September 2009
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Sep 1st
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How to Ask a (Near) Stranger for a Favor  →
File under “common sense isn’t” - I’m forever amazed that this stuff has to be explained, but glad someone is doing it so succinctly.
Sep 1st
August 2009
28 posts
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How to Pitch a Story →
The least-understood part of any communications job. No one gets why you can’t just get great national coverage everytime a Board member sneezes.
Aug 30th
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The C Word: The Most Taboo Term in English  →
I’m so glad this is being talked about. One of my favorite books espouses taking back the power of the “c-word”.
Aug 30th
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“How changing the lives of women and girls in the developing world can change...”
– Do-It-Yourself Foreign Aid - List - NYTimes.com
Aug 30th
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Time Management Talk →
I am in awe of the collection of ideas and guidelines here.
Aug 17th
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“Manage the top line: your strategy, your people, and your products, and the...”
– Steve Jobs
Aug 16th
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Aug 15th
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Aug 15th
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Aug 11th
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Aug 11th
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Our Town
Emily: “Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it—every, every minute?” Stage Manager:  “No.  The saints and poets, maybe—they do some.” Our Town by Thornton Wilder
Aug 9th
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Things Marketing People Love →
Keeping ducks in rows above 30,000 feet is imperative to the proper marketing of anything!
Aug 9th
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MeetWays  →
Find a halfway point between you and your buddy. I want more reunions!
Aug 9th
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Aug 8th
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Aug 7th
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Dumb Little Man - Tips for Life I love list sites.
Aug 7th
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Aug 6th
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Aug 6th
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Aug 5th
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Why Jerks Are Bad Decision-Makers →
I’ve known a few jerk bosses, and this describes them all: “his crime was the deeper kind: a need for subservience in others and an unwillingness to acknowledge his own weaknesses.” Without exception, every bad boss I’ve encountered has been more concerned with creating the perception that they are in control than in identifying, confronting, and overcoming barriers or...
Aug 5th
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Aug 4th
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Aug 4th
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Same-Old, Same-Old →
Life is not all grand passions, high spiritual aspirations, profound questions, and tormented inner feelings. Some of the time, our feelings are petty rather than grand, our aspirations worldly rather than spiritual, our questions trivial. Sometimes, our inner feelings—or is it just mine?—are irritable, even bored, rather than tormented. One looks a little sour; one hums a little tune. One plays...
Aug 4th
Aug 4th
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Aug 3rd
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Modern Love →
I’m saving this in case Jason ever gets too big for his britches.
Aug 3rd
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Aug 1st