let out a roar at work

This post is a little different. I’m taking my own advise and doing one thing different today….I hope you enjoy this departure.

~Linda

There once was a dragon that was lost at birth by its parents and raised among farm animals. It grew up to eat grass and walk the fields like other tame beasts.

One day an older dragon flew over the fields, breathing fire and scattering all the animals in the barnyard. The young dragon on the ground was fascinated and frozen in its tracks. The older dragon, spying its young cousin, swooped down, grabbed the younger one in its huge jaws, and flew far up into the sky.

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3 biz books for taking action

Are you a life-long learner? Always taking classes? Always signing up for workshops or courses? How do you find new things to learn?

how to find interesting topics

I love learning new things. Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m always reading several books at a time. I love knowledge, new perspectives, old ideas, and stories. I find new topics of interest in several ways:

• First through blog posts like this one. I follow hundreds of blogs and use google reader to group and manage them. In the blog world are thought leaders, experts, and unique individuals with a variety of interests and perspectives.
• Second, I find new topics through…

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inside ben franklin’s head

I was sorting my books this weekend as part of my commitment to daily creativity when I ran across a hardcopy of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. I resisted reading it because I was trying to stay focused on my mission to create a zen-like office and replace as many hardcopy books with ebook versions. But I had recently been reminder of one of Ben’s habits during a conversation I was having with a great coach and business colleague, Deb Denis, and I wanted to find the passage explaining the habit. I remembered the habit as one of a daily review of the events of the day, but what I realized was it was a lot more than just that. As it turns out, Benjamin Franklin has influenced much of our personal productivity habits. Here is a look at self improvement according to Benjamin Franklin.

the 13 virtues

First Ben identified the habits which he wanted to develop. Through his research and studies he identified thirteen virtues which he wanted to develop in his daily life. These virtues are:

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