Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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All The Things Are Changing
Change although typically viewed as bad is almost always good. Take for instance Sherece and me, recently (yesterday) we completed the 30 day run of The Whole 30, we are 3 lessons into Dave Ramseys Finacial Peace University, and we are looking at what else we can improve. On the business side of things, I…
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Not Knowing the Best way to Deal with a Problem
I have started this post numerous times but never finish it. This time, I am just going to keep it short and sweet because I think I have a solution. For those of you that don’t know, I have hypothyroidism. The reason I never finish this post is because this story involves so much. It…
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So Much to Say Not Enough Time in the Day
As an update, this has been put on hold for reasons that I can’t go into right now, but this is still a valid idea and could be a cool project. While I need some refining and other help along the way this is the current thing I am working on. “Let’s Build a Business”,…
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“When you fail, and you will…” – Leadership NB Prompt #9
Pick a moment when you’ve led, when the project didn’t work, when there was failure. Tell us what happened and why it’s personal… and why it’s not. I’m taken back to an incident that happened when I was working for my grandfather, we were planning on taking the flange world on (oil field meter tubes…
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Success vs Failure; Do you know what it means to fail better? – Leadership NB Prompt #8
Identify ten popular items that at least one person you know can’t stand. Beatles (Car & I’m sure the band too) Onions McDonald’s iPhone Android Phone Mac Computers Windows Computers iTunes Radio Podcasts Coffee When someone criticizes a true success (Avatar, Star Wars, the iPhone, pizza) that doesn’t automatically mean the thing is bad. It…
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25 Action Points: Taking Responsibility Now
While authority may be was given, responsibility is taken; and that is a very important concept to remember. I feel a little bit like listing things I have already done or am doing is like cheating, but I do it anyway because 25 is a surprising lot. I have been asked to make a list…
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Spencer, Stop taking yourself so Seriously
What happens when you bring mindfulness to the project? Being mindful allows me to stop ignoring the problems that my inner-self is trying to warn me about. It allows me to fully immerse myself in a way that brings things together and moves them forward. This is the same inner stillness that warns me of…
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Who do you follow? Who follows you? What does it mean? – Leadership NB Prompt #5
Who are you following? What does it mean for you to be enrolled in that journey? What commitments are you making and what compromises do you refuse to make? Currently, Linus. For me to be enrolled in this journey means I make a little less money right now but I am working on some amazing…
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Tell the right story to the right people (recognizing worldviews) – Leadership NB Prompt #4
Are you telling a story about your goal that resonates with the people who are ready to hear it? I have thought about this a lot, but not exactly in the way presented here. Basically answering this bluntly, I am. However, it forces me to realize I am not telling it in a way that…
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What does it mean to do the right thing? -Leadership NB Prompt #3
What does it mean to do the right thing even when there’s a popular shortcut? Seth’s story about the ambulance story, about them not paying a bribe to get 911 and instead of taking 1298, really makes a clear point. We choose every day which “shortcuts” vs “right things” we are going to accept; what…
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