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Did you ever listen to a new song and think to yourself, “man that kind of sounds familiar.” When I was young KC and The Sunshine Band were popular and it seemed everyone of their songs were pretty much the same, just different lyrics (Get Down Tonight, Shake Your Booty, right?). Music is an amazing [...]
When I was in college I was very fortunate to have parents who let me study whatever I wanted to. I was originally a Theater major with designs on making it to broadway. But after my first real theatrical class, the “your body is you instrument” lesson sort of turned me off. I ended up [...]
About 12 years ago I ventured into the land of the self-employed. As daunting as it may sound, the market was so hot at the time the risk was low. If it did not work out, there were plenty of jobs to be had. One of the most liberating feelings in the world was to [...]
I am a big believer in Karma, the power of positive thinking, and philosophies like “what goes around comes around.” I have preached lessons on these subjects to my kids in a variety of ways over the years. Not too long ago my 16 year old daughter had to write a paper for high school [...]
Over the years I have read many times that in order to succeed you must fail. And the bigger the failure the better, because the lessons are more meaningful. I do agree with the premise that failing gives us valuable experience and it is an important part of growing (more on this tomorrow). But I [...]
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Great Books
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox, David Whitford
The Art of War: With Commentaries by James Clavell by Sun Tzu, Sun Zi, James Clavell(Editor), James Clavell(Editor), James Clavell(Commentaries by)
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss, Ray Porter(Read by)
American Colossus: The Triumph of Capitalism, 1865-1900 by H. W. Brands
