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Life Altering Books
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Life Altering Books

April 2, 2023

What books changed how you think?   The list below is a small but significant sample of the ones that have changed mine. The Bible , Old Testament; New Testament...
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Measure of Bravery
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Measure of Bravery

By Tobi Lutke (Founder, Shopify)

November 30, 2022

The best thing founders can do is subtraction. It’s much, much, much easier to add things than it is to remove things. Adding things is a lot more expensive than...
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Atomic Habits
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Atomic Habits

By James Clear

August 29, 2022

Editor’s note:  This book affirms my own experience with good and bad habits over time.  The author’s great strength is in his step-by-step how-to approach.  He makes life-changing practices seem...
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The Gun Industry Created a New Consumer by Ryan Busse, The Atlantic
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The Gun Industry Created a New Consumer by Ryan Busse, The Atlantic

By Tim McCarthy

July 30, 2022

Editor’s Note:  Given the chance, America will take anything to an extreme.  When I in high school, 8 or 10 of my classmates would be absent on opening day of...
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The Business of Good
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The Business of Good

By Tim McCarthy

April 30, 2022

An owner/CEO recently asked me, “how do I start a foundation, so that I can give back?” My response was, “why not imbed giving into your business model?” While starting...
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The Office “Michael, Jim, Dwight” sales training scene
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The Office “Michael, Jim, Dwight” sales training scene

By Tim McCarthy

March 31, 2022

Editor’s note: I did not see this scene when the show was running but ran into it the other day. Having been through mock sales training many times, I could...
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Here We Go Again by Seth Godin

By Tim McCarthy

January 31, 2022

Editor’s note:  One of my favorite books was Donald Miller’s “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years”.  The book is an entertaining tale of how Miller learned to live a...
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Truth Worth Telling
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Truth Worth Telling

By Scott Pelley

December 27, 2021

Editor’s note:   This is a book to pick and choose from.  Some stories I let go of quickly for various reasons and some stories I read twice.  As with...
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Why Are People Really Leaving Their Jobs? The Whole Reason Can Be Summed Up in 4 Words.
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Why Are People Really Leaving Their Jobs? The Whole Reason Can Be Summed Up in 4 Words.

By Tim McCarthy

October 30, 2021

Original Article: Editor’s note:  Our partners have been having a very lively discussion about the “great resignation” and what seems a post-pandemic labor shortage.  This is one of the best...
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Just Get Me A Box
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Just Get Me A Box

By Brendan Murray

September 30, 2021

Originally Published: Editor’s Note:  Ever since Alice and I counted 47 container ships in line as we drove the PCH from Long Beach to Laguna Nigel a few months ago,...
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Who are you talking to?
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Who are you talking to?

By Tim McCarthy

September 30, 2021

In every marketing presentation for thirty years, my opening theme is the same: tell me how you build, update and use your customer lists and I’ll tell you how efficient...
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Take the Time
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Take the Time

By Richard T. Good

August 30, 2021

Take whatever time you think it will take, Tim, to start your business and double it.   Then, triple that. - Richard T. Good
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The First Tee
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The First Tee

By Tim McCarthy

August 30, 2021

My partner, Jake Crocker, often says that business deals are “won or lost on the first tee”. The first time he said this to me it caught my attention, and...
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Life Changing Books
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Life Changing Books

July 31, 2021

A young friend who is working on a pivot in his life asked me what books he should read during such introspection. It didn’t take long for me to share...
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Best is the Enemy
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Best is the Enemy

By Voltaire

July 31, 2021

"The best is the enemy of the good" -Voltaire
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Grievance and Possibility
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Grievance and Possibility

By Seth Godin

May 31, 2021

"Grievance and possibility have confusing roots. Grievance isn’t about grieving. In fact, it’s the opposite. Grievance is the narrative of getting even. Possibility doesn’t itemize everything that’s possible. Instead, it...
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Busy with the Proof
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Busy with the Proof

By JK Galbraith

May 1, 2021

Faced with a choice between changing one’s mind and proving there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy with the proof.  - JK Galbraith
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Why Facts Don’t Change Minds by James Clear
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Why Facts Don’t Change Minds by James Clear

By Tim McCarthy

May 1, 2021

Editor’s Note:  Clear, the author of “Atomic Habits” dives much more deeply and thoughtfully into my simple thoughts from this month’s blog regarding “dis and mis information”.  Original Post: The...
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Anecdotes and Data
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Anecdotes and Data

By Tim McCarthy

May 1, 2021

A popular topic has become very personal for me. The topic is disinformation and misinformation. How did information become so malleable? Some say a villain lurks. Far more likely to...
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Losing Track of Our Dreams?
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Losing Track of Our Dreams?

By Tim McCarthy

March 29, 2021

About 20 times this year, I will conduct a 3-hour program called “Dream Sketch”. In a highly interactive setting, I help CEOs and business owners define more clearly what they...
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Observing Moonshots from Ashtabula
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Observing Moonshots from Ashtabula

By Tim McCarthy

February 27, 2021

My first 17 years and the last 17 years have been spent in my little hometown of Ashtabula, Ohio. In between I worked for a national political organization, a couple...
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