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Why it’s hard
I just killed a Beast.
The particulars aren’t important, although it wasn’t easy and it wasn’t quick. But I can tell you I’m looking at a hot, steaming pile of freshly slain EXCUSE on my living room floor, and I moved one day closer to my personal goals.
Why it’s hard
It’s hard because it’s so much easier [...]
Welcoming “The Beast”
I’ve been reflecting on messages I got out of the book Born to Run I finished recently. Born to Run was written by Christopher McDougall, a former war correspondent for the AP and now a contributing editor for Men’s Health. The story is primarily about the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s Copper Canyon and their amazing [...]
Personal Recap: Feb 2010
Those of you that have read my blog for a while remember a recurring feature I had called the DCO Reader. In each of the Readers I tried to share some interesting posts from around the web on all the topics I find interesting. It started as weekly, then monthly, then got kind of sporadic, [...]
Plenty of lessons in here for all of us…
Following is a “farewell” op-ed letter from Evan Bayh, courtesy of the New York Times. Now before any of you cry foul, accuse me of political leftism, or rightism, or being too centric, please read the letter below in the context of two of this blog’s goals: positive leadership and personal excellence. The lengthy discourses [...]
So what?
At one point in my career I worked for the U.S. division of a large, international consulting firm. I held a variety of positions, the last being account executive. This company wasn’t as rigid as some I’ve seen with enforcement of “officially sanctioned” sales presentations, but toward the end of my time there, they became [...]
The Secret to Success from Mexican Outback Runners
I got this book from a friend for Christmas and I started reading it late last week. It’s turned out to be one of those books you just can’t put down. Written by Christopher McDougall, a former war correspondent for the AP and now a contributing editor for Men’s Health, the story is primarily about [...]
Rethinking / Refocusing
I read a couple blog posts over the last few weeks that have me thinking. The first was written by a pretty successful blogger who writes on the topic of professional blogging. His point was not to look at the “A List” bloggers for inspiration or ideas on how to make money on your blog. [...]
10 Questions With… Rich Fialkoff of Chide.it
I’ve written a couple times before about a one question survey, even investigated different customer surveying models. Obviously, I’m a self-admitted fan of customer surveys. There are also different kinds of surveys for different audiences. On this blog I’ve mostly talked about surveys that fall in the “customer satisfaction” heading, but your customers are only [...]
How to be Lucky in Business
Chris Brogan answers whether he’s been “lucky” in business. I love his challenge at the end of the video for all us to examine how we spend our time and whether we are getting what we want out of the business side of our lives. If you’re not – how about that old cliche I [...]
How to be successful AND stay married
I’m a huge fan of Inc. Magazine. I love two things about it. First, it just works – the magazine is laid out intelligently, offers great content and just looks good. More importantly, and the real reason I’m such a fan, is the real-world context that permeates almost all of the articles, whether written by [...]
