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Tweets
Thu, 06/21/2018 - 10:03pm
Organizing for the age of urgency https://t.co/iF0eUJe8sC via @McKQuarterly
Wed, 06/20/2018 - 9:31pm
You Don't Have to Memorize Your Entire Presentation - Just These 5 Things - https://t.co/lCmmfoXXUW via @acting4sales
Wed, 05/30/2018 - 10:35am
RT @BackTheCops: This is love...the officer stayed by her side after being hit by a car and was taking her last breath...God Bless you for…
Thu, 12/07/2017 - 2:44pm
RT @RetrieveLearn: NEW! Download our Interleaving Guide and learn more: Mix it Up with Interleaving - https://t.co/pYajcdaAt3
Thu, 12/07/2017 - 11:21am
The four questions to ask when serving on a nonprofit board https://t.co/ENxXcrquYs via @McKQuarterly
Thu, 12/07/2017 - 11:21am
The four questions to ask when serving on a nonprofit board https://t.co/ENxXcrquYs
Tue, 09/05/2017 - 5:12pm
How many people believe learning styles theories are right? And why? - Daniel Willingham--Science & Education https://t.co/LJq0NZoanJ
Thu, 07/20/2017 - 10:47am
Pet lovers rage - law bans dog-sitting without license https://t.co/324RXDKQ88 Unbelievable ...Wait, unfortunately it's very believable
Tue, 02/28/2017 - 3:51pm
RT @PeteCarroll: Here's a springtime instructional video for HS & youth coaches that shares our in-depth thoughts on practice! https://t.co…
Thu, 12/22/2016 - 5:15pm
Coca-Cola buys AB InBev Africa unit for $3.2 billion https://t.co/OocGpuLnWm
Sun, 11/13/2016 - 7:21pm
RT @Doug_Lemov: Kahlenberg & Janey: Blaming poor and minority kids for the election.
https://t.co/4Yw44RMkOe
Wed, 10/19/2016 - 3:15pm
Microsoft logs great improvements speech recognition. I can say from experience this is deceptively impressive. https://t.co/2BQlx8nxUt
Tue, 10/18/2016 - 11:30pm
"There is no true “risk free rate” today underpinning any valuation/pricing analysis." Yep! ...Great article…https://t.co/EgZ7Z3VOCd
Tue, 10/18/2016 - 5:55pm
What Do Sound Strategists and Smart Hikers Have in Common? https://t.co/HatOQRUhIC
Sat, 10/08/2016 - 8:45am
Georgia State U brings in heavy outside talent to drive innovation. Article on CIO. Sharp guy w/ a visionary agenda.https://t.co/NkfGquZvOe
Mon, 10/03/2016 - 6:50pm
Impressive tool, with some pretty mind-boggling information on college economics https://t.co/Ml835gkFJm
Mon, 10/03/2016 - 6:15pm
"Language...is predictive of personality [...] and personality measures have strong predictive performance for CEOs" https://t.co/J0v0jrUz42
Mon, 09/19/2016 - 12:10pm
"In order for men to commit great evil, they must first be convinced that they are doing good." Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Sat, 09/17/2016 - 9:29am
Tech nonprofit started by Yale alum ending veterans' unemployment https://t.co/53Vxhd4R5P
Wed, 08/24/2016 - 2:55pm
Yikes! "Half of all workers don't see the link btwn their contributions and the company's bottom-line." Robert Half https://t.co/T9funL3Je6
Fri, 08/19/2016 - 2:52pm
RT @CNBC: Our public education system 'is failing': Scott McNealy https://t.co/Gd2Cj5ePgp via @cnbcopinion
Fri, 08/19/2016 - 2:50pm
RT @scottmcnealy: Education system can/must be fixed. Sharing my hopes, frustrations @CNBC @PowerLunch at 1130am pacific. Entrenched will n…
Wed, 08/10/2016 - 9:10am
If you’re into this sort of thing...some interesting and (what I think is) fair insight on To Kill a Mockingbirdhttp://ow.ly/bVVL3036oF4
Mon, 06/13/2016 - 2:45pm
The road to expertise: practice...over-learning...automaticity. https://t.co/jb6jnB8HsM
Mon, 06/13/2016 - 12:05pm
Counter-intuitive, and, fascinating. Article on using retrieval practice as a tool to promote conceptual learning. https://t.co/chla61SVMz
Fri, 06/10/2016 - 9:31pm
