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Want to Be Successful? Think and Follow Through

Most of us are very good at starting things. We start with good intentions but fail to think and follow through. In my experience, that has a big impact on career, business and financial outcomes. And not in a good way. Along the same lines, we tend to do a[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 9, 2019 in
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The Arrogance of Amazon

When Amazon Web Services (AWS) lost a $10 billion Pentagon cloud computing contract to rival Microsoft Azure, the ecommerce giant should have just packed it up and called it a day. After all, nobody likes a sore loser. Especially an arrogant one. Case in point: AWS CEO Andy Jassy, who[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 8, 2019 in
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The Oppression Delusion

Just Because You’re Paranoid Doesn’t Mean They’re Not Out to Get You – Anon There’s growing evidence that we are turning college students into paranoid schizophrenics with delusions of persecution. And that can’t be good. A few minutes into a recent talk by noted scholar Heather Mac Donald at Holy[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 4, 2019 in
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The Problem With Online Political Ads Isn’t Facebook — It’s Congress

The 2020 election is around the corner and everyone is going out of their minds over online political ads. Russian interference, fake news, platform bias, privacy concerns — there certainly seems to be a long list of concerns. The thing is, I don’t get what all the hoopla’s about. The[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 2, 2019 in
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The Long-Term Effects of Trump Derangement Syndrome

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has just released the results of a groundbreaking new study on the long-term effects of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). As health experts and researchers have long feared, there are a large number of secondary disorders associated with TDS, an epidemic that has gripped the[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on December 1, 2019 in
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Thanksgiving, Misgiving and Forgiving

We’ll use almost any excuse to goof off and party, but let’s face it; holidays are no-brainers. Especially Thanksgiving.   No gifts to give. No religion to fake. Just four fun-filled days of food and football with family and friends. And yet, something’s not quite right. Lately I’m thinking Thanksgiving[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on November 26, 2019 in
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The Real World Is a Real Mess

I have good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first? The bad news? Okay: The real world is a real mess. Ready for the good news? Okay: You’re lucky to be alive and well and living in it. I once had an employee – a manager,[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on November 20, 2019 in
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