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On not carving pumpkins
It’s the day before Halloween. Pete is at the movies, and I’m taking a little “me” time away from drawing at the dining room table with our 5-year-old. Pete was excited to go see a movie, but he’s...
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Building a business is like creating a vivarium
You know about vivaria, yes? On its smallest scale, a vivarium is basically a combination terrarium and aquarium in which grow a variety of plants and perhaps a few animals. They can be incredibly...
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Nature study for your business
If conventional business-building advice leaves you cold—if it feels inauthentic to you, or you suspect it won’t work with your customer base—you might be in need of a new paradigm to help you think...
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Go Long
Did you ever toss a football as a kid or a teen? If so, chances are someone said to you, “Go long!”–meaning they wanted you to run some distance away from them and prepare to catch a long throw. As an...
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When your niche faces extinction
Habitat collapse: despite all our attempts to protect the landscapes on which plant and animal species depend, sometimes it happens. It happens in business, too. Your habitat might be the niche your...
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