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“I Want to be Batman!”

And with those words 5 year old Miles Scott initiated a series of events that neither he, nor the city of San Francisco, nor the nation could fathom. Miles Scott has been dealing with leukemia since he was 18 months old, so he knows a little something about battling bad guys. Recently when he was asked by the Make a …

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Failure is Failing to Fail

Roy Williams, The Wizard of Ads, is holding a contest. It’s a contest for the biggest failure. He is offering $10,000 to the person who has experienced the biggest failure. The prize goes to the person who has taken the biggest risk, invested the most time, passion and capital into a worthy endeavor that, for all intents and purposes, did …

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A Wonderful Life

“If your heart is full of wonder you will live a wonderful life.” So here I stand at sunset on a secluded stretch of beach in Santa Barbara. I tagged on a day at the end of a business trip to just “breathe”. I am waiting for the sun to set. It is beautiful, but it is taking a little …

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Much Ado About Passion

You have probably heard a business sentiment something akin to this: “If you want to be truly successful, discover what you are passionate about and do that.” I read an article the other day contradicting this sentiment with some fairly compelling thought.  The writer asserted that in decades of working with successful entrepreneurs he has rarely, if ever, met one …

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Leading and Living on Purpose.