Hilarious. "Self-Proclaimed 'Thought Leader’ Gives Talk on 'Thought Leadership' | Th... https://t.co/JNhFjsjLQW via @YouTube
Fri, 06/10/2016 - 9:30pm
Hilarious and right on the mark "First Thing We Do, Let's Kill All the Thought Leaders" https://t.co/1RPTtYvvFw
Mon, 06/06/2016 - 5:55pm
Netflix video streaming makes up about 37 percent of all internet traffic in North America (Sandvine)
Sun, 06/05/2016 - 12:45pm
"...emotions, like cognition, develop with maturity and experience. In this sense, emotions are skills—organized pat…https://t.co/eMFKfHxHLy
Sun, 06/05/2016 - 12:18pm
"We’re in the midst of a hockey-stick like curve with respect to the growth of video data." https://t.co/9d1xjMIizB
Wed, 06/01/2016 - 5:09pm
RT @Art_Hall4: #Salesforce to buy #Demandware for $75/share #SFDC #CRM https://t.co/yoarDfSgtO
Tue, 05/31/2016 - 11:55am
Education expert and cognitive psychologist weighs in on "Ed Tech Purchasing Decisions": https://t.co/qGKvCGLMMd
Wed, 05/25/2016 - 4:30pm
RT @BobBurg: Fantastic! "The Top 10 Rules for Talking Like a Leader" by @Leadershipfreak at https://t.co/orE4gs0ySN. Fantastic!
Mon, 05/23/2016 - 8:55am
In recent yrs, we have mushrooming interest in SaaS, big data, micro-services & AI. APIs are the nexus of all four. https://t.co/pp2TbxMddN
Fri, 05/20/2016 - 8:50am
A few yrs old, but, some fascinating points on the sales profession & the role of higher ed. HBR: Teaching Sales https://t.co/a6DZjOmoFo
Mon, 05/09/2016 - 3:15pm
Not quite sure if I'm ready to support the McAfee for President campaign (yes, that's a real thing), but cool video! https://t.co/EoQmCHPcE2
Mon, 05/09/2016 - 11:45am
Study w/ yet more evidence: Social learning drives human adaptation (and beware the disaster of Discovery Learning!) https://t.co/i4M1EeosoI
Tue, 05/03/2016 - 3:10pm
The cliche “Love what you do & you won’t mind working hard” should be reversed “Work hard & you’ll love what you do”-Mastery breeds interest
Tue, 05/03/2016 - 12:10pm
More evidence: Passions are not discovered thru "angst-ridden introspection," but rather crafted through exposure. https://t.co/v68BAklb5n
Wed, 04/27/2016 - 9:05am
The instant communication from email, texting, calls, & misc tools means the avg exec gets less than 4 min's on-task before an interruption!
Fri, 04/22/2016 - 3:00pm
"Most people bemoan the number of meetings [...] But what people are tired of is bad meetings [...]" Now reading https://t.co/2GJzWXfGpy
Wed, 04/20/2016 - 4:38pm
“Invention is little more than a new combination of images which [already exist] in memory; nothing can come of nothing” Sir Joshua Reynolds
Mon, 04/18/2016 - 7:17am
RT @angeladuckw: Work at your edge: Stephen Curry gets as many repetitions in when he's already exhausted https://t.co/509ocliQNB via @YouT…
Mon, 04/11/2016 - 8:55am
Spot on article: "The current ad model on the Internet is nearly always minus—meaning value-subtracted." https://t.co/TBZWJnIzRQ
Wed, 03/30/2016 - 11:31am
I'd assert that stamina correlates more closely with performance at this level than does intelligence, education... https://t.co/GJ8V2th6PW
Tue, 03/22/2016 - 3:49pm
RT @SteveCase: "If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it,
change the way you think about it." #Engelbreit https://t.c…
Tue, 03/22/2016 - 9:05am
Agree, get real:"The things that proponents of mgt audits talk about--such as integrity or creativity--are better left to novelists" Drucker
Mon, 03/21/2016 - 9:05am
The real costs of contracting, transiency, and turnover. Why institutional memory matters -- now reading: https://t.co/7zlpziDwXU
Fri, 03/18/2016 - 5:55pm
RT @StephenFleming: Overheard: "Tokyo looks like what you get when you leave Sim City running for way too long."
