The Sound of Silence

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How deeply are we now connected to each other? Before I explain why that’s a trick question, take a moment and consider the number of ways you interact with people across the world at any hour of any day. cell phone text messaging email web pages social or business networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.) chat or [...]

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10 Free Online Education Resources

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Long ago, in a galaxy far away, when the internet was still unexplored by most people, and the world wide web was still just a menu item on services like Compuserve, I spoke and dreamed of a time when anyone, anywhere, could get a free online education – degrees earned at home through the marvels [...]

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Ode to the Adverb

When it comes to grammar, the one thing that really aggravates me is the self-appointed grammarian, the person without a teaching certificate or appropriate PhD who can’t resist correcting other people’s use of words. Language is fluid. It lives and breathes. It changes and evolves. Anyone going through life with a rule-book in their pocket [...]

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5 Reasons You’re Better Off at Starbucks

I was talking to the owner of a small company recently, when I used the term “Social Media” and saw the eyes roll skyward. She described it the same way most people would describe a game like Second Life (for those who know what it is). “Oh yeah,” she said, “That place where people without [...]

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Print vs eBooks – Facts you should know

With every new release of a new product, new feature, new price point, and even with the release of some new books, questions over the future of publishing surge like feeding time at the piranha tank. The newest Kindle is released… the iPad is announced… the iPad is released… the Kindle is reduced in price…  [...]

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5 Ways to Fish for Ideas

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If you’re looking for ideas – new ideas, fresh ideas, great ideas – they all have one thing in common. They are not usually hiding very far. But like new breeds of fish spawning beneath the subconscious of your mind, they are seldom going to jump out at you. You have to find them, lure [...]

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Fear of Rejection

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The fear of rejection is as healthy as the fear of fire. But in a competitive culture such as ours, it is by no means as useful. It actually can become a serious problem, especially if you are a shy or introverted personality. Below are five steps to overcoming the fear of rejection. As a [...]

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One in Five are Mad

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Unplugging from the world wide web for a few days can be a difficult adjustment. Coming back can be even more difficult. I’ve realized, quite suddenly, while I was out in the woods without internet access, that the Information Age has come to an end.  Information itself is now obsolete. No matter what the facts [...]

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Lessons from a Pocket Knife

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I had the great pleasure of escaping to the woods for a few days with my son this week. It’s a beautiful old cabin nestled between the base of a tree-covered mountain and a deep isolated lake. Before heading out, we stopped at Canadian Tire and picked up his first pocket knife. Its a stainless [...]

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Insuppressible Life

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I was talking with a friend who was not having a very good day. She had exposed herself to too much news, too many television commercials, and a few poorly designed documentaries about things like Nostradamus and the year 2012. She was contemplating terrorism, nuclear war, global warming, tidal waves, floods, plagues, rogue asteroids, volcanoes [...]

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