Tag: achievement
Sunday Snippet: Steve Prefontaine (1951-1975)
Don’t be afraid to give up the good and go for the great. As we get older, as we get more...
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Scrutinizing the Zen of the Hustle
Everyone has an opinion and everyone is quick to offer advice. I’m as guilty of this as...
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Sunday Snippet: Alan Turing (1912-1954)
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can...
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Sunday Snippet: Seneca the Younger
“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Life is long...
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The Risk of Always Putting Your Best Self Forward
You’re about to go on an important job interview. Or maybe you’re about to go on a...
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My Reverse Bucket List
Last month, Meg Fowler wrote a post that listed her reverse bucket list. Whereas a regular bucket...
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Sunday Snippet: Forrest Gump
“My momma always said you’ve got to put the past behind you before you can move...
Read MoreLooking Ahead So You Can Look Back
As crushing a fact as it may be, we all have to realize our own mortalities at some point in our lives. We have to accept that we each can only have a very short period on this Earth, so it is important that we make the most of...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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