The Recovering Engineer

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Twenty-seven Years and Lots of Relationships

The Recovering Engineer

Launched a consulting, training, and coaching business. For example… I am in the Chicago area because of a relationship that began about seven or eight years ago when the contact I have with today’s client worked with a different company. Became the father of two fantastic daughters. Edited and contributed to several books.

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Take Charge of Your Life - Control What You Can | Guy Harris: The.

The Recovering Engineer

You cannot control: How other people treat you How other people respond to you What other people say The weather Company policies (for many people) Laws (again, for most people) etc. When I discuss this idea in training, I often say that of the 6+ billion people on the planet I can only control one of them. That’s it.

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I Need Your Help – What Would You Like to Know About the DISC Model?

The Recovering Engineer

He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. I have had training in DISC with Carlson Learning Company and Inscape. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. He has spent many years learning to connect and communicate with other people more effectively.

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Why You Might Eventually Do Something You Don't Want to Do…

The Recovering Engineer

Well, there’s a good reason for this behavior, and Dan Heath gives more details about it in this article over at Fast Company. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. I suggest that you check out the article for more details. For now, here’s the short version: self-control eventually runs out.

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Reinvent Yourself For Greater Success | Guy Harris: The Recovering.

The Recovering Engineer

When the wall covering idea didn’t pan out, they shifted gears and founded the company that made Bubble Wrap famous – Sealed Air Corporation. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. Interestingly enough, packaging was not its originally intended application. That’s quite a reinvention.

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The DISC Model of Human Behavior – A Quick Overview | Guy Harris.

The Recovering Engineer

He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. 3, 2010 by recoveringengineer One common question that comes up in my training classes on the DISC model of human behavior [.] He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S.

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Victim or Victor – You Decide | Guy Harris: The Recovering Engineer

The Recovering Engineer

Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience. Photo credit: [link] / CC BY 2.0 1 “victim.&# The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2 “victor.&#