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The Art of Letting Bad Things Happen
Long time no see! I just landed back in CA from a long overdue mini-retirement through London, Scotland, Sardinia, Slovak Republic, Austria, Amsterdam, and Japan.
It's Always Something -- If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
Yes, there are strategies that you can adopt to manage life's frequent unpleasant surprises. Like most life strategies that empower you to handle the issues that midlife throws at you, almost all of these strategies involve simply changing your mind to see the reality that life presents you in a different light.
More Than Muddling Through
Midlife crisis is the 'default' condition: the way things will happen if you do nothing at all. Want to avoid it? You can!

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Making Plans Now For A Better Business Year in 2006 Beyond
Can you believe that we will be turning the calendars to 2006 in about 6 weeks? Have you thought about how to plan for a better business year in 2006? Do you have clear goals for 2006 and a plan to achieve them? Well, right now is the time to use “strategic thinking” about 2006. Strategic thinking and planning now will help reduce or remove some uncertainty in the year ahead, minimize surprises and/or enable you to better cope with surprises, create improved team work and also make more efficient use of your time and financial resources.

Life Is Good
Richard Branson has a big ego, which can be off-putting. (My one contact with him was unpleasant; it gave new meaning to the word "condescending.")
It's Always Something -- If It's Not One Thing, It's Another
Yes, there are strategies that you can adopt to manage life's frequent unpleasant surprises. Like most life strategies that empower you to handle the issues that midlife throws at you, almost all of these strategies involve simply changing your mind to see the reality that life presents you in a different light.
Downsizing Dynamics
When companies are forced to downsize, it is an unpleasant time for everyone. Unfortunately many organizations make the process much worse than necessary. This article explores the problems and gives an antidote.

Choice or Habit?
When life delivers a plethora of unexpected and unpleasant surprises, it can be easy and automatic to react negatively. Many of these reactions are unconscious and engrained in us as human beings. Throughout our lives, most of us are taught and conditioned to react to disappointments with sadness, unkindness from others with anger or defensiveness, heavy traffic with stress and frustration, illness and death with fear, and our mistakes with judgment. If I listed twenty activities, most would agree on the "common way" to react to each situation. But, who says this is how we "should" be reacting? Is there an alternative choice? Is there a more effective way? Or are we truly helpless victims to life's circumstances?
Are Shifting Rules and Government Investment in Canadian Firms the Real Obstacle to Foreign VC Funding?
Every time we make an investment in a Canadian company or do some sort of transaction with a Canadian company we have a whole set of "surprises" (and I put quotes around the word surprises) that we have to figure out each time, so there is always a new set, or different set of rules that we have to go through . . .
Beware Of Hidden Costs In Your Small Business
Obvious costs are usually planned for. However, hidden costs will drain your money and time without your knowledge. These costs in fact are not hidden, but get overlooked when you factor in the major expenses. If you are aware of the hidden costs, you can avoid unpleasant surprises. Besides, small business costs can be reduced to a certain extent by managing the hidden costs.
Letters That Dazzle
Responding to customer compaints can be an unpleasant and task, BUT done the right way can create raving fans forever...
The Remarkable Power of an Automated System
Surprises do happen! I got a nice cash surprise this morning when my tweet turned into a big sale! Find out why below
Top Ten Things You Need To Know about Conflict Resolution
Most people view conflict as a bad thing. It's unpleasant, but rather than being bad, maybe we should be viewing it more positively.
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