“Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone.” - Robert Allen

   

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   By Nan S. Russell

6/23/2009 Choosing a Path
Reading in the airport while waiting for a flight to Houston, a housekeeper was tidying around me when approached by another facilities employee. After a few minutes of easily overheard chit-chat, she received coaching from her now apparent supervisor. ...read more

6/9/2009 It Takes Time
The story goes that after one of Ludwig van Beethoven's performances, several people were offering him their congratulations, when one woman commented, "I wish God had bestowed me with such genius." "It isn't genius, madam, nor is it magic." Beethoven replied. "All you have to do is practice on your piano eight hours a day for 40 years." ...read more

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A BIT ABOUT NAN
Nan S. Russell is the author of Hitting Your Stride: Your Work, Your Way, and Nibble Your Way to Success: 56 Winning Tips for Taking Charge of Your Career. She is the host of "Work Matters with Nan Russell" weekly on webtalkradio.net, as well as a speaker and consultant. She is President of MountainWorks Communications LLC.

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