I am officially an author. On July 17, 2012 I published my first book on Amazon Kindle. It took two years to write, and a majority of it was done using a mobile phone or an iPad, while standing on the train from Wiesbaden to Frankfurt...
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On Thinking INSIDE The Box
Thought for the Day: While innovative thinking is a much discussed, rare, valuable and sought after skill these days, sometimes thinking INSIDE the box can be the hardest thing to do. My advice would be that before you go spending...
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The World is Your Barista
The key to getting what you want in life is a lot like going to the counter at Starbucks. If you walk up and ask for a double, lowfat, pumpkin spice latte, you’ll get one. Ask for a triple, grande, frappalapamochachino, you’ll get one. If...
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Daily Reminders
I hold in my hand a Military Challenge Coin that belonged to my father. It was given to him by the man who is featured on the coin, Sgt. Chuck Taliano, who was a drill instructor made famous by the “We don’t promise you a rose...
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On Making Plans
Let’s take a minute to think about plans. What exactly are they and why are they important? The wiki says that: “A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with timing and resources, used to achieve an objective. A...
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On Time Travel, Tourists, Toothpaste and the Spark of Ideas
As I sit here on the train with my laptop open, contemplating writing a blog post about my new year’s resolutions and what those would actually be, I slowly became aware of this older woman in the opposite seat staring at me, with a...
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