The Rules, the Map, and the Game of Life

Game Life The Rules, the Map, and the Game of LifeAre there rules and a map to follow in life?

We want a plan to follow.  We want to know that if we take certain actions that certain results will follow.

We want to believe that if we just play by the rules that we’ll be okay and maybe even a little better than okay.

It seems like this is the way things used to work.  You might think of …

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Our Lizard Brain Robs Us of a Great Life

lizard Our Lizard Brain Robs Us of a Great Life What the heck is our lizard brain?

We all have a lizard brain.  It is part metaphor and part science.  Scientifically speaking, it is two almond-shaped amygdala located deep in our heads that form a sort of mini-brain.

This mini-brain seems to take over when we are afraid, mad, aroused, hungry or out to get someone.  It is very primitive.  It has served to keep us alive as a …

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How to Become Remarkable in One Easy Lesson

This is a guest post by Susan Kuhn Frost from Recession Proof Thinking.

10f5cbed 13fa 4068 8bee 41ec063ea829 How to Become Remarkable in One Easy LessonThe 2009 recession will clear the decks of average businesses in favor of remarkable ones.

The best small business CEOs are actively working on improving all aspects of their businesses. The best overarching idea I’ve seen is Seth Godin’s: Lead a Tribe by Being Remarkable.

Don’t waste time being cool, being unique, or being cheap.

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Seth Godin Tells Us To Quit!

climbing Seth Godin Tells Us To Quit! Sometimes quitting is the best thing you can do.  Knowing when to quit and when to stick is what separates the winners from the losers.  Seth Godin, in his book The Dip Seth Godin Tells Us To Quit!, tells us that we should quit more often than we do.  In fact, Godin states that strategic quitting is a secret of success.  Hanging on too long to something that is going to fail simply drains you …

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