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  • How These 7 Dreamers Put a Dent in the Universe

    How These 7 Dreamers Put a Dent in the Universe

    While recruiting John Sculley to become Apple CEO in 1983, Steve Jobs famously asked the Pepsi Cola exec: “Do you really want to sell sugar water, or do you want to come with me and change the world?” It’s also often said that Jobs also often professed a desire to put a ding or…

  • Make Expecting Good Things a Frequent Habit

    Make Expecting Good Things a Frequent Habit

    What do you expect? Are you expecting good things or do you expect everything possible that could go wrong to go wrong? I’m reposting this “classic” 1Glories post that talks a lot about expectations in light of where my mind is today. I hope you enjoy it – but more importantly, I hope it…

  • Why Waiting Should Not Be So Challenging

    Why Waiting Should Not Be So Challenging

    I so dislike waiting on anything. Whether waiting in line or waiting for an appointment, the simple fact that I am waiting drives me absolutely bonkers! It’s a shortcoming of which I am well aware. In an attempt to overcome this personal flaw, many years ago, I took up gardening. My thinking at the time was…