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Making Moves: How This Blog Just Got 263% More Awesome

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Moving is essential. It’s not easy. You’re going to think about going back. But at some point, somewhere along the way, you have to say: It’s time to pull the trigger. I’ve officially dove in head first, my friends. The pool is kind of shallow, and now my neck kind of hurts. You see, I’ve [...]

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17 Nouns I’m Thankful For [and 11 Ways to Show It]

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I take things for granted all too often. This is my attempt at realizing how much I have to be thankful for. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but instead just a start of the nouns I’ve been so richly blessed by.

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Fighting The Resistance

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Today I told The Resistance to shut up. It wasn’t easy. But I did it (and when it questioned me, I asked “Did I stutter?“) You see, The Resistance is a deceiver. It distracts and deters and diminishes and defiles. It tells you lies. Lies like: You can put off that project until next quarter. [...]

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Bad Decisions You Don’t Know You Make Every Day and How to Avoid Them

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Each and every day bad decisions are made. Most of the time, you realize it’s bad in retrospect. A lot of times, you probably don’t. So what is this bad decision you don’t know you’re making? The sunk cost decision. Sunk cost is one of the most commonly referred to economic principles. It’s a cost [...]

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How to Get Paid 4 Times More Than Your Coworkers

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The Story In the 1940s before the invention of the barcode, there was a problem with people switching the sticker price tags of items in retail stores. These half-thieves would pull the price sticker off of a something like a Hershey bar and place it over top of something more expensive. The result? A whole [...]

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Procrastination Isn’t a Dirty Word

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In the world of work, everyone chastises procrastinators.[tweetmeme source=”jshirk.com” only_single=false http://jshirkman.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/http://jshirkman.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/procrastination-isnt-a-dirty-word/]They’re lazy. They wait until the last minute. They put things off. They’re the ones stapling the paper, adding the last image to the PowerPoint, or making that phone call seconds before the deadline. But if they get it done…does it matter? The person who [...]

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The Future of Sales and Marketing in the Free-Market Economy

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Economy of Abundance We live in an economy of abundance. In the United States, the vast majority of people have all of their physical needs met. Many have disposable income, some have so much they aren’t sure what to do with it. Even in the midst of economic downturns, companies like Exxon Mobil and Wal-Mart break [...]

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7 Chains Locking Up Your Motivation and How to Break Free

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[tweetmeme source=”jshirk.com” only_single=false http://jshirkman.wordpress.com/2010/03/23/7-chains-locking-motivation/] I’m currently enjoying a week of sun and fun in Fort Myers, Florida for Spring Break. It’s been fantastic, but I just can’t seem to get anything done. I know, I should be enjoying by vacation (and don’t worry party patrol, I am!), but I still have a number of things [...]

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Three Ways to Define a Victory

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[tweetmeme source=”jshirk.com” only_single=falsehttp://jshirkman.wordpress.com/2010/03/11/three-ways-to-define-a-victory/] They say winning isn’t everything. I completely disagree. If you aren’t winning, then you’re losing. And from my experience and deep amount of research: No one likes to lose. Can you learn from it? Sure. But a “loss” isn’t always a loss–many times it’s just a situation needing redefined. So let’s clearly [...]

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Five Reasons to Eat Frogs for Breakfast

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What are you dreading most today? Is it that tedious project that’s hanging over your head? Or a mile-high status report for your boss?  Is it getting to the gym? Whatever it is, do it first. Wake up, hop out of bed, grab your cup of joe and dive in to your worst task. Mark [...]

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