Fri, 03/18/2016 - 3:00pm
Maybe this era wasn't the hey-day of IBM, but, was probably the hey-day of IBM commercials. https://t.co/SAZwR18MsB
Tue, 03/15/2016 - 8:57pm
D.Ogilvy on leadership: “Search your parks in all your cities, You’ll find no statues of committees.”
Fri, 02/26/2016 - 8:50am
"[t]he ability of organizations to thrive . . . depends on their comparative advantage in making the knowledge worker productive." P Drucker
Thu, 02/18/2016 - 5:55pm
Blog around great Will Smith quote: "I’ve always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is....https://t.co/basW9YbE8l
Wed, 02/10/2016 - 5:50pm
Now reading "Get Beyond the BS of Leadership Literature" https://t.co/pU7Lg5IGDS
Tue, 12/15/2015 - 5:55pm
Good point. "When an on-line service is free, you're not the customer. You're the product." Tim Cook
Tue, 12/08/2015 - 6:00pm
"A man with one watch always knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never quite sure.” Lee Segall
Wed, 10/07/2015 - 12:10pm
"There is no economic determinism. People choose what to spend their money on, and what to spend their time on. Cultures differ." TSowell
Wed, 09/23/2015 - 11:54am
Excellent article- clear & fair treatment of the issue:"Does It Matter If Carly Fiorina Failed at HP?" http://t.co/QklPcwqPS8 via @feeonline
Tue, 09/01/2015 - 9:10am
The guy's on a $100 bill - how can he not be right?? Benjamin Franklin said, “Most people die at 25 but are buried at 75.”
Wed, 08/12/2015 - 9:15am
More Silicon Valleys? Andreessen says relax regs&fees to foster specialized tech hubs "Let a thousand flowers bloom!" http://t.co/cuR8AVWz4W
Sat, 08/01/2015 - 2:50pm
"vocational vs critical-thinking" is a false choice. When you break-down deep critical thinking, it's really just a set of teachable skills
Fri, 07/31/2015 - 11:51am
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.” - John le Carre (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)
Thu, 06/25/2015 - 12:03pm
"Historically, risk-takers shatter the illusion of knowledge. They're willing to try something that everyone thinks is stupid." Boorstin
Fri, 05/29/2015 - 8:50am
According to Cisco, in 5 years, 80 percent of the world's internet data usage will be online video. http://t.co/8WQONvsIEn
Wed, 05/27/2015 - 3:05pm
RT @realDonaldTrump: A quote from the late, great golfer, Sam Snead: "Practice puts brains in your muscles!"
Sun, 04/19/2015 - 10:22am
On The War On General Purpose Computing http://t.co/4wVvRRa6R3 via @techcrunch
Thu, 04/09/2015 - 3:02pm
"For most tasks, people have the intellectual knowledge to perform well, they just have a hard time acting on what they know. " Peter Block
Thu, 04/09/2015 - 11:55am
Practicing aloud is a must: If you never practice out loud, then when you're in your presentation the audience is hearing your first draft.
Thu, 04/09/2015 - 9:15am
insight on the power of stories and literature. research from spain: http://t.co/ccRrbAYWAX
Mon, 03/02/2015 - 3:05pm
"We are all failures, at least the best of us are" J.M. Barrie
Mon, 03/02/2015 - 12:10pm
Scripting & rehearsal are not contradictory to authenticity. They enable authenticity. ...If done correctly. http://t.co/CR60OwWnqc
Mon, 03/02/2015 - 8:55am
Even well after he was an established orator, Winston Churchill practiced speaking in front of a mirror. Routinely.
Mon, 02/23/2015 - 12:05pm
Only 13% of customers believe that a typical salesperson understands the business issues and can articulate how to solve them. (Forrester)
Wed, 02/18/2015 - 11:50am
Can I skip out to the bar during the crowded conf rm sessions then?? Fact: 70-80% of all true learning at work comes via informal methods.
