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Poverty Can Be Liberating (and other ways to learn to say no)

Poverty Can Be Liberating (and other ways to learn to say no)

Learn to Say No – and Get Your Life Back!

Steve Jobs said it. Michael Porter said it. Saying No is a skill few master and the writer is no exception. Take a look at your calendar for a given week or month and ask yourself how many items are there because you lacked the will or desire to say NO?

In a recent experiment – inspired by Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and one of the geeks I follow – I…

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CCSBE wisdom from Jim Estill

CCSBE wisdom from Jim Estill

I was fortunate to catch a talk by Danby Appliance CEO Jim Estill (for the third time) at the recent Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship conference at the University of Guelph and his message struck me as something that would really resonate with both students and entrepreneurs.

Source: University of Guelph

I have admired Jim for over 20 years mostly because at the time he…

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The Educated Guess - Make it Your Friend

The Educated Guess – Make it Your Friend

The Educated Guess – Friend or Foe

Professor Hans Rosling of the Karolinska Instituteis becoming very well known for his data-driven TED talks.  This latest one includes his son, who shares some insight into how to be right more often, by using the Educated Guess.  There are several gems of data in here that they use to exemplify their points.  One of the keys for young people is that the market…

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Robotic Cygnus Spacecraft 1st Space Station Test Flight

Robotic Cygnus Spacecraft 1st Space Station Test Flight

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New Zealand Volcano Eruption Seen from Space

New Zealand Volcano Eruption Seen from Space

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Vote Now! Top Space Stories of the Week - Sept. 2, 2012

Vote Now! Top Space Stories of the Week – Sept. 2, 2012

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Satellites See Isaac Make Landfall Over Louisiana

Satellites See Isaac Make Landfall Over Louisiana

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Soyuz Craft Readies To Carry Expedition 34 to ISS

Soyuz Craft Readies To Carry Expedition 34 to ISS

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NASA to Announce Launch of New Earth-Observing Satellite

NASA to Announce Launch of New Earth-Observing Satellite

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Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Settles Divorce from Third Wife

Apollo Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Settles Divorce from Third Wife

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No 'Death Star' for US Military, White House Says

No 'Death Star' for US Military, White House Says

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Earth-Like Planets Orbit Nearby Red Dwarf Stars

Earth-Like Planets Orbit Nearby Red Dwarf Stars

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The Five Basic Leadership Principles

The Five Basic Leadership Principles

Leadership Principles that Stand the Test of Time

We got to talking about leadership principles in my Entrepreneurship class today and I was reminded of an incredible management training program that Telesatput all of its management through back in about 1989 or so, when I was in my first real management job.  The key to the program — and the reason it was so effective — was that it was taught by…

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Transit problems in the GTA need political courage

My answer to the transit problems in the GTA

The recent discussion around “revenue tools” to fund…

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TTC Tickets - 16 2/3 cents - From 1966 !

Can’t figure out when these TTC Tickets were issued

I am restoring a century piano and have been…

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How to Win Friends and Influence People

Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People” – Still as Relevant Today as Ever

I have…

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Trial and Error beats the God Complex! Tim Harford's TED talk reveals the power of chance!

Trial and Error beats the God Complex!

I have always believed that the road to success is paved with failure.  One of my favourite quotes is from Thomas Watson of IBM, who said:

Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are…

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