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Nic Askew, Soul Biographies

I came across Nic Askew’s work a few years ago when he started Monday9AM films, which are poignant and wonderful short films of both ordinary and extraordinary people reflecting on what makes them tick. Nic and his films were part … Continue reading

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Steve Shapiro, Goal Free Living

Einstein said, “If I had an hour to work out a problem, I would spend 59 minutes trying to figure out what was the actual problem and then one minute on the solution.” Steve Shapiro has applied this idea to … Continue reading

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Shawn Coyne, Brainsteering

How do you conduct brainstorming sessions that don’t suck? Shawn Coyne, author of Brainsteering: A Better Approach to Breakthrough Ideas”  helps answer this question. Shawn is a former McKinsey consultant and with his brother Kevin, he is a founder of … Continue reading

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Derek Sivers, CD Baby

If you work in the music biz, you’ve heard of Derek Sivers, a musician and founder of CD Baby. CD Baby was started in 1997 to sell Derek’s own CD and then became a hobby to help out his friends. … Continue reading

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Jessica Hagy, ThisIsIndexed.com

The problem with the internet is there are a gazillion blogs filled with information, but most of it is underwhelming. But an absolute gem, and one of my top three favorite sites ever on the internet is ThisIsIndexed.com, which is … Continue reading

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