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Don’t Compare Yourself With Others
I stumbled across this unknown gem in my travels today and wanted to share it with you. Rattleyadags.co.nz contains daily inspirational videos by famous New Zealanders. To date, there are 219 videos...
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Pushing Through Adversity
Sometimes the best way to get anywhere is to push through it. A year ago I quit my job because I couldn’t see it leading anywhere that I wanted to go. I wanted to do stuff that mattered. To be in a...
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Lessons From Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein is one of my heroes. I grew up in Einstein Street and the streets in our neighbourhood were all named after scientists – Marie Curie Place, Huxley Road, Pickering Street… so from an...
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5 Reasons Not To Be Extra-Ordinary
Here are my top 5 reasons for you to revel in being conventional and invisible. 1. You don’t have time. You have 24 hours just like anyone else and you just can’t fit any more in. You’re already...
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Hacking Work
Title: Hacking Work: Breaking Stupid Rules For Smart Results Authors: Bill Jensen and Josh Klein Verdict: Made me uncomfortable. Wouldn’t read again. Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥ I prefer: The Project 50 (Reinventing...
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Do Something
This post was inspired by the heroic rescue efforts in Christchurch and the new book, Poke the Box, by Seth Godin. Everyone has a bit of a hero within them. We each inherently want to succeed and be...
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Leadership: It Ain’t Bragging If You Can Do It
This post has been written by guest blogger Paul Brown. “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress...
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From Patron-Focussed Libraries To Patron-Driven Libraries
At the beginning of May I presented a session on New Zealand Libraries in 2025 at the LIANZA Waikato/BOP Weekend School where I shared some ideas about how libraries can get to 2025, whatever it may...
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TEDTalks: Reviews In 10 Words or less
TED is a non-profit organisation devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. It started in 1984 as a conference bringing together people from three worlds: Technology, Education, and Design. Today it brings...
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Do You Have The Guts To Say ‘Yes’?
The talkfest is over. It’s time for action. The Ideas Factory workshop generated 141 challenges which have been available for discussion and voting for nearly three months. Two areas that generated...
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