Your Own Theories Can Deceive You

​​​​When I taught MBA students, I explained that a theory was nothing more than a possible explanation of the facts. ​​Now these were just the facts that we knew about. ​​They weren’t necessarily the most important ones. In fact, they could easily have been the least significant ones. And t​hey weren’t all of the facts. They could’ve been a…

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Here’s Why You Struggle with Motivation

A common complaint among solopreneurs, whether online or off, is that they can’t get motivated. They know what’s on their to-do list. It’s seared on their conscious. But for some reason, no matter how determined they tell themselves that they are, they still can’t get started. There’s a reason for this that’s seldom talked about.…

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Are You Lonesome?

The movie, The Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner, tells the story of a rebellious teen who uses running as a means to escape a world that he sees as unnecessarily restrictive. Normally, running is an isolated activity. You know from your own experience from just driving around that it’s unusual to see more than one…

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Are You Keeping Your Eye on the Ball?

In a TEDx talk, social psychologist Emily Balcetis discussed some research that she and her team had done in the area of fitness and exercise. They wanted to know why some people found it harder to do than others. Most of us would assume that those who were already in good shape would think it…

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Is Passion Enough?

One of the most overused words in business is the word passion. It seems that everyone has it, but is utterly convinced that no one knows that they do.  This is evidenced by the ubiquity of the word on countless websites and in statements that entrepreneurs make about their attitude towards their work. It reminds…

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