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Entries from January 2009

What we can change

January 28th, 2009 · No Comments

In business, as in life, our success depends on having the patience to endure the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can and wisdom to know the difference.
The amazing thing is that the more we change things that we can change, the more things we will be able to change in [...]

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Tags: 1. Entrepreneurial Management · 8. Eternal Mission

What is business

January 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I have often like to ask the seemingly simple question: “What is business?” in my undergraduate and MBA business classes, as well as with my business clients. One response I get consistently is silence.
Usually the silence is followed by some kind of comment about making money or serving customers. Though plenty of businesses do not make money and [...]

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Tags: 1. Entrepreneurial Management · 3. Enabling Means · 4. Effective Method · 5. Expanding Market · 6. Energized Money · 8. Eternal Mission · Education

Inaugural address

January 21st, 2009 · No Comments

I did not get a chance to watch the inaugural address live, so I heard lots of opinions before I finally read it. Maybe it was because everyone said that they fealt let down, or maybe because I read it instead of watching it I actually thought it was quite good.
Here is a selection of phrases that [...]

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Tags: Politics

Seven months later

January 18th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s been 7 months since I started blogging and now there are dozens on visitors most days. Thank you for reading and providing feedback.
In light on my other responsibilities, I will no longer be writing the blog daily. Rather, I will aim to wrote two good articles every week. If you would like to propose topics that [...]

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Tags: Local Impact

Iterativity, the secret to getting things done

January 15th, 2009 · No Comments

The secret of getting things done can be learned from children’s joke: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
This is a great wisdom. If we followed that wisdom we would never be overwhelmed, never have too much or too little on our plate. Never get stuck. Always able to manage our [...]

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Tags: 4. Effective Method · 7. Exposure Mitigation · 8. Eternal Mission