January 2009
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A Naval Aviator's Log Book from WWII
My grandfather served as a US Naval Aviator in WWII. We knew him as the patriarch of a large and vibrant family, a successful entrepreneur and executive, an avid sailor, civilian pilot and world traveller. My grandmother Joyce was the love of his life, and he adored his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren… but I think he always thought of himself as an aviator.
As a kid who...
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Jim Collins on Success Amid Turbulence &...
In the interest of full disclosure, both major books of top selling business writer Jim Collins (Built to Last and Good to Great) remain unread on my bookshelf as I’ve taken a break from popular business books over the last few years.
From how his thinking, his writing, and his methods are discussed however, he’s obviously someone to keep an eye on. I also happen to like writers who...
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“It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in...”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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One Take on GTD in Outlook 2007 →
Leave it to a blogger from Microsoft to publish an Outlook GTD tutorial using their OneNote product. Now, I happen to be a fan of OneNote, but I also realize not everyone I’d like to share this…
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WatchExcellent talk by Tom Kelly of IDEO about five practices to develop creativity and innovative thinking: Think like a traveller, treat life like an experiment, nurture an attitude of wisdom, use your whole brian and tortoise mind, and follow your passion. Great advice for work and life. Source can be found here.
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“Books have the same enemies as people; fire, humidity, animals, weather, and...”
– Paul Valéry