Category: inspiration
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Heard In A Meeting : “Leaders Inspires Others To Follow Him, That’s All”
Also heard someone else added, either you are a leader or you are not.
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Link: NYTimes: Picking Stocks After Facebook
Picking individual stocks over the long haul is not a winning strategy. Read it at NYTimes
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Inspired By Alice Water’s Fireplace Fried Egg
All I Wanted Was for Alice Waters to Feed Me Then she picked up a large copper spoon with a two-foot handle. She rubbed olive oil into the spoon’s cup and cracked in one of the eggs. I saw the golden-orange yolk. Holding the end of the spoon’s handle, Waters extended the egg into the…
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Link: as happy as possible
http://mnmlist.com/happy/ And I don’t believe having any of those would contribute to greater happiness than I already have. Here’s what I do have that contribute to my happiness: Time Loving relationships Meaningful work Health Books Enough
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link: Stanford class on Designing Happiness
2 papers from Jennifer L. Aakar from her Stanford class on Designing Happiness http://faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/aaker/pages/documents/AllReadingInsights2.pdf http://faculty-gsb.stanford.edu/aaker/pages/documents/ThePsychologyofHappiness.pdf
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What Makes Us Happy And Motivated At Work?
It’s that time of year for me to reflect on why we are here working everyday. Please chime in with your thoughts. What motivates us to be happy and motivated at work? Money Recognition Being valued Making a difference in the world and self motivation Money is a great motivator, it’s an enabler for future…
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BJ Fogg’s Behavior Grid: How To Form Habits
This is an interesting read from a Stanford professor, on how to form healthy habits as well as how Facebook became a habit for many people. I personally have been using this model for myself to remind myself to do push ups and drink water. Using motivation (getting stronger), ability (right before bedtime) and trigger (a…
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Wedding Wishes from the kids
Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 1 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 2 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 3 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 4 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 5 Drawings from Ryan, Will, C. for Wedding – 6
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11 Days Until…
I’ll be married to the woman of my dreams. Katherine and I have been a part of each other’s lives for 3 years. She is the most intelligent, kind, warm and thoughtful woman I have ever met. During the first few months of dating, she introduced me to most of her close friends. Her friends…
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Link: NYTimes: The Joy of Quiet
From The New York Times: OPINION: The Joy of Quiet Trying to escape the constant stream of too much information. http://nyti.ms/u7fIA5