Tag Archives: success

Finding Common Threads

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Whitney Leave a comment

One of the most powerful skills you can harness is the ability to listen, take in information and place it in context for your every day life. Sometimes, from the most mundane or seemingly useless resources, you can gain some … Continue reading →

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Experimentation

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Whitney 2 Comments

In order to really make strides, we have to be willing to experiment.  We have to be willing to take risks, and we have to be willing to be wrong and fail.  I know I had tons of this as … Continue reading →

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Common Sense isn’t Always Common

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Whitney Leave a comment

I’m interviewing Marcus Buckingham for my podcast, and I got to thinking about a quote from an old book of his that can be best paraphrased as what’s common sense and obvious to you, isn’t always obvious to the next … Continue reading →

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How to Make a Successful Business

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Whitney Leave a comment

I am a huge fan of Seth Godin, and this is a riff based on one of his recent blog posts. If you want a successful business model: Start with the fact that everyone has problems.  They want and NEED … Continue reading →

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