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Emotions & Happiness

Who’s Success Are You Chasing?

Career & Purpose

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “The lack of clearly defined success is what keeps one’s dreams and happiness just out of reach of their reality.” Think about the goals you’re running like crazy to accomplish. Think of the promotion you want. The job you’d love. The cars, the houses, all of it. [...]

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Freedom. It’s Not What You Think.

Emotions & Happiness

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.” -Napoleon Bonaparte There’s so much talk on blogs and in books about freedom. You hear it everywhere. About owning your calendar. Being location independent. Having no one to report to. Running your own businesses. [...]

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Vulnerability 101: How to Build Rapport with Absolutely Anyone

Communication & Rapport

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away.” -Raymond Hull Last week I attended an event called The Founder’s Circle. Picture 35 founders from around San Francisco all in one place to eat great food, sip great scotch, snack on local dark chocolate [...]

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Secrets to Mastering Misfortune: What to Do When Things Go Massively Wrong

Emotions & Happiness

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.” ~Laurence J. Peter Last week this site got hacked. Some guy out in Russia busted into my code and redirected everyone to his site and even caused some serious computer issues for some of you readers. It [...]

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25 Unmissable Lessons from My Weekend with Warren Buffett

Emotions & Happiness

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Conduct yourself in life so other people trust you. It helps even more if they’re right to trust you.” ~Charlie Munger, 2011 Berkshire Meeting Last Saturday I spent the day with Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger and Bill Gates (and a few other pretty successful guys). I wish [...]

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Follow this Process & I Guarantee You’ll Do Work That Lights You on Fire

Career & Purpose

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Change is the end result of all true learning.” ~Leo Buscaglia I can guarantee you find your passion. I can guarantee you do work you love. Don’t believe me? Then you probably aren’t ready to work your ass off. If you are, then read on. When I [...]

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Do Something Impossible

Emotions & Happiness

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “I once did something impossible. Since then, it’s been easy.” ~A kid who didn’t know any better… Yesterday morning I swam from Alcatraz to San Francisco. Just before jumping in, I sat on the boat a little nervous. The water was about 55 degrees and we had [...]

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The Beginner’s Guide to Enjoying a Job You Hate

Career & Purpose

Written by Scott Dinsmore –  Follow me on Twitter. “Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ~Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning Two weeks ago I wrote an article [...]

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