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5 Questions with Adam Baker

Jan 06, 2012 No Comments by

A couple of weeks ago, I shared a video of Adam Baker giving a presentation at Tedx-Asheville.  I was impressed by the presentation and wanted to reach out to Adam for some additional information.  If you haven’t watched the video yet, I would encourage you to do so.  You can find it here. In case [...]

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Rearview Mirror: December 2011

Jan 04, 2012 No Comments by

Earlier this year, I set several goals for myself that I want to accomplish before the year is out.  Previously, I would routinely set goals and then hope to accomplish them.  Sometimes I did and sometimes I didn’t.  But what I didn’t do is follow up periodically to see if I was making any progress.  That changes this [...]

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Now Is A Great Time to Do Great Things

Dec 30, 2011 No Comments by

How are you feeling about 2011 ending and 2012 beginning? For most of us, 2011 was a really tough year. The economy is as weak as we have ever seen it (even worse than the great depression), unemployment is high and credit markets are tight.  It’s a scary time to make changes. In times like [...]

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What Does Freedom Mean to You?

Dec 20, 2011 1 Comment by

There are thousands and thousands of people out there living lives of quiet, screaming desperation who work long, hard hours, at jobs they hate, to enable them to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like. – Nigel Marsh My friend Adam Baker is an amazing young guy. Adam was in his [...]

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Rearview Mirror: November 2011

Dec 02, 2011 No Comments by

Earlier this year, I set several goals for myself that I want to accomplish before the year is out.  Previously, I would routinely set goals and then hope to accomplish them.  Sometimes I did and sometimes I didn’t.  But what I didn’t do is follow up periodically to see if I was making any progress.  That changes this [...]

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Taking A Little Time

Nov 29, 2011 1 Comment by

Life moves pretty fast.  If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it. – Ferris Bueller At the end of every year, I take off a few days to evaluate what I accomplished during the course of the year and plan for what I’d like to accomplish in the [...]

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Why Do I Write This Blog?

Nov 15, 2011 No Comments by

I have been extremely gratified to have people read the articles I post on this blog. The comments have been great and I hope that everyone who has stopped by has found something interesting and valuable. But the truth is, I don’t write this blog for others. I write it for myself. I started writing [...]

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Life Lessons From an Ad Man

Nov 11, 2011 No Comments by
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Rearview Mirror: October 2011

Nov 08, 2011 1 Comment by

Earlier this year, I set several goals for myself that I want to accomplish before the year is out.  Previously, I would routinely set goals and then hope to accomplish them.  Sometimes I did and sometimes I didn’t.  But what I didn’t do is follow up periodically to see if I was making any progress.  That changes this [...]

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Quotable Friday

Oct 14, 2011 No Comments by

  I’ve been driving all over creation for the past two weeks, and I’ll be doing it for another two or three weeks.  Since I haven’t had time to sit down and write a proper blog post, I thought I would share a few quotes. Enjoy!     The days are long, but the years [...]

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