A Powerful Four Letter Word

Today’s email is about a four letter dirty word: Risk. Dan, did you really think I was going to drop an F bomb? Living in the MidWest I think most of us are inherently a little risk averse.  It is part of our culture.  It is part of why we like living in Bloomington-Normal. I…

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Going all out today

In the audio series, Jim talks about “Going all out today”.  Giving it your all in one day.  Seeing how much you can get done in one day. I don’t know about you, but the times in my life when I have decided to go all out have been eye opening. Whether it was when…

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Motivation Doesn’t Last

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.” Zig Ziglar I heard this on the Zig Ziglar audio book I listened to a while back and then saw it again recently and thought I would send it out. This is definitely a lesson that I have…

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The Important Things

I have come to an interesting (at least to me) conclusion recently. I will NEVER accomplish everything on my list of to dos.  Never ever. For those of you who already knew this, I apologize for being behind the curve on this one. At first, this conclusion was a little frustrating for me and I…

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“How to Win Friends and Influence People”

Since I just finished listening to “How to Win Friend and Influence People”, I thought I would share a little about the book. First, don’t let the title fool you.  This isn’t a book about how to manipulate people into doing what you want so you can exert power over them.  The book is really…

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