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Stressed out?
2009 was a challenging year, and the challenges haven't stopped in 2010. In fact, we all are likely working even harder to dig ourselves out of last year, or maintain our solid standing in the current one. With that work, comes stress, and unless we manage that stress properly, our hearts will pay ... Read more
Friday Links
? Today is the first birthday of what we call in the office "our book," The 100 Best Business Books of All Time by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten. Todd wrote a happy birthday post for the book, and I gave away the last of the 100 best books we have to give away today on inBubbleWrap.
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Elbowroom: Space the Final Frontier
The time has come for 800CEOREAD to move into their new space! It's been a long time coming and we're still trying out different things that work for us to get settled in nice and cozy like. Here's a few pictures of what it's like so far. It's not the finished situation, yet, but it will give you ... Read more
Twitter gifts
I'm torn about Twitter. Most days I struggle with what to add to our company Twitter account. While I can write a haiku at a drop of a hat, I blank out when trying to create potent 140 character messages. Partially because there seems to be some kind of retweeting competition (whoever gets the most r ... Read more
"Do Cool Stuff that Lasts"
There's a new article today on Salon titled: Healthcare Reform Rock Star, featuring one of our favorite authors, Atul Gawande. Gawande is a staff writer for the New Yorker and author of The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, and Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance, books we copiously ... Read more
Entrepreneur stories?
Scott Gerber, columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine, has a book coming out on Wiley this year, titled, Never Get a Real Job, and is now in the process of collecting war stories from entrepreneurs - experiences they've had that were challenging, but helped shape how their businesses formed. Do you have ... Read more
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