I Doubt It

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What do you see?

My daughter has discovered this card game that is also named after one of the products of male cattle…

And it’s an interesting study into lying.

Can you lie convincingly, or can you tell the truth in such a manner that someone else will think you’re lying?

Or beyond that, can you plan so that you have to do a minimum of either?

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Half of 8

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What do you see?

I enjoyed this at a seminar a number of years back, and either it’s stale and that sort of speaker doesn’t use it anymore, or people have forgotten…-)

So quickly now – write your answer to this down – what is half of 8?

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Only Doing What You Love

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Why Not?

A conversation with business professionals the other day reminded me about spending time on the activities you really love.

One woman commented that she didn’t enjoy one of the specific activities her job entailed, and that wouldn’t it be nice if you could get into a position where you loved everything that you did…

And I couldn’t help but think that of course you want to get into a position where you loved everything (or most everything) that you did – and why wasn’t she looking to create that position?!?

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Complaining About Complaining

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What is it about complainers…

Don’t they have something better to do with their time than to complain about this or that?

And don’t they see the irony in most of their complaints?

Ok – I may have just written about another aspect of complaining, but walk with me for a bit…

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On the Importance of Following Through

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Honoring our commitments

During my morning walks, I mentally run through all the things I need to get done during the day, and in which order I should do them. These are all tasks waiting on my action to either complete or move on to the next step.

This morning I noticed on my list several items that have been reappearing (and not being crossed off) for several days, some even weeks.

This got me thinking about why I still had them on my list.

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