Category: business
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What’s Better Than a Generalist or Specialist?
When I first started out in the technology industry back in the mid-90s, things were much simpler. There were a limited number of programming languages, a typical way of building applications, rather mundane architectures, and minimal toolkits. Fast forward to today and we have virtualization, cloud services, containers, infrastructure as code, DevSecOps, microservices, and serverless.…
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6 Ways to Hack Your Learning Process for Sustainable Personal Growth
This article first appeared on Entrepreneur.com. Change is rapid in the world today. Continuous learning is how you change with it. Knowledge is power. A simple adage that has lost some luster due to overuse and dismissive familiarity. Yet never before has knowledge been more powerful than in today’s hyper-competitive business landscape. In order to…
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4 Limiting Beliefs Sabotaging Your Business Growth
This article first appeared on Entrepreneur.com. Be careful who you compare yourself to. I have a special notebook in Evernote labeled “sidebars.” This is where I store all of my grand ideas that are sure to dazzle the market and drive my business to breathtaking success. Day after day, I place more ideas into the notebook…
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The 4 Daily Mistakes Killing Your Creativity
This article first appeared on Entrepreneur.com. Generating the quality content needed to be heard above the roar requires getting it right, every day. It has long been said in the online business space that “content is king,” But you don’t want your message to be just another king, do you? You want it to be…
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4 Ways to Turn Your Perspective Into Power
This article first appeared on Entrepreneur.com. How you approach situations makes a difference in the outcome. “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or we can rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” That is a powerful statement from Abraham Lincoln that illustrates both the power and the problem with perspective. We all have unique…
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10 Business Lessons Extracted From Classic Novels
This article first appeared on Entrepreneur.com. There is a wonderful feeling when you buy a new book. A youthful feeling of anxious anticipation slips over you as you break it open, and escape into the world crafted by the author. Given your high expectations, the first few sentences have an obligation to immediately grab your…
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5 Ways New Entrepreneurs Can Ease Information Overload
This article first appeared on Entrepreneur.com. Have you ever heard the phrase, “drinking from a fire hose?” Well, that’s what it’s like when you are a brand new entrepreneur. Not only are you inundated with information and how-to’s, but you are also overwhelmed with everything you want to get done. On top of that, you have to…