Tag Archives: commitment

Open Mike: What was I saying?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Don’t you hate it when your brain is in a fog? But, like so many things in life, many of us just accept it. That’s the way it is. Except, that isn’t always the way it has to be. …factors … Continue reading →

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Open Mike: Are you courageous enough to walk out the door?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Mike Reardon

Or would you be afraid? I recently got a new leader at work. We had a New Leader Transition meeting yesterday. As many of our team as could assembled in a room. We all shared our personal strengths from the Strengthfinders 2.0 … Continue reading →

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I didn’t make any New Year Resolutions. Never do.

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Mike Reardon

I think they’re a waste of time. An excuse for failure. To me, a ‘new’ year is just another day on the calendar. Nothing to get all excited about. And certainly no reason to make sweeping, grandiose resolutions. Which most … Continue reading →

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Some people use any excuse

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Mike Reardon

To stop. Quit. Give up. Well, OK, maybe there’s one good excuse. Which kinda begs the question: Are you living? Or just waiting to die? Just Sayin’ Related articles what’s your excuse? (bringinganahome.wordpress.com)

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There’s always a reason

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Mike Reardon

To Quit A storm. A bump in the road. A road closure. Or something else. It’s easy to find reasons to quit. They’re everywhere. Now finding a way to keep going. That’s hard. Almost as hard as it is to … Continue reading →

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The challenge sometimes

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Mike Reardon

Is not to mistake one of these For one of these One requires a little caution The other a complete change in course But neither is an excuse reason to quit. Just Sayin’ Related articles Accepting the Challenge (mkmercurio.wordpress.com)

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Not that I want to challenge ancient Chinese wisdom

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Mike Reardon

But this seems to overlook one very important fact. Aren’t the ones coming back the ones who quit? Who gave up and turned around? Seems like all they can do is tell you how hard it is. Why you’ll never … Continue reading →

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Great service is easy

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Mike Reardon

 When things go right. It’s when things go wrong that it gets interesting. “We recognize that this product has not yet lived up to everyone’s expectation’s including our own — so we’re taking action.” Beginning Friday, users can receive a … Continue reading →

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Alec Baldwin’s Twitter rant: A 140-character cautionary tale

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Mike Reardon

 Cautionary indeed! The article begins with the question: “What is it with celebrities and Twitter?”  [Hollywood publicist Howard] Bragman says it’s too bad there’s no “pause” button on Twitter for those caught in a fit of rage. “It would be nice if they … Continue reading →

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If it sounds to good to be true

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Mike Reardon

It probably is. So why do we keep buying snake oil? The government is cracking down on companies that sell popular over-the-counter weight-loss products containing the hormone HCG… Donna Ryan, an obesity researcher with the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in … Continue reading →

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