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Creative deal structure–could it solve the housing crisis?

One of the most essential negotiating skills is the ability to divide up the risk, reward, blame, and credit properly among the parties in a negotiation. One of the reasons many people are so outraged at the financial collapse brought … Continue reading

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What is hard work?

“Work hard and you’ll be successful.” “You just need to put in a little hard work.” “Whew! I worked so hard today.” We say things like this all the time without thinking about it. Recently, my bedframe broke and I … Continue reading

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The Paradox of Choice – great video

Here’s a video by Barry Schwartz, the author of “The Paradox of Choice.” Having more choices seems to be a recipe for doing less and being less happy (exactly the opposite of what we all want). I want to work … Continue reading

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What would you do if you knew you *would* fail?

There’s a motivational question people ask: What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? It’s a good question for getting over the hurdle of fear of failure. For me, it can kick me into action. Once I’m … Continue reading

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What issues do you have focusing on your most important life goals?

@chrisbrogan was asking how to focus on life goals. Is this an issue you have, too? How come? What gets in the way? It seems to me two important aspects to focusing your life on your goals are: Know what … Continue reading

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