Other · Calvin Correli · May 12, 2011
The hard sale

Seth Godin:

If I invite you to a wedding, or a party, or to buy a $500,000 TV ad for $500, there’s no resistance on your part. Either you jump at …

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Other · Calvin Correli · May 11, 2011
Not doing your work is boring

Steven Pressfield:

Why is this so boring? What exactly does “boring” mean?

Something that’s boring goes nowhere. It travels in a circle. It n…

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Other · Calvin Correli · May 11, 2011
What you're really passionate about

Over at 37signals’ blog:

Both these companies have succeeded by dropping the “follow your passion” idea and focusing instead on process.

I think…

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Other · Calvin Correli · May 11, 2011
Branson: It's not about the money

Richard Branson:

“I’ve never been interested in making money… I’ve just been interested in creating things that I’ve been proud of. And have a lo…

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Other · Calvin Correli · May 8, 2011
The unlived life

From Robert A. Johnson and Jerry Ruhl’s book Living your unlived life:

“When we find ourselves in midlife depression, suddenly hate our spouse, ou…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Apr 28, 2011
The gap between your taste and your work

Ira Glass on the gap between your taste and what you’re able to produce as you’re working your way to finding your own voice as a creative:

Nobody…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Apr 28, 2011
Often wrong, never in doubt

Often wrong, never in doubt. That’s the title of a book by Donny Deutsch.

I forget what the book says, exactly, but I’ve always loved the title.

Som…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Apr 27, 2011
Fear is fossilized pain

I’m spending this week with my two wonderful children, a 3-year old boy and a 5-year old girl.

Today we were at the local swimming pool where they th…

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Other · Calvin Correli · Apr 25, 2011
Faith

If you watch kids learning how to dyno [do rock climbing by jumping over tough spots instead of going slow and safe, popularized by Chris Sharma], …

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