Smile if it kills you. The physiology of smiling diffuses a lot of anger and angst. It makes your body and soul feel better.
TOM PETERSWhat is my personal strategy for the next 10 hours? Who can I talk with or what can I volunteer for to learn something new?
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Public Speaking is a skill that can be studied, polished, perfected. Not only can you get good at it, you can get damn good at it and it makes a heck of a difference.
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Ultimately, I think that the growth and sustainability of the e-book movement depends on authors and end-users (readers).
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Even a poor, out-of-datecollection reflects in its own way the values of the people who created it and the community it serves.
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One simply cannot pay tribute to Stephen Covey without saying at the outset that he was a lovely human being.
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Entrepreneurs have no memories. They take on the world with a completely fresh view.
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Success requires a persistent misreading of the odds.
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You can only improve what you measure.
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If no one is pissed-off with you then you are dead but just haven’t figured it out yet.
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Portability of lots of information should not be underestimated.
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Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing… layout, processes, and procedures.
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…high end does not necessarily equal high price. It’s a matter of attitude.
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The worse things get, typically, the more they dig in their heels and defend yesterday’s turf.
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Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, ‘Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.’ Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too!
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Business ceases to be work when you’re chasing a dream that has engorged you. (“Work should be more fun than fun” – Noel Coward.) And if the passion isn’t there. then biotech and plumbing will be equal drags.
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Business is about people. It’s about passion. It’s about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas.
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