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Apr21 0

Motivational Graffiti

Posted by Rich Crowley in art, emotions, Personal Improvement

I saw this graffiti painted on a wall of a utility building while running on the Iron Horse Trail in Kitchener a couple of months back. I liked it so much, I went back a few days later and snapped this picture. For some reason, it really resonated with me. I equated it with the old saying “What have you done for me lately?” or “You’re only as good as your last game”. However, this has a more upbeat feel to it. It has a classic message that is a call to dust...

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Feb21 0

People Aren’t Resistant To Change…

Posted by Rich Crowley in Change, emotions, psychology, teams

I was thinking today of a seminar I attended several years ago by Tim Daniels of Knoll and Associates. It was really exceptional and I couldn’t remember if I blogged about it or not. As it happens, I did (you can read about it here) but this post was pretty light on detail and I thought I would expand on one of the more interesting tidbits I took from that seminar. Early on, Mr. Daniels asked the audience to raise their hands if they believed, in general, that people are resistant to...

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Jun23 0

It’s Summertime and the living is easy…

Posted by Rich Crowley in emotions, lyrics, summer

This time of year, when the days are long and warm, the anticipation of summer fills me with great emotions of days to come. Sam Cooke’s great lyrics come to mind. The rest of the first verse you ask? Why of course: It’s summertime and the living is easyFish are jumping and the cotton is highYour daddy’s rich and your mama’s good-lookingHush, little baby don’t you crydon’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cryno no no nodon’t cry, don’t...

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