business

Synthesis in life and business

During the course of a conversation this last week I realize that something an Oxford professor said to me years ago applies not only to academic writing, but also to business. Synthesis is an act of creation. Abby Kerr has been writing recently about unintentional mimicry. Several posts have been devoted to the topic. The [...]

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Transforming fear into your greatest strength.

This week I sat down and read — in one sitting, which is so rare! — Do the Work by Steven Pressfield, an awesome piece of writing that you should definitely check out asap! Marie Forleo calls it “The #1 Book On The Planet for Entrepreneurs and Creators” and if you read it you’ll see [...]

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Lamberton and Pink: Two Dans and Life Skills

What do Dan Lamberton and Dan Pink have in common? Aside from the obvious, they both grabbed my attention this week by discussing how we can interact with our world in positive, productive ways. In the Summer 2010 issue of Walla Walla University’s Westwind, there was an interview with Dan Lamberton about humanities — Working [...]

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Grandpa was right!

My grandfather was a good man. Smart. Successful. Loving. He moved to Dillingham, Alaska in the 1950s to run the small hospital. From there he started his own medical practice which he ran until he retired after his 80th birthday. Everyone knew him as Doc Libby. So what was he right about? I read a [...]

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