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In a Recession… Should You Hold out or Sell Out if You’re Offered a Job You Don’t Really Want?

By my dear friend Debra Benton
You need a job. You just got offered a job. The problem is, it’s not your dream job. Should you take it, or should you hold out until the perfect opportunity [...]

“My whole artistic life has always been about change, change, change, move on, move on. It’s the only thing I find interesting.” Paul Simon

The Power of Opening Up
Be open to the world, constantly expand your perspective, and quit limiting yourself by keeping your inner being closed. The deeper I go down the path of self [...]

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How to Get a Good Hand Shake
by my friend Debra Benton
This happens every day in business: “Ralph (Ron or Ray) meets Laura in her office, and both nervously shake hands. Laura notices what feels like a wimpy, limp clasp. Both think to themselves, “Yech, what a poor handshake.” A two-second exchange like [...]

“There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.” R. Buckminster Fuller

The Power of Enthusiasm
Last weekend I went on a trip to a unique place named Tortuguero, in Costa Rica. Tortuguero is home to the largest leather back turtle conservation project in the world. With only 2000 inhabitants, Tortuguero [...]