There are only three pure colors – red, blue and yellow – but look at what Michelangelo did with those three colors.  There are only seven notes, but look at what Chopin, Beethoven and Vivaldi did with those seven notes.  President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address contained only 262 words, and 202 of them had one

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Harvard Business School surveyed 600 CEOs recently and asked them what keeps them awake at night during this global pandemic.  The results found that almost every aspect of doing business must be completely rethought for both short-term survival and long-term success. The issues cited fall into three main categories: 1. Continuous learning and integrating new

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T. Boone Pickens, the late famed oil prospector and corporate raider, said in commencement remarks at George Washington University:  “Be willing to make decisions.  That’s the most important quality in a good leader.  Don’t fall victim to what I call the ‘ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome.’  You must be willing to fire.” It’s common knowledge that most people

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