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How can I start doing something remarkable?

I was asked the above question a few days ago.
My short answer was: stop doing something conventional.
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Is the Home Page dying a slow death?

Earlier today I received this message from the Home Page:

I’m sorry I never told you what was wrong with me, but I didn’t want you to worry.
We had
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What can Carl Sewell teach us about business

I just finished reading Tom Peters’ new book titled The Little Big Things: 163 Ways to Pursue EXCELLENCE.It is continue reading

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What can billboards teach us about marketing

It’s true, our eyes are the portals to our minds. And what do we mostly do with our eyes? For the most part, we read. This is why the eye-catching continue reading

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What can we learn from the movie business

Like any other business, the movie business primarily exists to make money. Yet, that is probably where all comparisons to other businsess end. Why? continue reading

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You already have the advantage

“In what way?,” you might be wondering right now.
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What can watches teaches us about marketing

In his remarkable book about the role of design, Watches Tell More than Time, the designer Del Coates explains that “it is impossible, continue reading

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What is the value of a candle?

This is a long post, so please feel free to skip it.

They say that it is almost impossible to attempt to date the origin of candles. Apparently the continue reading

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How hard is it to do just one thing right?

Remember Curly from the movie City Slickers? (Played by the late, great Jack Palance.)

Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is? [points index finger skyward] This.

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Do you avoid the obvious?

After recently seeing Dave Peltz on Charlie continue reading

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