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Future-Proof: 5 Skills Young People Should Develop

Dear young person: The world has changed since your parents were children; in fact, I’d anecdotally argue that the generational gap between your generation and theirs is larger than the prior two or three gaps combined. Can you believe we didn’t have iPhones just ten years ago? There was barely a “Worldwide web” just twenty years ago. A car that…

November 6, 2016 in Business & Management, Self Improvement.

5 Reasons Why New Year’s Is My Favorite Holiday

1. It’s a fresh start. No matter what you’ve done in the past, a new year is a fresh start, a fresh opportunity, a “soft reset” on life.  I like that sense of self-forgiveness and self-accountability.  Each new year brings the opportunity to restart, and that’s something we all need from time to time. 2.…

December 31, 2015 in Self Improvement, Uncategorized.

Letters To A Much Younger Me: On Personal Facts That’ll Surprise You

Dear 12-year-old self: I have frequently contemplated some of the things that have happened to me that I could not have possibly imagined as a young man.  Here are the top 5. 1. Yes, you do end up quite bald but you’re very comfortable with it. Let’s just get this one out of the way…

February 26, 2015 in Letters To A Much Younger Me, Self Improvement.

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