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The CNO regularly expresses his opinion on public radio.  You can hear him on Mondays at 7:19am and Saturdays at 8:19am on these stations:

88.9 FM WCVE, Richmond VA
89.1 FM WCNV, Heathsville VA
90.1 FM WMVE, Chase City VA


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#559
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#559: Get yourself new people

Monday, 30 January 2012
Here’s a lesson for any limping leader, one from a Mister Vladimir Lenin. That’s the one, the guy who led the Russian Revolution of 1917.

#558
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#558: Re-invent forward, not backward

Saturday, 28 January 2012
Here’s what I dislike about the movie industry. Their ability to shout ‘cut!’ to re-do the scene or the script. I’m jealous of that.

#557
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#557: On setting nonsense goals

Monday, 23 January 2012
When setting goals, be clear and specific. Obvious, isn’t it? Maybe not. Have you seen that ridiculous sticker on the back of big trucks? You know the one. "Safety is my goal."

#556
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#556: Tell yourself where to go

Saturday, 21 January 2012
Consider this truism: If you don’t know where you’re going, any path will take you there. Well, our modern reliance on GPS and other internet mapping resources have highlighted something that should be equally obvious.

#555
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#555: Weave with purpose

Monday, 16 January 2012
Have you watched a guy working a metal detector? And have you watched a drunk working a side-walk? Did you notice something interesting?

#554
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#554: Give in now or be exhausted

Saturday, 14 January 2012
We are mid-way through January and I’ve finally figured out my strategy for the year.

#553
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#553: Plan to be seduced quickly

Monday, 9 January 2012
It’s time to reflect on all the tempting deals that I managed to ignore this shopping season and to learn from those that seduced me.

#552
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#552: Hollow holidays and empty wallets

Saturday, 7 January 2012
Our neighbor disappeared over the holidays. No lights, no movement, no sign.

#551
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#551: Less dream, more resolution

Monday, 2 January 2012
Rework your intentions soberly. Put less dream into your resolutions and more resolution into your actions.

#550
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#550: Experience is hindsight with bite

Saturday, 31 December 2011
Well, well, well, that was twenty eleven. It was supposed to be so much better than twenty ten. I guess we just did not learn from twenty nine, from history.

#549
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#549: Float your boat in 2012

Monday, 26 December 2011
We still don’t know what the economic tide will do next year, but we do know that tides turn sooner or later. So let’s talk tides as we prepare for next year.

 

   




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