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The Past Is Dead

February 4, 2022

Here is an excerpt from a post by Josh Linkner at his blog. In Requiem for a Nun, William Faulkner offers another perspective: “The past is not dead. It’s not even past.” My own opinion is that both are correct…

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Simulate to Stimulate

March 24, 2016

Here is an excerpt from a recent blog post by Josh Linkner. As always, he offers excellent advice on how to achieve success (however defined), in this instance by becoming better prepared than anyone else is to do whatever must…

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Ten of Josh Linkner’s favorite creativity quotations

March 7, 2016

In recent post at his website, Josh Linkner shares 21 of his favorite creativity quotations. Here are the first ten: 1. “Children are happy because they don’t have a file in their minds called ‘All the Things That Could Go…

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Josh Linkner on “Fighting Fires”

February 26, 2016

Here is an especially thoughtful post by Josh Linkner at his website. Most of my career has been devoted to formal education (at the school and college levels) or to executive education programs conducted by corporate clients. I agree with…

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The Past Is Dead

October 30, 2015

Here is an excerpt from a post by Josh Linkner at his blog. In Requiem for a Nun, William Faulkner offers another perspective: “The past is not dead. It’s not even past.” My own opinion is that both are correct…

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A New Theory of Relativity

September 21, 2015

Here is a blog post by Josh Linker, an especially original thinker and a highly successful entrepreneur. To learn more about him and his exciting work, please click here. * * * Einstein’s famous theory of relativity (E=MC2) celebrates its…

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The Nine Questions That All Breakthrough Innovators Ask

July 24, 2015

Here is a recent blog post by Josh Linkner. I urge you to check out the wealth of valuable resources at his website. * * * From discovering new drug therapies to winning triathlons, the capacity for human achievement is…

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Josh Linkner on “Learning and Unlearning”

April 23, 2015

Here is a recent post by Josh Linkner at his website. Most of my career has been devoted to formal education (at the school and college levels) or to executive education programs conducted by corporate clients. I agree with Josh…

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Josh Linkner on “Becoming Irresistible”

March 27, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from a recent post by Josh Linkner at his website. To read the complete article, check out others, and sign up for email alerts, please click here. * * * In just 60 seconds, Taylor…

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Josh Linkner on “Extend Trust to Earn Trust”

September 5, 2014

Here is an especially interesting blog post by Josh Linkner. Hopefully you have read both or at least one of his two bestsellers, Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity (2011) and The Road to Reinvention: How to…

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