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Peak Experiences: Why We Work So F#@%ing Hard.

[[I wrote this earlier this year on a blog I'm no longer maintaining.  I brought it over here because it's important that we bring it up.]] The enduring memories that we have that we live for. The time we were able to push ourselves to run a marathon, to do our jobs better…peak experiences are…

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Authenticity, Radically Different…

Tim Ferris. Bill Phillips. Mike Ferry. Scott Adams Warren Buffett. Mark Cuban. Seth Godin Phil Jackson And Yes, Tiger Woods. I have a long list of heroes. Of course, not everyone up there has totally defensible positions on everything, or perfect moral clarity. But, all of them–to a man–are radically different than the people around…

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Lesson #1 from Joe Paterno: “Potential Ain’t Worth S#!t.”

Joe Paterno is credited with saying that about a linebacker he took a pass on….according to legend, JoePA didn’t see him as a worker. And, apparently, JoePa was right because the dude had physical skills but became a Juco washout. (Note: I originally heard that story at one of the Mike Ferry events I attended,…

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