Mon, 02/02/2015 - 6:05pm
"Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill." Dr. Shinichi Suzuki
Sat, 01/24/2015 - 8:46pm
RT @Kasparov63: If you want to know what Churchill would say about Cameron today, it’s easy. Just read what he said about Chamberlain & Bal…
Sun, 01/04/2015 - 2:03pm
RT @PattiArmstrong: "LANDED! should be read & followed by anyone interested in managing their #career." @2009KazMom @preparelikeapro http:/…
Tue, 12/30/2014 - 11:40am
Presentations and Presence: 7 Practical Tips – Part Deux http://t.co/SUacdG5rwu #biz #feedly
Tue, 11/11/2014 - 9:49am
Check out this Meetup with Atlanta Internet Video Marketing Association Meeting! http://t.co/kWjo48bSzT
Mon, 11/10/2014 - 11:08am
Check out the latest post from Spotlight Performance: Sales People Who Play in Traffic...
http://t.co/eEponu3Qsw
Mon, 10/06/2014 - 2:55pm
RT @chuck_dizzle: You will never understand how much the government hates business until you attempt to start one.
Mon, 10/06/2014 - 12:10pm
"We are far more the creatures of our ideas than of our circumstances" Bovee
Mon, 10/06/2014 - 8:45am
"Madness is rare in individuals, but in groups, parties, nations, and ages is the rule" Nietzsche
Sun, 10/05/2014 - 9:15am
"Successful people find value in unexpected places & they do this by thinking abt business from first principles instead of formulas" Thiel
Sun, 10/05/2014 - 9:04am
A lifetime of better social media, for free. Win @Hootsuite Pro for life! http://t.co/mcO1iR6Piw #Hootsuite4Life
Mon, 09/08/2014 - 8:55am
By the time you need an elevator pitch, it's too late to craft one
Wed, 09/03/2014 - 9:05am
insight on the power of stories and literature. research from spain: http://t.co/x51i4dkDB1
Fri, 08/29/2014 - 3:10pm
Cool article on professional actors approach to auditioning...and what we can take-away in our approach to job IVs http://t.co/z8lmWYaBbZ
Fri, 08/29/2014 - 12:05pm
Virtue is the deep, primal source of strength. In ancient Greece the word "virtue" translated to "power"
Fri, 08/29/2014 - 9:05am
Take a tip from pros. Actors have directors, athletes have coaches... Whom do you have to stand on the sidelines & offer objective feedback?
Wed, 08/27/2014 - 11:45pm
RT @club4941: Yoohoo! Team members from our club were the winners at tonight's area contest. Alice, representing Alpharetta... http://t.co…
Mon, 08/25/2014 - 11:40pm
“Humility parallels maturity. Humility isn’t thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.” Tim Elmore
Tue, 08/19/2014 - 3:15pm
Practicing aloud is a must: If you never practice out loud, then when you're in your presentation the audience is hearing your first draft.
Mon, 08/18/2014 - 3:05pm
"It’s a common misconception that over-rehearsing a script will cause you to sound [...] canned, when the opposite is true" Julie Hansen
Mon, 08/18/2014 - 12:05pm
Scripting & rehearsal are not contradictory to authenticity. They enable authenticity. ...If done correctly. http://t.co/dvXhPFd5vF
Wed, 07/30/2014 - 10:39am
"Why are you wasting my life?!" A wake-up call for Salespeople from Amazon's Jeff Bezos http://t.co/6beYKIIT8p
Sat, 07/19/2014 - 5:45pm
RT @DanielCoyle: The vastly underrated benefits of struggling: how learning a new language can be the "mental fountain of youth"...
