Category: education
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Leadership lessons from the soccer field: Messi missed it, and messed it!
It is said time and time again: “winners never quit, quitters never win”. This quote came to my mind after Argentina’s soccer player Lionel Messi announced he quits the Argentina National Team, after he, himself, missed a penalty kick, last Sunday at the finals of the 2016 Copa America against Chile. It was a tough,…
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Tell your story with your own words, and live your life.
What we talk about is our story. Our story is about who we are. When we talk about our experiences, what we see, feel, do, fear, like with our own words, we create our own life. We market ourselves by telling our story. Marketing is storytelling, said best selling author and blogger Seth Goddin. The…
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The YouEconomy: Stop being only a consumer and start being an owner!
I just read this morning a very important report on the YouEconomy to be published in the next issue of Success Magazine. I invite you to dig deeper and to join this global movement that is revolutionizing how we live, work, and play. Here are some notes I took from this special report released online…
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Having Fun!
Today was a fun day! We spent the day celebrating Axel, our 3rd son, graduating from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We have been there and done that: This is our third high school’s graduation from Gibbons. We did not invite our “Fat Greek Family.” (I hope you saw that movie. If not:…
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Leadership & the power of a few: Every body can. Only a few will.
Last Tuesday, I was speaking at a leadership meeting in Fort-Lauderdale, and I quoted best-selling author Malcom Gladwell, a New Yorker reporter, who published the book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. I am a great fan of Gladwell. I read most of his work. And I encourage you to…
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Leadership, Success & Struggle: The trio of joy!
“We may hate opposition and struggle, but it is critical for our mental health. Without the struggle, we would feel no joy in victory,”said Bestselling author Chris Brady in a blog-post dated two years ago announcing his next book to be released “Trout Fisherman in Hell.” Brady shared the following parable : “There is an…
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Leadership, philosophy, clear thinking, and living a good life with simplicity
Philosophy professor Marietta McCarty, and New York Times bestselling author questions one of her college students about “what is a good life”. “Good living means having the time to actually think…”, said the student as reported by Marietta McCarty in her book “how philosophy can change your life, 10 ideas that matter most”. Good living…
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