the world, the more reasons I came with for why they could not […]

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Are You a Time-aholic?

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  Hi.  My name is Eric.  And I’m a time-aholic. I have a time problem.  I abuse time.  Afterwards, I stumble through a time hangover, blacked out wondering what I did for the last few hours. It’s easy to let time slip away when you haven’t identified how you want to invest it.  It’s hard […]

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What are you thinking!?

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  The world changed. Work is different. Companies are different. The economy is different.Knowledge is different. Buying is different.Childhood is different. Learning is different. Family is different. Friendship is different. Liking is different. A lot is different. Are you still thinking the same? Related articles The Power of Negative Thinking Why Data Will Never Replace […]

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Have you taken this secret vow?

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I pulled into traffic on northbound 75.  I felt my phone vibrate as I took my place in a lane.  I reached for my phone.  Looked at the message.  I started responding immediately. Did the text require an immediate response?  No.  Was it worth endangering myself and others?  No.  Was the topic remotely urgent?  No. […]

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4 Keys to Amaze Your Customer

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    Last week, Jen “asked”  me to donate it. The time had come.  I had to say goodbye to my old friend.  The 98 Lincoln.  It had 260,000 miles on it.  And it had a few issues.  Some larger than others.  The Lincoln had sit in front of the house for a month.  I hate […]

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4 Reasons To Kiss When You’re Angry

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  Jen told me about a friend who hadn’t kissed her husband in 4 days.  They were angry with each other.  That seemed odd to me.  It seemed like they were dooming themselves to fail. It’s Easy to Stay Angry.  It’s Hard to Move Forward. It’s easy to get angry with someone.  It’s easy to embrace […]

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The 3 Keys to getting ahead

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  He built a successful firm that helps people who are in a jam with the IRS.  He also built a successful water company.  And he’s paid his mortgages with rental income for nearly 50 years. I sat across from him.  He finished his lunch –  A homemade sandwich and cheetos.  We talked about what […]

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Are you in the Rabbit Hole?

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  Mobile devices.  Text messages.  Email.  Unintentional side conversations.  Web research that turns into an Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole.  It’s no wonder it’s easy to get lost doing nothing (results) while doing something (activity). It’s easier than ever to live walking in circles day after day.  We call each step progress.  Yet the steps […]

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Is it time to wake-up or go to sleep?

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  I wandered the kitchen lethargically.   My face was long.  Jen asked what was wrong.  “I’m exhausted.” It was dinner time.  I was starving and didn’t feel like cooking.  I avoided starting a meal for 10 minutes as I wallowed in my tiredness and “don’t wanna-ness.” Two hours later, Jen said she was exhausted and […]

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