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Gather round young whippersnappers. In the old days, Disney theme parks used to sell paper tickets for rides throughout the Magic Kingdom. When I was eleven years old, I remember my parents buying a pack for each of us, with tickets marked A through E. The E-tickets were for something really awesome like Space Mountain.…
I learned this in 6th grade science class. When an animal in the wild is face to face with a predator about to eat him, one of two instincts will take over – fight or flight. The animal will stand and fight, or take flight and escape (by running, flying, swimming, whatever.) Even curling up into…
I play mind games to motivate myself on long runs. Coach Jeff Galloway encourages this practice to keep your right brain engaged and your left brain from talking you out of reaching your goal. When you hit mile 18 in a marathon, it can become all out war between the hemispheres. One of my favorite…
Just who do you think you are?! This phrase was a playground taunt when I was a kid. Alpha male gets challenged for supremacy in the pack. Alpha male backs down challenger by tapping into the doubt and uncertainty swimming in the challenger’s head. What this phrase really translates to is “Apparently you don’t know who I…
There are 16 steps on the staircase to the second floor of our house. I was just walking up to my home office when I stopped. The concept of turning 50 suddenly hit me and I was glad I was holding the handrail. I looked down at my feet and the steps leading back to…
I’ve interviewed hundreds of job candidates over the course of my career. I don’t claim to be an interviewing expert, but I do have an educated opinion on what makes the difference between first and second place for candidates. To all my friends who are job hunting right now… please consider my unsolicited advice. When you…
How many times have you heard “You missed your calling!” from a friend or co-worker? It usually comes right after they see you do something extraordinary that has nothing to do with your day job… like when you exhibit some long dormant talent that rarely gets dusted off and used in public. I think it…
I have been laid off twice in my life. Both times were painful, yet both led to major leaps forward in my career. I got some great advice during those troubling times, and I want to pass it forward to anyone who is in the same boat right now. Feel free to add more advice…
So now I’ve run two marathons and I’m a proud two-timer. I ran the relatively mild Sacramento CIM in December and the not-so-mild hill-climbing adventure in San Francisco today. While it’s fresh in my mind, I’d like to share the top 10 highlights of the race for me: I met Marshall Ulrich at the runners’…
In a recent post I wrote: “Your best friends will find you accidentally, and stay with you intentionally.” Let’s explore that a little more. The definition of the word “friend” has been stretched by social media, to the point that it even functions as a verb. The term “best friend” sounds more personal and implies…