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éxitophobia 202: aversion to futility

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

We must cultivate an aversion to futility in our personal and corporate cultures. This will help you to conquer the proclivity toward éxitophobia,* which is the fear of success.  To see this, let’s now jump ahead to chapter 1 of … Continue reading →

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éxitophobia 101: the “what now?” syndrome

Posted on June 27, 2011 by admin

I am convinced that the primary reason major organizations – whether non-profit or for-profit – fail to accomplish their stated objective is not the fear of failure, but just the opposite.  We suffer from a fear of success.  For instance, … Continue reading →

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Am I lying in bed with a naked woman?

Posted on May 24, 2011 by admin

Subtitle:  Why Do I Fear Success? This is how I might define success:  Success is the ability to do whatever you want (legally and morally).  In other words, success is the ability to enjoy my life.  Based upon that definition, … Continue reading →

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Brand Building

Posted on April 26, 2011 by admin

I have been busy building my brand at my companion website, http://leecuestalive.com/, which is dedicated to helping Baby Boomers – like me – maximize the second half of our lives.  I posted an article there by Kathy Rasmusen, based upon … Continue reading →

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Middle Age Meets Middle School

Posted on March 21, 2011 by admin

Since I am a Baby Boomer, and my youngest son is almost 14, I have a lot to learn from him. For instance, he recently informed his mother (my wife of 31 years) and me that both “CD” and “DVD” … Continue reading →

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My Noiseless Entourage

Posted on February 22, 2011 by admin

I have just returned from an overnight trip to a town in the state of Washington, relatively close to the Canadian border.  At that latitude, the night fell dark earlier, which I felt was appropriate for reading a collection of … Continue reading →

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Allen Hall Revisited

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

Because we were in Eugene anyway for the Festival of Bands, my wife and I took a couple of hours that day to walk around the University of Oregon campus.  My wife said she didn’t remember the campus, and so I … Continue reading →

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Autzen Stadium Sidebar: Creating a Championship Flop

Posted on December 23, 2010 by admin

A sidebar, of course, is a shorter, related piece that accompanies a larger article. For example, every article that I’ve had published in InSite magazine has required a sidebar.  So this is a sidebar that accompanies not only the two-part blog post … Continue reading →

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Festival of Bands 2010 – Part 1

Posted on December 2, 2010 by admin

Inside my skull, the intense percussion is still resounding.  Today it is slightly subdued.  But on Saturday night (slash) Sunday morning, when we’d just returned from the 32nd annual Festival of Bands at University of Oregon in Autzen Stadium, my … Continue reading →

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Festival of Bands 2010 – Part 2

Posted on December 2, 2010 by admin

So, what is the real-world value for all the hours invested? Here is my answer. A couple weeks after the competition in Eugene, I was in a large, home improvement store.  I saw a youth (accompanied by his parents) wearing a … Continue reading →

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