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		<title>Baseball Is What It Was</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The three greatest days of the year (and there should be no argument) are my birthday, Christmas Day and the day that baseball season is over. My wife, however, loves baseball. She rarely misses a Texas Ranger game on TV &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/04/23/baseball-is-what-it-was/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/04/23/baseball-is-what-it-was/</link>
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		<title>Moving Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The problem with being the lowest cost provider is that someone will always find a way to be cheaper. Some competitors want to drive their costs as low as possible so that they will be the obvious commodity choice. Executive &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/03/27/moving-down/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/03/27/moving-down/</link>
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		<title>Find It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;s world, it is no longer okay to not know. If you don&#8217;t know what a word means, look it up. If you&#8217;re meeting with someone, check them out in advance. If it sounds too good to be true, &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/02/21/find-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/02/21/find-it/</link>
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		<title>Executive Transition:  A Different Approach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When planning for each fiscal year, large outplacement firms pick a profit number and then obsess over it. Trying to hit this number demands that they start tweaking their services. They can tweak the specifics of an executive program or &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/02/06/executive-transition-a-different-approach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/02/06/executive-transition-a-different-approach/</link>
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		<title>The Charles Schultz Philosophy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the &#8216;Peanuts&#8217; comic strip. You don&#8217;t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/01/23/the-charles-schultz-philosophy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/01/23/the-charles-schultz-philosophy/</link>
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		<title>The Apology</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are four parts to any apology. 1. I apologize 2. It was my fault 3. How can I make it right? 4. Never ruin an apology with an excuse Number 3 is too often forgotten. Number 4 is too &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/01/08/the-apology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2013/01/08/the-apology/</link>
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		<title>Lucky or Good?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of the time losing clarifies the lesson and winning (too quickly) obscures it. This is why amateur salespeople so often fail to become professionals. This is why one-off sports analogy stories make no sense. Success too quickly doesn&#8217;t allow &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2012/12/07/lucky-or-good/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2012/12/07/lucky-or-good/</link>
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		<title>Ruts and Stuff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My dad defined a rut as a grave with both ends kicked out. We all get into ruts. Most are easier to get into than get out of especially the dreaded job search rut. Job search ruts are also referred &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2012/11/05/ruts-and-stuff/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2012/11/05/ruts-and-stuff/</link>
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		<title>New Consulting Business?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are planning to start your own consulting practice, here are some questions that might help you with your planning: 1. What do you do that someone is going to pay you to do it? 2. Do you have &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2012/09/19/new-consulting-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2012/09/19/new-consulting-business/</link>
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		<title>Mentor or Coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mentor or Coach? So which is which? Mentoring – how things get done in the organization. A mentor is the internal guide and can help an individual navigate organizational roadblocks. Coaching – how to win as a leader. A coach &#8230; <a href="http://www.bsmithcc.com/blog/2012/09/03/mentor-or-coach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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