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Spinning Plates

by Ryan M. Healy

in Business, Productivity

Ever see a picture of a performer spinning plates on sticks? I don’t think I’ve ever seen it done in person, but I’ve seen pictures of it similar to this one:

As an entrepreneur and service provider, I feel like plate spinning is a good metaphor for my life.
There are always lots of plates in the [...]

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It’s not how much you write, but how much your writing matters.
Sometimes I get jealous when I see that somebody’s written 5,000 words in a day (or whatever the case may be). I think: “Man, I wish I could write that much in a day!”
And yet: Of the writing of books there is no end. [...]

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In high school, I joined the newspaper staff as soon as they would let me, and I took all the honors English classes I could. I was in love with reading and writing — I couldn’t get enough of it.
In honors English we would read a book every two weeks (usually a classic), then write [...]

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If somebody wrongs you, it’s natural to be upset. And it’s natural to want some kind of retribution or revenge.
Just look at how we as a nation reacted to 9/11. Everybody wanted to take up arms and go kill some terrorists. (In fact, we’re still on a witch hunt, killing people in countries who had [...]

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Every business owner is in the bridge-building business: one project (or sale) often leads to another.
Think of every client not in terms of what you make today, but rather what you might make in the future as a result of that client’s testimonial and referrals.
Clients are the bridge between your present and your future.
You want to [...]

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