Sat, 07/19/2014 - 3:10pm
"Fail often; fail hard-;but don’t expect to" Ben Franklin lessons http://t.co/4pUH9kV7MS
Sat, 07/19/2014 - 11:55am
Small Biz must-do. "Swipe File" Great idea - (as long as you remember to go back through it once in a while!) http://t.co/E4jrH8M1i1
Sat, 07/19/2014 - 9:02am
Looking fwd to Andrew Dietz book: "The Opening Playbook" known source on growing prof svcs orgs & good writer. http://t.co/7sBkMBcAuc
Mon, 06/23/2014 - 12:28pm
Walmart Takes Red Pen to Typical NY Times Wage Gap Column http://t.co/U61egWQiuG via @reason
Tue, 06/17/2014 - 9:10am
"the annual plan process is like the office x-mas party: we feel obliged to do it, even though no one really seems to like it" Foster&Kaplan
Fri, 06/06/2014 - 9:57pm
The ONE Thing You Must Do in your Web Presentation or Demo http://t.co/yBs55G2gEo via @feedly
Fri, 06/06/2014 - 3:05pm
"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat" - F Scott Fitzgerald
Fri, 06/06/2014 - 12:15pm
"We are all failures, at least the best of us are" J.M. Barrie
Mon, 06/02/2014 - 3:05pm
go out with a bang, not a whimper. Pitfalls to avoid in ending sales presentations: http://t.co/qUq79jDTGR
Sun, 06/01/2014 - 12:57pm
"The truth can only be recalled, never invented" Marilyn Monroe
Sat, 05/31/2014 - 6:00pm
The real power of mentoring is actually the effect on the mentor. When you communicate something you come to grasp it better yourself.
Sat, 05/31/2014 - 2:50pm
Solo practice separates the good from great: studies show that world class performers spend nearly 5x as much time in solo practice.
Fri, 05/23/2014 - 8:55am
"The accumulation of anomalies--findings that cannot be assimilated into any framework or tradition--prepares the way for revolution" T.Kuhn
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 8:45am
"There is nothing in the world so difficult as that task of making up one's mind." Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn
Fri, 04/04/2014 - 9:05am
RT @reading_woman: counter-intuitively, good routines create space for risk-taking, creativity and independent learning.
Sat, 03/29/2014 - 9:10am
Cisco predicts that in 3 yrs, based on current trends, over 90% of all internet traffic will be video. http://t.co/lWUmn637to
Fri, 03/28/2014 - 9:59pm
100 Years Later, The Federal Reserve Has Failed At Everything It's Tried http://t.co/vuDa4duZrD via @forbes
Tue, 03/25/2014 - 12:10pm
"mediocrity's normal, it's what the word means" ...Watching - Oh The Places You'll Really Go http://t.co/ZWbc2A4vvF
Sat, 03/22/2014 - 8:25am
"Education is what people do to you. Learning is what you do to yourself," Jol Ito, MIT
Tue, 03/18/2014 - 9:40am
Video is an introverts best friend. Now reading: "Shy? 3 Ways to Use It to Your Advantage" http://t.co/mTfsPbSK34
Tue, 03/18/2014 - 8:40am
"For most tasks, people have the intellectual knowledge to perform well, they just have a hard time acting on what they know. " Peter Block
Mon, 03/17/2014 - 3:00pm
"Genius is an honorific name given to those who are brought up and trained to high ability." Shinichi Suzuki
Mon, 03/17/2014 - 12:20pm
"Only through action can the power of the life force be displayed. Ability develops through practice" S. Suzuki
Mon, 03/17/2014 - 11:35am
"the development of ability cannot be accomplished by mere thinking and theorizing...but must be accompanied by action and practice." Suzuki
Mon, 03/17/2014 - 8:35am
"The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive." - Robert Heinlein
Sat, 03/15/2014 - 10:02am
Every life needs a purpose, right? "Saudi Cleric Issues Fatwa Against All-You-Can-Eat Buffets" http://t.co/8dtf7nNNcO via @IBTimesUK
Thu, 03/06/2014 - 10:16am
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?" Satchel Paige
Mon, 03/03/2014 - 2:08pm
What people know about the cost of multitasking - Daniel Willingham http://t.co/EsIlkr96Mm
Wed, 02/26/2014 - 6:16pm
Now THAT'S a busy day of interviewing! "Chaos as company accidentally invites 61,000 people to job interview" http://t.co/IogpuZFZyC
Tue, 02/25/2014 - 8:51pm
Atlanta’s Got The Fever For Early-Stage Deals http://t.co/W7xjGLjA3S via @techcrunch
Mon, 02/24/2014 - 5:05pm
Why you should take Google advice with a massive grain of salt http://t.co/KYdmC1JpjL
Mon, 02/24/2014 - 4:30pm
"Learning to learn" is nebulous [as a concept and as an aim] because it's domain-specific" http://t.co/TugmgU6gOt
Mon, 02/17/2014 - 8:35pm
RT @StephenFleming: 1983: “If a foreign power attempted to impose on America the educational performance that exists today, we would view...
