September 2007

Failure Friday: ScotchGuard®

September 14, 2007

Sorry for the delays the past few days. I’ve been conducting full-day training sessions and just not able to find time to breathe, never mind blog! Another rubberized failure turned into success: From about.com: Patsy Sherman regards the serendipitous discovery of Scotchguard® as one of her most significant works because many experts had written that [...]

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Workplace Wednesday: Law Enforcement

September 12, 2007

If there was ever a job where negative thinking, doubt and suspicion were need, being a police officer is it. Having grown up around cops my whole life, my friends dad was chief of police and I worked with the NH State Police as one of my first jobs, I know how important negative thinking [...]

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Child Protective Disservices

September 11, 2007

Sorry I was unable to post yesterday, totally swamped and when I finally had a moment to breathe…it was too late! The 1st month of the blog is in the bank and a total of 479 views. Thanks for everyone who’s stopped by and the 2 subscribers. I don’t know who you are (I have [...]

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Failure Friday: Corn Flakes

September 7, 2007

I love corn flakes. Absolutely love them! Especially Frosted Flakes. I only recently discovered it was created out of failure and desperation. As per Wikipedia: This idea for corn flakes began by accident when Dr. Kellogg and his brother, Will Keith Kellogg, left some cooked wheat to sit, while they attended to some pressing matters [...]

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iPhone? No, uPhone…

September 6, 2007

Being on the cutting edge sometimes means dealing more with the cutting than having the edge. I always look at the brave users of new technology as pioneers, as people in the forefront, but more importantly…sacrificial lambs. I am more than willing to not be the hippest, coolest dude (do the hep cat kids still [...]

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Workplace Wednesday: Accounting

September 5, 2007

Money is a very sensitive subject. It can make people kill, maim, steal, lie and deceive. It can do so much good, and can do so much harm as well. We need to have a balanced perspective when it comes to money. Positive thinkers focus on how much money is coming in. And they should. [...]

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Not-so Great Expectations!

September 4, 2007

I wanted to follow-up this article Happy to be unhappy I read last week. To paraphrase, everyone is trying so hard to be positive, they’re making themselves miserable. It’s has to do with expectations. By idealizing our goals, putting them on pedestals, visualizing unreal outcomes, we crash pretty hard when the reality slaps us in [...]

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