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Work Expands to Fill the Time Available
On November 19th, 1955, British naval historian C. Northkote Parkinson published a humorous article in The Economist with a lengthy title: Politicians and taxpayers have assumed (with occasional phases of doubt) that a rising total in the number of civil servants must...
Organizations With a Structured Onboarding Process May Retain 50% More New Hires
Right after graduate school I began working at a maximum security prison. The pay was good, the work was exciting, and they offered student loan forgiveness programs. I was assigned a work mentor who would help with my onboarding process. The first stop was the armory...
Perfectionism—The Secret Thief of Dreams
Most of you have probably never heard of Lord Acton, but I bet you have heard the phrase, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” attributed to him. John Dalberg-Acton—or Lord Acton—was a 19th century historian. His story is really quite tragic, and...
The 80-20 Rule
“If you don’t have time, you don’t have priorities.” —Tim Ferriss The BIG Idea—A minority of your actions create the majority of your results. Wilfreid Fritz Pareto (aka Vilfredo Pareto) was an unusual Italian engineer, sociologist, economist, and political...
Find Yourself By Getting Lost
Last week I checked off a bucket list trip by backpacking the Lost Coast—with two friends I’ve known for more than 20 years. After living in California my entire life, this was yet another amazing area of California I’d never explored. If you are not familiar with the...
Run Your Household Like A Great Company
Starbucks has become renowned for their atmosphere of impeccable customer service. In fact, just go online and you will find a wealth of books written about business principles that made Starbucks such a success. But if you have been to a Starbucks lately, you know...
Live Your Life That the Fear of Death Can Never Enter Your Heart
Live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion. Respect others in their view, and demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long...
