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Income Inequality: Are the Studies Biased?

Nobody would argue that fear-mongering headlines based on selective data have all but taken over the click-hungry media. The more red meat for the social media mobs, the better. What about the sacrosanct notion of income inequality — that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer?[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on July 19, 2018 in
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The ‘Collaboration Is King’ Myth

If collaboration is king, then how come the one thing that distinguishes the most successful entrepreneurs of the modern era is their absolute faith in themselves? Despite long odds and hoards of naysayers, they listened to their gut, carved their own path and won big. They trusted their own focus[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on July 18, 2018 in
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Magical Thinking Has Real Consequences

In case you didn’t know, I’m very into cooking. Asian cuisine in particular but I dabble in Italian, Cajun and Mexican, among others. Don’t call me a foodie; that’s just a fad. I’ve been doing this since I was a kid back in the dark ages. One of my favorite shows, Food[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on July 17, 2018 in
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The Trouble With Twitter: It’s a Double-Edged Sword

Overheard this morning in the Tobak household: Steve: Check this out, God is on Twitter. Kim: Um … and this matters to me why? Steve: I don’t know, it’s just funny. He tweets funny shit like “There’s not a plan.” Kim: Still not getting it. Steve: He has like 5 million[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on July 16, 2018 in
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The Only Career Advice You’ll Ever Need

Figuring out your career is like living in a maze with conflicting hints at every turn. One self-proclaimed expert tells you one thing and another tells you exactly the opposite. Instead of listening to what everyone else says, I have a better idea: Try figuring things out for yourself. If[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on July 15, 2018 in
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How Do You Measure Success and Happiness?

How do you measure success? Probably not the same way I do. And therein lies the rub. Success, like happiness, is entirely subjective. It can mean vastly different things to different people. It’s also an outcome. An effect, not a cause. A culmination of actions and events. In other words,[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on July 12, 2018 in
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Lost in a Murky Sea of Social Media Sound-Bites

When you try to boil down complex concepts to the kind of motivational missives that the Twitterverse eats up, the sound-bites you come up with may sound compelling, but they’re usually misleading or just plain wrong. The problem is, people are bombarded with that sort of oversimplified bullshit 24×7. Case[…] Read On

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Posted by Steve Tobak on July 11, 2018 in
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