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Tim Harford opens his book, Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure with a story detailing a grad student who tries to build a toaster from scratch. He mined ore, molded plastic, poured wiring, tried to figure out how to pop the toast and all of it a big fat failure of more than 900 [...]
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I’ve returned to Seattle from a 5-day trip to Rochester, NY where my friend and honorary niece Marissa graduated from SUNY Brockport this past weekend. Seven of us came from the Seattle and California to celebrate her accomplishment and get a glimpse into her NY life. One came from Pennsylvania. We had a great [...]
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As all my Allison cousin’s would say “Oh my goodness.” Change is an inevitable part of life. And change is often disruptive, challenging, stress-inducing and unsettling. Mike has been telling me to be careful lately; he didn’t want me to swing from enthusiasm to despair as we move through the uncertainty around my job. [...]
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25 years ago this coming May, I and a few hundred others walked across the stage at the Spokane Opera House and received our diplomas. We had done it. We had graduated from Whitworth College and were about to launch into the next chapter in our lives. This coming May, my friend, Marissa, walks across the [...]
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Friday is the day of possibilities. I love Fridays. The week is almost over. I can sleep in. Really enjoy a good cup of coffee and a smuggle up with my dog. I can wear jeans to the office. And while I’m at the office I can relax, look around, and work on one of [...]
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