Month: April 2024
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Don’t idolize the scaffolding.
I want you to picture in your mind’s eye a team of painters who have been contracted to paint a five-story building. As they begin this project, to gain access to all parts of the structure they will need to put up scaffolding. Hold that thought, but now I want you to think about your…
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Are you a Collector?
Collections. People have been collecting things since the beginning of time. Among the more familiar items that folks collect are coins, stamps, works of art, antiques, baseball cards, comic books, dolls to name a few. Whatever it is, collectors tend to have a passion for the things they collect, and their collections become part of…
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Are you a Polyglot?
Are you a polyglot? Only about 3% of the world’s population are polyglots. Which means they can speak 4 or more languages. A man by the name of Steve Kaufmann can speak 22 languages. At age 75 he is still learning new ones. Egyptian ruler Cleopatra is said to have spoken at least 9 languages.…
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Ran the 100-meter dash in 62.95 seconds.
The current world record for the 100-meter dash is 9.58 seconds set in 2009 by Jamaica’s Usain Bolt. Now, that’s fast! So, you are probably asking as you read the title of this week’s post, “What’s the big deal about running a 100-meter race in 62.95 seconds? After all that’s 6 1/2 times slower than…
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