Blog Posts tagged with productivity
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The Champion's Mistakes
Jun 17, 2010
This week the U.S. Open golf championship is being played out on a beautiful, windswept golf course in California. In looking over the names of the players, and considering which one would hold the champion’s trophy on Sunday, I was reminded of a...
A vision
May 25, 2010
In the early morning hours of August 9, 1965, the residents of Singapore woke to discover that they had been disowned by their motherland—Malaysia. When they went to bed, they were Malaysian citizens. When they woke, they were on their own—no mon...
On following one's heart
May 21, 2010
As this is the season of graduations, I enjoy perusing the commencement speeches in search of penetrating insights and perils of wisdom on how to make one’s way in the world. This year as I Googled commencement speeches, one popped up that I had ...
Strongest Dawg
May 13, 2010
His nickname is “Fierce Pearce.” The name comes not from a hostile personality, but rather from the intensity he gives to his efforts. Bud Pearce is a competitive weight lifter. Physically, he is not an imposing character. But I’ve never met a...
Accelerating and Braking: Adapting Skills for a Changing World
Oct 14, 2009
On Monday I spent the morning with Red Horse Racing, a Toyota sponsored NASCAR race team. The owner, Tom DeLoach, is an affable, intelligent and experienced man. As we watched the testing taking place out on the track, Tom and I discussed the sk...