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

The MatrixFiles

Admiral Stockdale replied that he never wavered in his faith that he would get out and, more importantly, he would turn his time as a POW at the Hanoi Hilton into a defining event of his life, that in retrospect he would NOT trade. Here’s the crux of The Stockdale Paradox. What does this mean?

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The Life And Business Lessons My Father Taught Me

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Each year at this time, I reflect on the valuable lessons my father taught me that have served me well in business and in life - including lessons I learned when I didn't at the time necessarily realize I was learning from him. He loved even more to teach. Really, he was just a great listener. Educate - My Dad's passion was education.

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5 Great Gift Ideas for the Techies in Your Life

The MatrixFiles

Struggling to find the perfect gift for the techies in your life? As one of the highest paid professions and a guaranteed study that can lead to a career in video games, the Osmo coding family bundle is designed for kids 5-10 that teaches coding via connecting colorful blocks and seeing the results on an Ipad. The other great part?

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

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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. This was my LIFE DREAM. Every big result I have seen in life started as a declaration. What life are you living?

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The Gift of Reading, a Circle of Life

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Frank’s story exemplifies the life-changing power of access to information and reading. I could request books not already in the collection, and sometimes my wish would be granted. I began a reading binge. Many of the books were ones I already had on my shelves, gathering dust because I couldn’t pick them up.”

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13 Life Factors That Fuel Your Everyday Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

It’s a results-driven guidebook that teaches you how to recover quickly from adversity, thrive on stress, preform on the emotional edge, and create a motivating environment (instead of trying to motivate people). In it, Llewellyn outlines the life factors that can fuel your everyday success.

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What To Do When You're New

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Being more introverted versus extroverted, the author's advice and teachings would have helped me during new jobs and after promotions, when relocating to new cities, when joining new clubs and organizations, and whenever I became a member of a new team. I found the teachings about asking questions as a newcomer particularly useful.

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