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Fail first for future success. View your failure as an opportunity, not an obstacle.
That's the lesson we investigate in this latest KnowledgeBlocks exploration.
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Over on KnowledgeBlocks (powered by 800-CEO-READ) we're giving away 20 copies of Design Like Apple by John Edson. Entry is open to everyone! So stop on over and sign up to win this impressive and timely book!
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Experience is the best teacher. I learn with my hands. If you find yourself saying things like these, perhaps you'll find Mel and Patricia Ziegler's story about the birth of Banana Republic to be an interesting item.
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We've posted a new Exploration over on KnowledgeBlocks: Slow Down to Think Smarter.
It's an age-old adage, most often told in relation to an Aesop's fable, "The Tortoise and the Hare": slow and steady wins the race. But is that still true?
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Optimism is a terrific force. But it can be difficult to tap into this force when you're confronted with information that indicates a steady decline in quality of life, punctuated daily by 'newsworthy' events involving such things as global economic demise or a rash of senseless and unexpected murders across one's country. My spouse and I were recently reassessing our budget due to some changes in healthcare costs and I became depressed over the outcome.
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