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It is time for a challenge. It starts on Monday. It is simple: Write one to two sentences, or even one to two bullets each day for seven days. We could call it a mini-nugget. Or perhaps it is a micro-nugget. Either way is great! There are a lot of “rules” (not really): You can …
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Recently, I told you about “Planet Brillonia.” Here is how the next bit of that story. What’s happened in the story so far: In the year 2500 A.D. a new human civilization was formed on a planet named “Brillonia.” Advanced spaceships brought humans to this earth-like planet which supports the life of humans, animals, and …
What does “Mine Your Brilliance” mean? What is Brilliance Mining? And how am I going to get a big payoff from it? Great questions! Imagine you own a diamond mine. The diamonds represent your knowledge, expertise, and, yes, the wisdom you have accumulated throughout your life. I call that Brilliance for short. You are aware …
Over the past 125 days, my daily writing has brought me back to my writing days in high school. I was a prolific writer, producing articles about all kinds of topics. I also wrote some short stories. I got to thinking that some of the things I’d like to write about would work better in …
Most people in business (and almost everywhere) would love to have more time. For better or worse, we all have 24 hours a day. No more, no less. Yet, have you ever noticed that many tasks take as long as you have time available for them? There is a law that describes that phenomenon: Parkinson’s …
The Book of Proverbs in the Old Testament of the Bible is full of wisdom. This ancient wisdom still applies to us today! Instruct the wise, and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous, and they will add to their learning. Proverb 9:9 No matter how wise and good we are, we can always …
A dear friend gave me a fantastic gift (thank you, Tina!): a 750-piece puzzle of the Appalachian Trail (A.T.). From previous Brilliance Nuggets, you might know that I love hiking. You might also be aware of my visualization game: For each Brilliance Nugget I’m writing (one per day for one year), I imagine having hiked …
Did you know? Brilliance Mining™ is becoming a movement. We are forming a community of founders and experts who have critical expertise and wisdom they want to preserve and pass on. They are asking questions such as “How do I replace myself?” “How do I free myself up?” The motivation for these questions is not …
Many businesses could serve a whole host of clients or customers. Consulting, coaching, and training, software and IT companies, engineering, architecture, high-tech companies, marketing… to name only a few sectors; they all deal with the same question: Whom do you focus on serving? If your service or product is not inherently focused on a particular …