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What the Vietnam War and the Stockdale Paradox Can Teach Us About How to Face 2022

The MatrixFiles

We’ve got another COVID wave, more lockdowns, more virtual schooling, more work from home, canceled trips, and a country more polarized than ever. For me, it means: Not being naive in thinking that this pandemic will be over soon and life will get back to normal. It’s 2022 and it feels like 2021 again. What does this mean?

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Mastering the Art of Work/Life Balance in a Digital World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. Here’s what I learned: How did you get started working in the nonprofit sector? However, now I’m bringing a new tool to my work in the form of mindfulness.

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Bo Eason Teaches You How To Achieve Your A-Game In Life

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Prepare to be inspired and then to work hard as you read Bo Eason ’s book on how to be the best in the world at what you do. Take a nice deep breath, think about your life, and start writing. Now look back at your distractions list: What are those distractions in your life that you have to include? That plan guided my life.

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The Gift of Reading, a Circle of Life

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Few were available, and he had trouble with the ones that were: they’d often be in a format that didn’t work well with his voice recognition software. Frank’s story exemplifies the life-changing power of access to information and reading. To continue this work, we depend on the support of generous donors.

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The Everyday Guide To Being Brave At Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Today brings a timely and compelling book, Choosing Courage , by Jim Detert , where he shares how to increase the chance of accomplishing something positive when acting with courage at work, while decreasing negative personal consequences. Some of my favorite parts of the book are where Detert teaches how to: Create the right conditions.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall. Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

I'm a big fan of Marcus Buckingham 's work, teachings and books, so I was eager to read his book, co-authored by Ashley Goodall. Titled, Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader's Guide to the Real World , the book debunks what we've come to believe as basic truths in the workplace. Question : Lies is a strong, loaded word.

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