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Quarter-a-Pencil Salesman
It was mid-morning, and the halls of the middle school were packed, as usual. I was a guest teacher for a six-week program that took up the first four hours of Wednesday’s Home Economics class. Once the tardy bell rang and the students took their seats, one of the students needed a pencil. Another student,…
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Never Give Up
Creatives constantly think about new ideas. All the ones I know do this, anyway. The problem I have is that I actually try lots of my ideas. And I would like to say they land successfully every time, but they don’t; many, many times, they fizzle out. After starting projects and then watching them gain no traction, I would tell…
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Like Butterflies: Two Tips to Speaking Good Words
I was recently inspired by a post that said good words are like butterflies. Reading that post came after a friend told me she heard a mom tell her little boy to “shut the hell up.” I don’t know about you, but that makes me cringe inside. Understanding the power of words can be the…
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Are You Sure?
Are You Sure? is a funny question to ask someone. It was a beautiful day at Lake Tahoe a few weeks ago. 80-degree weather with people everywhere, packing the beaches. We needed water for our bike ride so I ran inside a grocery store on the south side of Tahoe to get a couple of…
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Strategies for Teenage Entrepreneurs
Teenagers have a magical way of building businesses. If you find teenage entrepreneurs who are brave enough to start their own businesses, you’ve found inspired souls. They’re imaginative, energetic, and sometimes less afraid of failure than adults are. Still, even with all that imagination and energy, they need guidance to build a solid foundation for…