Category Archives: Quirky Life Lessons

What is 80/20 in Your Life?

February 15, 2007 – 5:08 pm

It can be powerful to use something we know well in one context to create a whole new perspective within another context. Take the ubiquitous "80/20" rule, for instance.  It’s thrown around in business all the time: 80% of revenue from 20% of customers or 80% of the value in a project from 20% of [...]

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Debunking The Myth of Failure

February 4, 2007 – 9:41 pm

In November, as I awaited the results of my coaching certification exams, I sank into a period of doubt.  Although I knew I’d done well on many aspects of my exams, the problem areas became magnified in my mind.  I was afraid I’d failed.  How would I explain that to my clients and all the [...]

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The Gods of Guaranteed Results

February 2, 2007 – 5:24 pm

We pray to the gods of guaranteed results…

This quote has stuck in my head for a few weeks.  (I’m not sure where I heard it.  Caroline Myss on the radio comes to mind.)  What do you think? Can it get any truer?  How often do you find yourself not doing something because you don’t know [...]

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