Mon, 02/17/2014 - 7:20pm
RT @StephenFleming: 30 years later, no improvement: “A Nation Still at Risk: The Continuing Crisis of American Education…”...
Sun, 02/16/2014 - 11:01am
RT @brainpicker: “Work finally begins when the fear of doing nothing exceeds the fear of doing it badly.” @alaindebotton http://t.co/5jr4ME…
Wed, 02/12/2014 - 6:25pm
Sales guru Dave Kurlan: "Most impt key to sales development = Practice!" He reco's 30 min's of role play per day. http://t.co/ua8oJ6EPDV
Wed, 02/12/2014 - 5:50pm
Common sense w/strong learning ramifications: listening comprehension is higher than reading comprehension. Reading: http://t.co/OktrtHXLCJ
Wed, 02/12/2014 - 5:40pm
"For most tasks, people have the intellectual knowledge to perform well, they just have a hard time acting on what they know. " Peter Block
Wed, 02/12/2014 - 5:17pm
@Doug_Lemov i know... this valentine's day, write your driver a thank-you note!
Wed, 02/12/2014 - 5:06pm
@ajclocaleditor Parents should have the option: schools open during break, but, any absences excused
Sat, 02/08/2014 - 12:34am
RT @Kasparov63: Yes, you are right! I have to eat my words. Sochi is not Berlin 1936 at all. In Berlin everything went off without a hitch!
Wed, 02/05/2014 - 11:15am
Create a "Culture of Error"! Teacher encourages kids to embrace error as necessary part of the learning process. http://t.co/0W2TQQVHHV
Sun, 02/02/2014 - 9:05am
RT @StephenFleming: Mark Zuckerberg paid around 4 percent of the total income taxes collected in California in 2012. http://t.co/BHir8HqGzJ
Mon, 01/27/2014 - 1:05pm
Does neuroscience explain reading disability? (Or "if the student has not learned then the teacher has not taught") http://t.co/kjoh9QiNYh
Thu, 01/23/2014 - 2:16pm
"Bldgs fall; even the earth perishes.What was yesterday a cornfield is today a bungalow. But words, if properly used...live forever" V Woolf
Wed, 01/22/2014 - 8:25pm
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that we aim too high and miss it; but, that we aim too low and hit it" Michaelangelo
Wed, 01/22/2014 - 5:08pm
"How top-down attention, feedback loops, and daydreaming play into the science of success." http://t.co/fmCOXnhx97 via @brainpicker
Wed, 01/22/2014 - 6:35am
The challenge of passing along knowledge? Experts don't know how they do what they do http://t.co/itS5YJjYPL
Tue, 01/21/2014 - 4:05pm
"Knowledge—including knowledge of facts—is a necessary condition to thinking and insight, not it’s opposite" D. Lemov http://t.co/96J1EWzIOF
Mon, 01/20/2014 - 8:40pm
Cool. But, is Virtual Reality like 3D TV or results from the Dept of Ed: something that's forever a "few years away"? http://t.co/VJnrgMWLzB
Mon, 01/20/2014 - 5:45pm
"Engagement: perhaps the most important, yet least-understood element of the talent-development process" http://t.co/Ks38xOocSr
Mon, 01/20/2014 - 7:50am
There's no such thing as a "natural resource." Someone must have the vision, motivation, know-how, & industry to endow it with value.
