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BLUF: Compass and Roadmap
My friend and fellow Free Agent Academy Professor Justin Lukasavige offered an intriguing post last week that I just can’t get out of my head. Is it more important to have a compass or a map? As the FAA Professor … Continue reading
Your Idea is Worthless
It doesn’t matter how wonderful or brilliant or perfect your idea is. It’s worthless. Absolutely positively worthless…until you take action. Continue reading
You Are NOT a Statistic!
As I wrap up my Jobs & Careers theme for the month of November, I want to share just a bit of raw encouragement. Continue reading
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Work as Play
Have you ever talked to someone who’s been retired for a few months and asked them what they think of it? Many times they simply say that they don’t know why they didn’t do it sooner.
Why is that? Is it because they hated their job so much they never quit? Or is it because they never realized they could do something else? Continue reading
I’m Going to Save the World!
My kids are great at teaching me lessons that they don’t even know yet. For example, my son Ian is an a superhero kick. Everything is about good guys and bad guys. He takes off his shirt to show off his muscles and “flys” around the house saying he’s going to save the world.
I pat him on the head and being pragmatic, tell him he needs to start one person at a time and see how it goes from there. He doesn’t hear me anyway, and I’m honestly happy that he doesn’t in this case. Who am I to stunt the growth of his ambition? Continue reading

