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Success in business — the drive to thrive

Success in business — the drive to thrive

I recently bought a car. My old car got totaled in a wreck several weeks back. The car I bought is a smooth riding Oldsmobile Aurora. It’s got a number of bells and whistles my old car didn’t have. Among them is a gadget on the dashboard called an information center. The information center tells me all kinds of things about the car, including how much oil life is left and how the battery is doing. The thing that intrigues…

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The power of passion

The power of passion

I was in a forum on a web site for piano players when one of the participants asked how other people felt about being called “gifted.” The person took some offense at the description, thinking it failed to acknowledge the amount of practice it takes to play the piano well. The discussion brought to mind my early years taking piano lessons. I was a student of what was then called the “lab method.” There were six students in rows of…

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