Sat, 01/18/2014 - 3:26pm
More failed educ fads, courtesy of NYC's Farina. $12 billion in additional funding + Balanced Literacy = 0 ... http://t.co/r0Mh5etuuJ
Fri, 01/17/2014 - 10:40am
"it is easier to write ten volumes of philospophy than to put a single precept into practice" Tolstoy
Fri, 01/17/2014 - 7:40am
As he was dying, the composer Richard Strauss said "it's a funny thing: dying is exactly as i composed it in 'Death and Transfiguration'"
Thu, 01/16/2014 - 7:54am
Elections Don't Matter, Institutions Do http://t.co/nBetgHKFeE via @stratfor
Tue, 01/14/2014 - 6:25pm
"People hired b/c they can do a job will work for money. People hired b/c they believe what you believe give blood, sweat & tears," S. Sinek
Tue, 01/14/2014 - 11:11am
"There is no greater lesson from the past than the intractability of human folly." H. MacDonald. http://t.co/bTew2W46HR
Tue, 01/14/2014 - 9:02am
if kids can learn the complexities of their language, they can learn anything: this epiphany led Suzuki to develop his famous music ed prgrm
Mon, 01/13/2014 - 12:57pm
Parenting a Talented Kid: A New Approach http://t.co/ppxA6dFkjk via @feedly
Wed, 01/08/2014 - 11:32am
"We know the path the Romans took, so we have no excuse for not learning from their experience" Thought provoking... http://t.co/jCt9SHsboP
Wed, 01/08/2014 - 11:24am
Culture underpins the factors of the Roman Empires collapse. "Early Rome…" http://t.co/GH5Kd8U2cB
Tue, 01/07/2014 - 9:25pm
LIke anything else, a positive attitude is learned and must be deliberately cultivated. You have to work at it! http://t.co/k40YGQhV5P
Tue, 01/07/2014 - 7:25pm
“Do the tracks imprison the train or set it free?” RT @TravisDommert: stuck? consider putting rails under the train http://t.co/MY6ZMRuUju
Tue, 01/07/2014 - 5:45pm
“...As more of our lives [..] involves acquiring complex skills, optimal learning becomes increasingly relevant” http://t.co/EpOWxxoirs
Mon, 01/06/2014 - 7:49pm
RT @CloydRivers: The most badass selfie ever. Merica. http://t.co/xsvuwDjp8I
Mon, 01/06/2014 - 2:20pm
A fascinating concept made simple: "Understanding the Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Ratio" http://t.co/gHyhIbOYcp
Sun, 01/05/2014 - 10:32am
Yet another reason to be glad zombies don't exist. imagine how crowded it'd be. ...look at this graphic: http://t.co/PXeIXap55p
Sat, 01/04/2014 - 10:45am
Atlanta topping ranks - "Best City to Start a Business" http://t.co/sdzQ5HBGtR via @hypepotamus
Sat, 01/04/2014 - 8:32am
10 Simple And Powerful Body Language Tips For 2014 http://t.co/L05jdlVMzd via @forbes
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 9:40am
"A year from now, what are you gonna wish you did today?" ...Have to admit, i like this video: http://t.co/TequxLpt6f
Fri, 01/03/2014 - 7:25am
Huh - good point. RT @DaleCarnegie: Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
Wed, 01/01/2014 - 3:20pm
The guy's on a $100 bill - how can he not be right?? Quote: “Most people die at 25 but are buried at 75.” Benjamin Franklin
Wed, 01/01/2014 - 3:05pm
Wisdom abounds in a Fitbit ad (!) "For a big change in the new year, think small. Resolutions get broken, but daily and weekly habits stick"
Wed, 01/01/2014 - 1:45pm
Gates rebuffed: "[We're all glad] you were more interested in software than the underprivileged when you were young" http://t.co/zrXLipVjcF
Wed, 01/01/2014 - 11:57am
Resolution Tip: Results aren't driven by your effort during the game or sales mtg or IV; they're driven mostly by your effort in practice
Wed, 01/01/2014 - 11:45am
Resolution Tip: Results aren't driven by your effort during the game or mtg or other event; they're driven mostly by your effort in practice
Wed, 01/01/2014 - 11:35am
Resolution Tip: "Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work." Peter Drucker
Tue, 12/31/2013 - 4:16pm
