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rickColosimo / April 30, 2013
I know Bill Caldwell. Worked for him. He convinced me, unintentionally I’m sure, to leave the Army. I know nothing about what he did, didn’t, should, or shouldn’t have done with all this stuff in t...
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rickColosimo / June 14, 2012
Sometimes the WSJ depresses me. I read it for sensible, no BS news and financial analysis, and then their opinion page goes off the deep end with this sort of crap. I almost don’t want to link to t...
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rickColosimo / January 28, 2011
Ever feel like the deck was stacked against you, that your boss or wife or boyfriend had somehow made it impossible for you to succeed? In the Army, we called that being set up for failure. It spro...
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rickColosimo / January 25, 2011
More on the bad effects of dilution of effort – 10000 hour rule. What’s my answer? Pick something and put years into it? Give up? Or find the space in-between?
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rickColosimo / January 6, 2011
The NYT can’t understand corporate finance [link to come; post underway], but they can do headlines: “Hijacker Overpowered on Norway-Turkey Flight.” I guess we did all learn from the heroes on Unit...
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rickColosimo / November 16, 2010
I recently mentioned how I’d come across Scott Ginsberg’s six-part definition of “thought leader.” As promised, here’s the first part of six expanding on his theme. Trusted It’s funny to see this u...
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rickColosimo / November 12, 2010
I just saw a little contest on Appstorm relating to mac/iphone/ipod skins. (If you didn’t know, these are essentially decals/decal sets that decorate or protect your device. But “skin” generally me...
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rickColosimo / November 10, 2010
Not sure what to do when you feel like you don’t matter? Try this: 1. Delete people from your life who make you feel invisible. Success means surrounding yourself with people who don’t just look at...
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rickColosimo / May 28, 2010
At some point, and I’m not sure I can remember why, I started subscribing to Scott Ginsberg’s blog. About now, you’re thinking “Who?” Scott. The Nametag Guy? Oh, now you remember. *That* you’ve see...
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rickColosimo / August 2, 2009
A recent NYT article discussed the rash of false medals/military honors since the long war on terror has greatly increased the number of “everyday” people with some plausible wartime service. (For ...
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