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Life Lessons: 49 Life Lessons. Lifecartography, 9 years later.
49 Life lessons learned by age 49. As I approached 40 years old, I decided…
7 Mistakes you might be making using PowerPoint
PowerPoint. Some see it as a necessary evil. Some see it as just evil. But…
Learn to talk to a human. Life Lesson #24
Learn to talk. (credit to my older, wiser brother, Stephen Porter, on the original idea…
Why the way you apologize is wrong. Life Lesson #23
Learn to apologize. Saying “I’m sorry” takes practice. For some, the process is akin to…
Everyone is interesting #22
Everyone is interesting. This is an idea that takes some time and some effort. Skip…
Have someone edit you. Life Lesson #20
Everyone needs an editor. I may have mentioned before that I like to tell stories….
Why Starbucks gifts certificates are better than Amazon Gift Certificates. Life Lesson #19
Don’t give gift certificates (except to Starbucks) My wife loves cards. When we were dating,…
Your emotions are a lie (sometimes). 40 Life Lessons I learned before I turned 40: #18
Emotions are real, but not necessarily true. Doug Lowenberg has both a DMin and is…
Scuba diving makes communication difficult. Life Lesson #17
Keep your communication above the water line. This one is a bit cultural, so you…
Why being a Marine is better than being a narcissist. Life Lesson #13
<<Important disclaimer. Be all you can be is the slogan of the US Army, not…
How to connect with absolutely everyone. Life Lesson #12
Not everyone succeeds. But everyone hurts. I’ve done public speaking for years. Communicated, written, told…
It doesn’t matter what “they” do. Lesson 1 of 40
 It doesn’t matter what “they” do. Do what’s right because it’s right. At the…