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What Does It Feel To Be Bill Murray?

March 2, 2015

In Vulture, Bill Murray answers the question of what it feels to be him: “I think if I’m gonna answer that question, because it is a hard question, I’d like …

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In Between Space

July 24, 2014

I’ve some news to share with you. It’s even good news. But I’ve been finding myself reluctant to do so. Once it is revealed, the in-between space is gone. We’ve …

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If You OverCommit Here, You UnderCommit There

December 4, 2012December 4, 2012

I think a lot about the question of how to spend one’s time. My life consists of three main things: writing, speaking and Board work. I write to hear an …

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Creating Commandments

September 26, 2012September 26, 2012

Blub, blub, blub. That seems the sound track of life right now. As #SocialEra (my new book) has been released into the world, the world has shouted back with enthusiasm. …

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3 Must-Reads for this Weekend #12

September 8, 2012September 8, 2012

Welcome to start-of-work-season, otherwise known as post-Labor-day energy. If I could, I’d send you some freshly sharpened pencils. But since I can’t, let me share, some must-reads of the week. …

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It’s Not Bragging if You Back It Up

May 4, 2011June 21, 2011

If Sunday’s night news taught us nothing else, it was a reminder of how you behave when you have a success is as important as how you behave when you’re …

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It's Not Bragging if You Back It Up

May 4, 2011

If Sunday’s night news taught us nothing else, it was a reminder of how you behave when you have a success is as important as how you behave when you’re …

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Curing the Yackity Yack Disease

February 28, 2011June 21, 2011

At Apple, my best boss* once walked out of a room, after calling a bunch of us “Yackety-Yakers”.  Even though I’ve lived in the Bay Area of California since I …

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What Surrounds Us, Affects Us.

January 26, 2011October 7, 2011

We are all connected. We mostly know that. Do we also realize that who we hang with affects our moods, what we think about as valid, it shows up in …

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