Pam Nurrie 
Manage the Why, Not Time Our priorities can change in an instant. We can go from being too busy to take a lunch break to getting a phone call that our house is on fire and then dropping everything. Time management is choice management. Time management is priority management. It can take a long time … Read more
Where Winners and Losers are clearly defined “It’s unbelievable how much you don’t know about the game you’ve been playing all your life.” Mickey Mantel I loved the movie Moneyball. How can you not get romantic about baseball? Life and business can get complicated, but in sports, the winners and losers are clearly defined. That’s … Read more
The King Should Know What the Knight is Doing “Snatch not eagerly at every advantage offered by his skillfulness or inattention, but point out to him kindly that by such a move he places or leaves a piece en prise unsupported, that by another he will put his King into a dangerous situation. By this … Read more
What I learned from Walter White…. · Money changes people. · Getting a life-threatening diagnosis…changes people. · Our actions cause reactions to an extent we may never realize. · People believe money will solve all their problems. · Being bad or skirting the edges of the law seems easier than having integrity. · People lie … Read more
A 12-step guide to becoming your own superhero Like most people, I set goals such as eating healthy, stressing less, and volunteering more. I start with good intentions to make positive changes, but real life takes over, and I struggle and fall short. And the cycle starts all over again. It’s not easy to stay … Read more
What companies need to know to hire rig first time Gallup, Inc., a research and analytic consulting company, reported, “Companies fail to choose the right manager 82% of the time,” and only “1 in 10 people possess the high talent to manage.” In January, Gallup also reported a “worldwide engagement crisis,” sighting that 70% of … Read more
A couple of years ago, I needed to make some significant changes in my life. Spending a few months overseas by myself and unplugging from social media, TV, newspapers, and magazines sounded like the right thing to do. Even though I could not understand the language in the countries I visited (Turkey, Italy, France), I … Read more
Addressing problems, finding solutions, and uncovering opportunities for future generations The Problem 1 in 5 children ages 13–18 have or will develop a serious mental illness. One half of all chronic mental illness begins at age 14; 75% by age 24. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death in ages 15–24. (1/4 will develop … Read more
I’ve always had trouble sitting still. I used to drive my parents crazy by doing somersaults down the stairs. Some psychologists might diagnose me with ADHD*. I prefer to think of myself as thoughtful. My busy, creative side helped me become an entrepreneur, building a company from scratch in an industry I had zero experience … Read more
Exercises to Build Your Happiness Muscle (Before reading, I recommend you know your superpower. If you don’t, take the free VIA Character Strength Test). Take a minute to list your less-developed (weaker) strengths. We are going to work on boosting those babies with the following exercises while focusing on cultivating and growing more superpowers (strengths) by … Read more
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