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What Is Fear?

You should check out this article on Alwyn Cosgrove’s site. It’s long, but oh so worth it.
I love the way the author, Geoff Thompson, rephrases the common mantra of “That which doesn’t kill me only makes me stronger.”
There is a lovely old Japanese metaphor about pain and fear and growth. I always recite it [...]

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Randy Pausch Lecture

Here is an amazing lecture given by Randy Pausch, his final lecture ever. He’s not retiring. He’s 47 years old and is dying of cancer. It’s long, but well-worth the watch. Also, you can keep up with his status here.
He impressed me right off the bat when he acknowledged the cancer, [...]

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212 Degrees - Inspiration

From Alwyn Cosgrove’s blog comes this inspirational video. Just 1 extra degree, although in my kitchen, steam starts coming off the water before the pot boils.

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101 Things in 1001 Days

This is a cool exercise that I undertook yesterday. It’s called “101 Things in 1001 Days” and it has little to do with what I typically talk about here. This is about setting realistic, but stretch, goals with a long, but not too long, timeline of 1001 days to accomplish them. That [...]

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