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Day: June 18, 2012

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Day 170 | A short week ahead

June 18, 2012

This coming Thursday is the longest day of the year and that morning I’m off to Sweden for 6 days to celebrate Midsommar and have a little bit of time away with friends and family.

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On stop working all those hours

June 18, 2012

Hourly wages and the classic 40-hour work week have trained us to measure our labor by the number of hours we log. However, this mindset is dead wrong when applied to today’s professionals. […] smart leaders realize that the only way they can succeed is by getting the most out

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Why you should write every day

You probably think you have nothing to write about but once you start it gets hard to stop. Honestly. Writing is an incredibly important skill at all levels. By writing every day you reflect on things in a different and clearer way and you become better at expressing yourself. If you haven’t tried writing every day, give it a try for 30 days to begin with. I did it every day of 2012. Seth Godin has done it for years and swears by it.