Today, we're going to talk about a few words and phrases that we could do without!

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Isn’t it curious how certain everyday household appliances don’t get any better—ever? Years go by. Decades go by. And nothing changes. We can land spacecraft on Mars and create drones that deliver our groceries, but toasters & washer/dryers—as to speed and efficiency—have been stuck in quicksand for 50 years. But not anymore. Here are a few simple ideas.

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Wanna break into an industry that has no clear runway, no roadmap as to access? Here’s a bullet-proof, three pronged approach. Do these things and you’ll be on your way.

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Isn’t it curious how the consequences of giving up your roots, by moving away from your home town, are not typically considered in advance? Curious because the consequences are both significant and foreseeable.

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A few very quick stories from the upper reaches of Maine about the distinction between shooting off your mouth when you’re not at risk vs. when you have something significant at stake. It's a big difference, which is what having skin in the game is all about.

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Not exactly sure why most people seem to enjoy hearing the Boston accent but as an authentic Bostonian that's my experience. Here, the one essential component is explained in 60 seconds.

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The most popular meme of all time. 4,000,000,000 downloads. What are the Millennials & Gen Z'ers telling us? And what's the appropriate response?

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The Secret Service, POTUS 41 and 43, and a breakfast speech in Ogunquit, Maine.

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It’s the summer of 2007 and Rudy’s flying high at the top of the presidential polls. Our paths cross in Quebec where he’s the featured speaker at one of our corporate shindigs.

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A tale about what triggers innovation. And it’s not about receiving inspiration from out of the blue. No, rather, innovation is almost always triggered by circumstance, by observation, and often by dissatisfaction. And remembering that it’s generally easier to get forgiveness than permission doesn’t hurt either, because if your innovation is worthy, it’ll require change and likely risk, which suggests keeping it under wraps early on.

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