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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Rob Bell’s The Heretic

Joseph Lalonde

Watching Rob Bell, Pete Holmes, Kristen Bell, Elizabeth Gilbert (of Eat, Pray, Love fame), and others share their thoughts on faith and Bell’s journey was interesting. Help people to know you: The Heretic opens with Andrew Morgan asking Rob Bell to talk about himself. Be willing to open yourself up. It was also depressing.

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How to Develop A Success Mindset

Skip Prichard

Ryan Gottfredson’s new book, Success Mindsets , tackles these problems by focusing on the leadership mindset. Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Then, one day, I was given a book, The Five-Minute Journal. So, to avoid failure, they chose instead to “cook the books.”. Where there is an open mind there will always be a frontier.”

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Leadership Lessons in Classlessness and Class

Next Level Blog

Apparently, Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert thought the same thing because it wasn’t long before he had posted a scathing open letter to the Cavs’ fans on the team’s official web site. In contrast to the seedy and classless drama engineered by James and Gilbert, this weekend marked the passing of Bob Sheppard. Click Here.

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Making Setbacks Work For You

Tim Milburn

In Ambition: How We Manage Success and Failure Throughout Our Lives , Gilbert Brim observes that “sometimes we don’t know we are losing until the very end.” Be open to alternatives, even if they’re not directly related to your current career path. I have nine recommendations.

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No One Is Too Busy to Be Creative

Harvard Business Review

Elizabeth Gilbert’s latest book, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear , has been called a must-read for anyone hoping to live a creative life. Reviewers have said that it’s completely changed their approach to creating, thanks to Gilbert’s practical advice for demystifying the creative process. Add to Cart.

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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

Sure, people print nostalgic books and holiday cards, but that volume pales in comparison to Kodak’s heyday. As Rita Gunther McGrath describes in her compelling book The End of Competitive Advantage , in the 1980s Fuji was a distant second in the film business to Kodak. What new opportunities does the disruption open up?

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How Economics PhDs Took Over the Federal Reserve

Harvard Business Review

Gilbert did, can end up as president of the Dallas Fed (although who knows, maybe Tumblr founder David Karp has a shot). “Janet Yellen followed quickly, and the floodgates opened. One obvious and unsurprising trend in the chart is that overall educational standards have risen. Now it’s normal, even expected.”