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I have this fascination for simple rules and here comes a set from a new book about Starbucks which will be out shortly: "The Starbucks Experience, Five Principles for Turning Ordinary into Extraordinary," by psychologist Joseph Michelli. Seems like a very worthy entry into this category.
1 -- Make it your own
2 -- Everything matters
3 -- Surprise and delight
4 -- Embrace resistance
5 -- Leave your mark
Tom Peters says: "dispassionate innovator" is an oxymoron. This is only one of 50 tips for increasing your luck and success at innovating. Check out the rest here.
One of my favorite e-newsletters comes from artist Robert Genn who combines art advice with a liberal dose of life advice. Here's a recent message from him on dealing with stress: There's no doubt about it, stress in the life of an artist can contribute to the diminishment of the art. Not only the amount created, but the quality as well. Simply put, daily stresses block the clear flow that exemplifies the artist's life. Apart from that, stress over a period of time can lead to high blood pressure, stroke, and a host of other disorders that greatly interferes with the quality and duration of life itself. That's not to say that some stress isn't valuable. Here's something that may surprise you: Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found that when baby monkeys are subjected to a lot of stress, they become less clingy and more adventuresome as adults. The doctors surmise that this goes for all primates. The thinking is that stressed young may be better able to put their fingers on the early sources of stress and thus learn skills to reduce stresses in later life.
A runner thinks that he has the race won so he starts celebrating a little too early. This guy will never be able to live this down! Watch this video and remember ... it's not over till it's over.
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