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  Tear-It-Up Thursday

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  What is Tear-It-Up Thursday? TIU Thursday is my reminder to show up 100% in whatever I’m working on. This may seem like a no brainer, but in reality there are a magnitude of outside factors that keep me from ripping with gusto into the tasks that are in front of me that may sometimes appear…

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  Hit it and quit it? Nah

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  Juicy J is not alone- there are times when we all would like to hit it and quit it. Obviously, who wouldn’t? Life has shown me that I’m not the only one who would like to do what I want to do when I want to do it, get the results I desire with whatever…

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  A short stint at Starbucks

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  According to recently appointed Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson in this interview  with Fast Company editor Bob Safian, Starbucks is “a consumer brand that is anchored on human connection.” As a former employee partner (yep, that’s what employees are called) at Starbucks, I believe this connection is unwittingly being phased out. Though Mr. Johnson, with his impassioned…