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Read more about the article Who I am

Who I am

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:September 25, 2020
  • Post category:Growing
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Know thyself is a recurring assignment on the syllabus of life.

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Read more about the article Negotiation, Creativity, and Inner Peace

Negotiation, Creativity, and Inner Peace

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:July 25, 2020
  • Post category:Growing
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I always have a stack of books and a long list of online classes. Here’s what’s come to the top in the last month. I just finished Never Split the…

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Keep Learning

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:June 25, 2020
  • Post category:Growing
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I am a big fan of LinkedIn Learning. Many of the video segments are 5-10 minutes so almost everyone can fit a little bit of training into their day. I…

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Read more about the article The Listener

The Listener

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:June 25, 2020
  • Post category:Growing
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Sometimes I talk too much, but mostly I don’t. I’m a listener. I listen to understand. Listening is also a gift I can give to others. I have observed that…

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Read more about the article Ready, set, write.

Ready, set, write.

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:May 25, 2020
  • Post category:Growing/Writing
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Get a great refresher on the writing process.

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Read more about the article Latest Résumé Addition: Pothole Remediator

Latest Résumé Addition: Pothole Remediator

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:May 25, 2020
  • Post category:Growing
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New-ish skill: repairing the potholes on my street.

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Read more about the article To dig or not to dig … that is the question

To dig or not to dig … that is the question

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:April 26, 2020
  • Post category:Growing
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I am not a tiller and I have had many a successful garden. Maybe there's more than one way?

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Good or bad: hard to say

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:April 23, 2020
  • Post category:Growing/I don't know who needs this
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Sometimes, things that seem good are not. Sometimes, things that seem bad are blessings in disguise. It's all in the storytelling. Check out this great TED talk by Heather Lanier.…

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Read more about the article Maybe it *is* Rocket Science

Maybe it *is* Rocket Science

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:April 19, 2020
  • Post category:Growing
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I invite my fellow contrarians to think like a rocket scientist with Ozan Varol.

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Nature Marches On

  • Post author:Jake Kupiec
  • Post published:March 22, 2020
  • Post category:Growing
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Nature keeps going in spite of everything. Tune and and help where you can.

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