I Am Done With Whiners

January 10, 2010 by Barbara Jacoby
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TweetAs I headed back to work this week after the holiday season to start the New Year full of enthusiasm and visions and new goals, I was immediately met by a number of people who were doing nothing more than whining and groaning about all different facets of their lives and how miserable they were. [...]

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I Won’t Settle for Being Mediocre

August 30, 2009 by Barbara Jacoby
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TweetOne day this past week, one of my colleagues and I were discussing how so many of the people that we know just show up for work, do as little as possible, don’t care if they finish their assignments on time and are the first ones out the door at quitting time. If their supervisors [...]

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