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Spontaneous Decisions Can Produce Unexpectedly Big Returns
Effective decision making can sometimes best be served by not overthinking.
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The Rooney Rambles
Field notes on leadership, communication and the long game.
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Christmas Dinner
Christmas dinner in our house was a big deal. Tradition meant that the turkey and all the Christmas trimmings were the center piece of our final meal of the day.
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Saudades – Time to say goodbye
Saudades is a special Portuguese word that, according to Google, means a feeling of longing, melancholy, or nostalgia—characteristic of the Brazilian temperament. When the last moving truck left for our new home, Moira and I both had strong saudades. It was time to say goodbye to a home we had lived in for the last 32 years, from the time we had arrived in Canada.
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Celebrating Christmas
Christmas in our home, like in most homes, was a very magic and happy time of the year. It was a time filled with rituals which were anticipated well in advance of Christmas day. Yet, time truly rolled by very slowly when you were a young person waiting in excitement for the big day itself.
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The Power of Having High Expectations for Others
A trusted teacher’s positive expectations about you, at just the right time, can often be the catalyst that sets you free to a higher trajectory.
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