Again?? ... "Giant yellow duck explodes in Taiwan...Again" http://t.co/Y9YoxZbs2z via @YahooNews
Tue, 12/31/2013 - 7:15am
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool." Richard Feynman
Mon, 12/30/2013 - 9:35pm
“Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you” Good advice from a fictional character(Tyrion Lannister: Game of Thrones)
Sun, 12/29/2013 - 12:25pm
RT @PrepareLikeAPro: "Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus 10,000 times is skill" Shinichi Suzuki
Sun, 12/29/2013 - 10:50am
Speakers Tweet Daily: good resource RT @ErikHaahr:SpeakersTweetsDailyIsOut! http://t.co/pFCATK0BOm Stories via @PrepareLikeAPro @NancyBrook
Sun, 12/29/2013 - 6:35am
Toastmasters wisdom - good infographic: 10 body language tips http://t.co/yDMpplENFA
Sun, 12/29/2013 - 12:08am
Does the Bell Toll for Excessive Public Pay? http://t.co/T2fiZcteRj via @reason
Thu, 12/26/2013 - 8:40am
"Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus 10,000 times is skill" Shimichi Suzuki
Thu, 12/26/2013 - 7:55am
in a famous study of musicians, it was found that world class performers spend 5x as many hours practicing alone. (reference D. Coyle)
Wed, 12/25/2013 - 3:28pm
RT @LANDEDthebook: Press Release: LANDED! is the must-have book for all job seekers and those considering a career change http://t.co/6iB5J…
Mon, 12/23/2013 - 8:52pm
RT @Chumcubo: Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. - http://t.co/Qzo7Jr9mWx
Sun, 12/22/2013 - 6:20pm
Great video: "Into the night with Garry Kasparov and Peter Thiel". Laid back but intelligent discussions http://t.co/hwIWhI1MSb via @youtube
Sat, 12/21/2013 - 11:05pm
RT @atlantatech: Atlanta mayor's office to Atlanta Braves--"Cobb Crackers" http://t.co/TE3qatEy3q
In this day & age, absolutely inexcusable.
Fri, 12/20/2013 - 1:38pm
Tim Draper Wants To Split California Into Pieces And Turn Silicon Valley Into Its Own State http://t.co/juvsX489rR via @techcrunch
Fri, 12/20/2013 - 10:42am
Huh? For once, i think I'll pass on the "treats" - Michelle Obama: 'Make It a Christmas Treat to Talk About Health Insurance'
Thu, 12/19/2013 - 12:18pm
Don't ramble on when asking questions. Ask... and let them reply. Good post on this tendency. http://t.co/aedcv0lKax
Tue, 12/17/2013 - 4:21pm
Macroeconomics in particular: still pedantic...and still misleading. "What's Wrong with How We Teach Economics" http://t.co/3Ret6NzkSt
Tue, 12/17/2013 - 11:50am
Great perspective. Reading: LANDED! Proven Job Search Strategies for Today's Professional by Randy Hain" http://t.co/jMhqAQDupR via @amazon
Mon, 12/16/2013 - 10:53pm
time to exhale? reading: 2013: The year Georgia's banking crisis ended http://t.co/5yTQ1g4AgJ via @AtlBizChron
Mon, 12/16/2013 - 10:53pm
RT @AtlbizPhil: Year in Review: 2013 the year #Georgia’s #banking crisis ended http://t.co/PpeBhxgqsi #greatrecession
Sun, 12/15/2013 - 1:18pm
@PrepareLikeAPro "Keep your "change"!" That's better...wish i'd thought of that!
Fri, 12/13/2013 - 9:32am
Things to do when internet is down: Man Walks All Day to Create Massive Snow Patterns http://t.co/JHlGewaORe via @mymodernmet
Fri, 12/13/2013 - 8:20am
"All human progress is, by definition, based on creativity, because anything that is better...is different" John Allison
Wed, 12/11/2013 - 6:45am
"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten" BF Skinner
Tue, 12/10/2013 - 12:25pm
pooh poohing the concept of maximizing shareholder value as narrow minded & destructive is based on false assumptions http://t.co/AqgmBZBHuR
Tue, 12/10/2013 - 11:33am
Peter Foster is succinct and dead on: purpose of biz=make profits by innovation & add value to inputs http://t.co/CA87dwnhoI via @fpcomment
Wed, 12/04/2013 - 1:10pm
Skyjack just reached the top spot in my Christmas wish-list! http://t.co/vypba4WwtE
Wed, 12/04/2013 - 6:35am
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