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New Idea!

8:30 AM
So I spoke to some students at JobCorps yesterday and now I'm thinking of ways to combine years of random learning into a workshop. Telling them things like:How to create your personal mission statementThe importance of an elevator pitchAnd so on...Maybe this can be my new hustle! I love sharing the tidbits I've gathered from countless guest speakers, internships, self-help books and conferences.What...

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Labor Day - Uncovered

9:13 PM
I thought I knew the meaning of Labor Day - guess not.During the Industrial Revolution, American workers (including kids) were expected to work nearly 12 hour days, seven days a week. In 1893, Pullman, Illinois, a small company town that employed workers to build railway cars, was in the midst of some really hard times. George Pullman, an industrial engineer and inventor who...

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  • Women Don't Ask - Linda Babcock & Sara Laschever
  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad
  • Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
  • The Tipping Point
  • The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You - John C. Maxwell