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Face Front! Friday!
Let’s show everyone how we’re celebrating the end of the week! Post an image (you or a passable proxy) that shows how you’re feeling on this fine Friday. I’m feeling enlightened. My Marketing vs Sales…
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CHIRP Lesson: Put Your Name on Every Slide
The other day, I told you about the CHIRP presentation that I assign to all of my students every semester. The CHIRP is meant to be a gentle early introduction, timed at exactly 6:40 (20…
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I Told You So Sucks (part 2)
Yesterday, we looked at the drawbacks of saying “I told you so.” It might feel good for a moment. You might feel like you won a small victory over someone, but in the bigger picture,…
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I Told You So Sucks (part 1)
Sure, saying “I told you so” might feel good for a moment. It might even be something you look forward to doing. That means you’re waiting for something to fail. Maybe something important. And that’s…
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From Me to You (and to Me, too): Time to CHIRP!
It’s easy to give advice. I think I find it easy to take advice too. But for me to heed the words that I say to others? Not so easy. So this one is for…
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Postage stamps and love letters
Thirty minutes a week. That’s all it took. Forget about careful planning, don’t worry about making all the arrangements. Just embrace fate, serendipity, whatever faith you rely on. And take a chance. My sophomore year…