The Charlie Schulz Philosophy

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip. You don’t have to actually answer the questions.  Just ponder on them. Just read the e-mail straight through, and you’ll get the point. 1. Name  the five wealthiest people in the world….

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Reverse Paranoid

Today’s video came up with my new favorite term. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUBJReN4GnM First, he starts with an old favorite: “Just because I am paranoid doesn’t mean the world is out to get me.”  The other version of this is “If it weren’t for bad luck, I wouldn’t have any luck at all.”…

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Miracle of Life

As you may or may not know, Erik and Bridget had the baby yesterday (Rowen Zane Barnlund, 12:56pm, 6lbs 14oz). So, first of all, congrats to EB and BB.  Hopefully the whole family is doing well and is quickly recovering so that they can return home. When I heard the news, i thought of an…

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Culture

Do you serve your employees…how’s your company culture? Our COO, Jake Davis and I recently read the new book, “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose” by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com.  We really enjoyed the content of the book and learning more about the Zappos story.  (Who developed  a wildly successful business…

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What are your 2011 Business Goals?

Everyone seems to come out of the gates on January 1st with a new set of goals for themselves.  These “New Year’s Resolutions” seem to drive us go get a great start to a new year and finally put into motion a plan for self improvement.  Often times, it’s goals like shedding a few pounds,…

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