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My life so far: the wins, the bounces, and the lessons I learned the hard way.

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The Illusion Of Control
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The Illusion Of Control

By Tim McCarthy

January 1, 2023

I’ve been learning about control for a little more than 25 years. My initial work was on myself, and to this day, I strive to consider what I have control...
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What You Want
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What You Want

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2022

My career has been a long series of “finding out what people want or need, then giving it to them”.  That, in very few words is how to succeed in...
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Living Testimony by Tim McCarthy
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Living Testimony by Tim McCarthy

By Tim McCarthy

October 31, 2022

This is a tribute article but more to the future than the past. My friend and mentor, Rich Clark, passed suddenly at 71 last month. Rich spent the first 18...
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Mom and Dad
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Mom and Dad

By Stella McCarthy

August 29, 2022

Because my Mom and Dad are here now   --Stella McCarthy This was my three year old granddaughter’s (pictured to the right) answer to my question, “why are you acting...
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Three Questions
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Three Questions

By Tim McCarthy

August 29, 2022

My son, Timmy, listened patiently to my complicated description of a tough decision then asked me three simple questions: What is my goal? Why is that my goal? What will...
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Processing Input
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Processing Input

By Tim McCarthy

July 30, 2022

“You don’t trust me”. It hit me like a brick to the side of my head. But as I’ve grown older, I try hard to process input that I don’t...
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Reciprocal Giving
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Reciprocal Giving

By Tim McCarthy

June 30, 2022

Sounds oxymoronic.  It’s not. Exhibit 1:  When my Mom would hand a valuable keepsake to one of her children, I’d say “but Mom, you loved that piece”.  She’d respond: “I’d...
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Shaping Our Jiminy Cricket
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Shaping Our Jiminy Cricket

By Tim McCarthy

May 30, 2022

Each of us operates with a voice inside our head, our life’s narrator. Narrator seems a good term since it’s the voice that judges every thought we have, every action...
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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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Time Stretching Exercises
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Time Stretching Exercises

By Tim McCarthy

March 31, 2022

Oliver Burkeman subtitled his book 4,000 Weeks “time management for mortals”. Time and mortality are tough subjects that Burkeman faces head-on and with creativity and humor uncommon to self-help books....
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The Softening of Age
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The Softening of Age

By Tim McCarthy

February 28, 2022

Six of my nine brothers and sisters who remain earthbound gathered to kibbutz for a few days recently.   I was struck by the words my poet sister used in...
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Stopping or Starting
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Stopping or Starting

By Tim McCarthy

January 31, 2022

Starting things is what I’ve become good at. Stopping?   Not so much. Each fall, I review what I learned from the current year.   Then, using that information, I...
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Originals
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Originals

By Tim McCarthy

December 27, 2021

Famous quotes are enjoyable and instructive. I’ve compiled hundreds of my favorites since I began writing these newsletters in July of 1988. Most are from legendary folks like Churchill and...
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The News Cyclone
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The News Cyclone

By Tim McCarthy

November 30, 2021

The question: Does media reflect or form culture – was a hot topic at the time I was a young marketing professional. It’s a classic “chicken or the egg” philosophic...
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Old Wishes
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Old Wishes

By Tim McCarthy

October 30, 2021

A few months ago, my friend, Chris, shared this quote: “Ask yourself, Tim, what do you have now that you once wished for”? The thought was particularly interesting since he’s...
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Forever Young
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Forever Young

By Bob Dylan

October 29, 2021

Editor’s note:   I enjoy the extreme pleasure of playing out with my son, Kevin.  Recently we were invited to his old neighborhood in Connecticut to play an outdoor family...
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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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She’s Leaving Home
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She’s Leaving Home

By John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Manuel Barrueco, David Tanenbaum

August 30, 2021

Editor’s Note:   The great legacy of the Beatles is in two pillars: 1. They explored a variety of musical approaches much wider than anyone before or since and 2....
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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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Free Hand and Imperfect Heroes
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Free Hand and Imperfect Heroes

By Tim McCarthy

June 30, 2021

A dear friend and wonderful private blogger, Carll Tucker, wrote me after reading last month’s newsletter to ask what Father Norm Smith, one of those I admired , meant by...
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Who do you Admire?
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Who do you Admire?

By Tim McCarthy

May 30, 2021

My favorite blogger, Seth Godin, said recently that “ Attitude follows action far more often than action follows attitude.”  So, today, I’m writing about the people I admire most in...
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