Fattening your Bell Curve
A silver lining moment has occurred as a result of the Covid-19 shut down. In trying to “flatten the curve,” our government shut down our...
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rick13714
- Mar 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Silver Lining Principle - Revisited
A few years ago, following the BP Oil Spill, God sent an inspiration to me in the form of a beautiful sunset on the Bay of the Holy...
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rick13714
- Aug 22, 2015
- 2 min
Why you need John Wooden and Stephen Covey!
“Things turn out best for people who make the best out of how things turn out.” – John Wooden John Wooden shared this gem in his book,...
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rick13714
- Sep 10, 2014
- 2 min
The Spread Offense in Your Business
Football dominates my home state of Alabama. The big debate is whether a traditional power like Alabama can continue its old school style...
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rick13714
- Aug 18, 2014
- 1 min
QR Books – The Next Big Wave to Catch
Do you love to stay informed on the best thought leaders as well as find time to review the classic literature in your field? Successful...
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rick13714
- Jul 5, 2013
- 3 min
What I Learned Vacationing in National Parks
Driving into Las Vegas to catch our return flight was shock therapy to get my head out of vistas and back toward the “real” world. If...
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rick13714
- Jan 1, 2013
- 1 min
Polar Bear Planning
Having put together my annual plans for making 2013 my best year ever, I decided to jump-start my progress. Some opportunities are just...
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rick13714
- Nov 6, 2012
- 1 min
Voting and Business
A quote on iPhone from my yet- to-meet friend, Brian Tracy, got me thinking. “We must look for the opportunity in every difficulty...
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rick13714
- Aug 24, 2012
- 1 min
Preparing for the Other Season
1) Have you identified your EMT, emergency management team? Who will be on it and who will be responsible for which actions? 2) ...
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rick13714
- Jun 13, 2012
- 2 min
Joyfully Losing Our Net Worth and Finding Our Real Worth
Follow me on this: Houses have never appreciated, they have inflated. When you sell your house, try buying a nicer house for the same...
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rick13714
- Apr 17, 2012
- 2 min
Learning to not Compete
As a former racing sailor, the analogy made sense. My first race in San Francisco Bay, in a competitive Soling fleet, found us tacking to...
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rick13714
- Mar 19, 2012
- 2 min
Connecting with Your Customer
The way people look for, and receive, information is dramatically changing. TV and telephone have been replaced by texting and apps. Look...
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rick13714
- Mar 4, 2012
- 2 min
Metric Failures
KPI taught me a lesson I still apply today. The less you understand about a problem the more information you request. The more you know...
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rick13714
- Feb 25, 2012
- 3 min
Talking Heads Change vs. Core Values
Running or swimming provides me a forum for thinking through nagging problems in my head. This morning the change vs core values issue...
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rick13714
- Feb 7, 2012
- 2 min
Marketing in the Bazaar World
Thinking about Godin’s “Weird” analogy and Friedman’s earlier book, From Beirut to Jerusalem, I had another weird thought. In comes the...
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rick13714
- Jan 25, 2012
- 1 min
Creating Your Future in a Weird World
Seth Godin believes Weird, as in individualism is cool, has replaced Mass, which is fitting in. Mass is based on selling average...
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