4 Rules to Keep Your Personal Brand Respectable

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How many times have our intentions been hindered by someone’s premature judgment? Specialist in the field of social behavior state that an opinion of you is made within 4 seconds of a person meeting you. That means if you had the slightest off day you could lose countless potential connections. We have to take time [...]

Life Lessons From The Kentucky Derby: More Than a Horse Race

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Like millions of people, I watched the 138th Kentucky Derby that was being televised across the world. Unlike many of them however, I did so purely by accident! Just when I was ready to resort to a movie on demand, I caught a spectacular image of horses running wild being led by jockeys.  Over the next two hours I [...]

Frame of Reference: The Power of Clarity

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Whatever you’re trying to accomplish, clarity is paramount. Being consistent and staying on track is largely a result of being unambiguous about your life and purpose. Fortunately, getting clarity in your life is easy with a little daily effort. Having clear goals is critical. Your brain is much more capable of finding solutions if the [...]

@TechLifeSteph: 5 Tech Tips to Go Green for Earth Day

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This Sunday April 22 is Earth Day, a day where environmental issues take the global stage.  This is the 42nd year Earth Day has been observed and this year’s theme is “Mobilize the Earth.”  From the website: “The Earth Day 2012 campaign is designed to provide people with the opportunity to unite their voices in [...]

@TechLifeSteph: Why More Women Should ‘Act Like Engineers’ and ‘Think Like Geeks’

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Ok, so I stole the idea for the title from a book, but I hope I was able to get your attention because there are some very compelling reasons women should be seriously considering STEM careers.  STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math and it’s definitely not just for geeks anymore. According to a [...]

What Oprah Can Teach Us About ‘Owning’ Mistakes

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The dictionary defines an ‘oxymoron’ as a term with contradictions that appears side by side or a compressed paradox. With that in mind, I imagine that’s what people will think when they read the title of this. Because Oprah Winfrey and mistakes just do not go together. It almost sounds blasphemous to speak such a [...]

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