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Welcome to the end of another year (or close to it). As we approach the New Year, lots of people…
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Yes, again. Amongst avid handgun fans the debate between big and slow versus small and fast stretches back over a hundred years now I’d…
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I have heard so many jokes about why you shouldn’t piss off an author. Everything from, “because they’ll write you…
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This morning, as happens all too often, I saw a social media post that argued planning over improvisation or “winging…
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It’s “Black Friday” 2018 as I type this. Thanksgiving is a pleasant recent memory and we can finally justify all…
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While I’m going to use examples from my childhood and that of my children, this article does not apply only…
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There were various groups of people throughout history from whom we could learn much. That’s not to say that they…
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Before I delve into the 80/20 rule and whether or not it’s right for you, we need to differentiate between…
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I came to a realization this morning. It may not have been a big one, but it struck me as…
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As I think a great many people do nearly every day now, I was surfing through some social media posts…
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In the contemporary world there seem to be a host of beliefs, accepted as unavoidable fact, based on assumptions about…
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One really spectacular benefit of social media is that it allows you to follow those you choose, ignore those you…
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Every now and then in everyone’s life we get distracted by things that we either cannot change or that shouldn’t…
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This is something we all know, but some of us need a reminder about every now and then. You don’t…
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