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  1. RT @HarvardBiz - Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning - Peter Bregman - Harvard Business Review: s.hbr.org/L2JAj3
  2. Let us honor the ~3 million US military killed/wounded who have given us this great country. Thank you my brothers and sisters in arms.
  3. In Boston as invited speaker at GREAT Software Conference. Link to paper & story of big airport security problem at facebook.com/mack.mckinney1…
  4. Doing just one thing will be EXTREMELY tough for everyone (esp Gen Ys) but I do this and it WORKS! Try it for 1 week. s.hbr.org/IeD1Zb
  5. Four Part blog series on successfully folding Gen Ys into multi-generational teams in the workplace. See Part 1...: lnkd.in/a-Eu9t
  6. Two Lists You Should Look at Every Morning blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2009/0…
  7. Check out Part 3 of our blog series on Gen Y - People Skills in the Office, at solidthinking.org/weblogdetails.… These skills will get you promoted!
  8. See how Gen Ys can fit in at a new job. Read Part 2 of Gen Ys Need Special Handling When Entering the Workforce at solidthinking.org/weblogdetails.…
  9. See how Gen Ys can get fold in but still stand-out at work: Our blog tells you how at solidthinking.org/weblogdetails.…
  10. Gen Ys actually DO HAVE a harder time entering the workforce than others. Read Part 1 of WHY that is on our blog at solidthinking.org/weblogdetails.…
  11. Pruned trees today. We should prune our lives yearly, removing dead ideas and relationships damaged beyond repair, ready for fresh growth.
  12. Taught a 2-day course at Booz Allen Hamilton this week. Very innovative group. Suggested we find a flight data recorder In the spaceship!
  13. Stepped outside at midnight and could hear . . nothing: No dogs, planes, heat pumps or cars. Give yourself 5 silent minutes every day.
  14. Am going to buy Dr. Andrew Weil's new book "Spontaneous Happiness". Said to explain manyperplexing, destructive behaviors by Gen Yers!
  15. "What are we trying to do?" should be our favorite question at home and at work. Otherwise our lives become "Brownian Motion" and we fail.
  16. Am in the United Arab Emirates teaching for 2 weeks. If patient & FRIENDLY, you can find kindred spirits even in VERY different cultures.
  17. Science fiction coming true: the Star Trek "transporter" for inanimate objects (adjustable wrench). See video at facebook.com/mack.mckinney1
  18. Want a reputation as being absolutely reliable? It is easier than you think! Read "Yoda Didn't Live On My Planet" at www.activegarage.com
  19. Trouble concentrating? It's your MONKEY MIND! Control it at: Flexible Focus #62: Discipline your Thinking j.mp/np3Ay5 via @AddToAny
  20. Great advice on maintaining clarity in your life at: As the Paradigm Shifts #O: Obligation j.mp/nHGdJe via @AddToAny