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Tag Archives: Benjamin Franklin

January 22, 2015

Why you need strategic margin [podcast]

Why you need strategic margin [podcast]
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Never confuse motion with action.” It’s easy to get consumed by things to do—but is all that motion taking you to the somewhere you want to go? Earlier this week I had the opportunity to ...
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August 6, 2014

Head-first or feet-first into your next venture?

When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet. - Benjamin Franklin
When it comes to pursuing a new venture, you can make one of two errors (I’ve made both). You may either throw caution to the wind and dive in with both feet, blindly trusting everything will work out; or, you can sit on the ...
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April 30, 2014

Are you a motion addict?

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I like to keep busy. How about you? I find that the busier I am, the more productive I feel. The adrenaline starts to surge and the rush is on. And therein lies the trap.   Motion, for motion’s ...
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