November 2017
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Build your army with Books
I know it is cliche to say, but it is undeniably true: There is so much available knowledge in books. A book is the closest thing to the materialization of a person’s thoughts and reading a book is like reading an author’s mind. If you consistently read quality books written by prestigious people, you will essentially create a Continue reading
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wasting the day away
Some days, you don’t do anything productive You sleep too much, you play video games, watch videos, eat, and relax with your friends. You don’t get anything done and you feel bad because you think:“I just wasted the day” But did you really? The time you enjoy relaxing is not wasted time. It’s not wasting Continue reading
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will this be on the test?
Inspired by Seth Godwin’s response on Tim Ferriss’s Podcast Radio Hour You can ruin your whole education with this one sentence: Will this be on the test? When you begin to ask that question… and you think to yourself “well this is too hard… oh wait, it’s not going to be on the test? I’ll Continue reading
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Taking the Blame
“Jeff, this X isn’t supposed to be here. Can you move it?” I responded: “Yup you’re right. I’ll move it, sorry” What I really wanted to say was: “I know it’s not supposed to be there, but person Y literally told me they were going to move it…it’s clearly their fault but OKAY I’ll clean Continue reading
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Deals and Promotions
It’s that time of the year again: where companies begin to roll out December Christmas promotions. Honestly, this is just a great marketing strategy. December is the month of consumerism and many people, including myself, find it the best time to treat themselves and other friends & family with gifts. But before you indulge in Continue reading
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Dialogue
We like to hear affirmations of what we believe in ourselves. We begin to seek and mingle with people who only hold similar opinions and thus we neglect those that oppose us simply because they are different.But if we only read and listen to our own beliefs, that doesn’t create dialogue.Creating dialogue is the key Continue reading
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Credit
Never forget to credit someone for their work and time… It feels absolutely horrible to be on the receiving end of NOT receiving credit… We invest our time in activities we love, and when we fail to receive recognition for our hard work and investment, it feels as if our work is unimportant or negligible Continue reading
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No one knows what they are doing
No know really knows what they are doing or going in life Vinh Giang, a great motivational keynote speaker, put out a video today on this subject: You don’t have to have complete clarity about your life; you only need to be able to see the next step with clarity. Keep taking that next step Continue reading
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10 Hour Days
Working for 10 hours is hard… The key is to not count the minutes in each hour, but to simply work without thought. Then, after it’s finished, you can look back and wonder how you survived such a long day. Then you do it 5 days a week for a year… Then you do it Continue reading
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Getting Someone Coffee
I am the Assistant Stage Manager for Villanova Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named DesireI do important things like setup props, help create the set, give people lines when they forget them, and getting the actors coffee when they need it. I find it interesting being someone else’s “servant”. It’s such a low-stress, simple task: Buy Continue reading
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