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Health, Nutrition and Personal Science

by Megan M. on July 31, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes is a fantastic book so far. Halfway through, I am fairly certain it could be retitled “Good Science, Bad Science” or perhaps “Good Science, Bad Science, Crappy Politics.” I’d say that you wouldn’t believe the politics that affect your food, but knowing the sort of discerning, intelligent folks [...]

Tagged as: "Good Calories Bad Calories", books, Gary Taubes, health, nutrition

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The Little Things

by Megan M. on March 4, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

Early yesterday morning Seth Godin wrote that the world is getting smaller every day. You—yes, YOU —have the ability to touch and change the lives of people you’ll never once meet in person, often from your living room. The ways in which we affect the world around us are sometimes thrilling, sometimes humbling, but all [...]

Tagged as: Acumen Fund, books, change, connection, Jacqueline Novogratz, Seth Godin

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The Anti-Value of Complaints and Criticism

by Megan M. on February 24, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

This week began the first principle in Dale Carnegie’s book for a small group of Alt MBA students who expressed interest in taking How to Win Friends and Influence People in measured steps. Until Sunday night (and hopefully much longer!), we’ve resolved not to criticize, condemn, or complain.

I have a teeny case of the high [...]

Tagged as: books, complaining, criticism, Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, negativity, positivity

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Outliers (or, My Momentary Not-Midlife Crisis)

by Megan M. on February 19, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

I started Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers recently. I read it out of the book sometimes, and listen to the audiobook sometimes, like I did with Made to Stick. It’s pretty leisurely as absorption goes, but it’s enjoyable. Plenty of spaces between lines to think a little.

So I’ve been thinking.

Since I’m still early on in the book, [...]

Tagged as: books, brain, Malcolm Gladwell, meganpreneurship, Outliers, relevance, validation

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Be a Leader (How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment)

by Megan M. on February 18, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

This is it, folks—last section in the book! I did this one on the fly late Friday night after returning from a wedding. I proved to myself exactly how quickly I could put a video together, at top speed and slightly deprived of sleep (that is, a 6.5 minute video in a little over an [...]

Tagged as: books, Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, vlog

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How to Win People to Your Way of Thinking

by Megan M. on February 17, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

Inimitable cameo by Martin Whitmore. ;}

Tagged as: books, Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, vlog

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Six Ways to Make People Like You

by Megan M. on February 16, 2009 · View Comments (Blog) |

My Toastmasters speech this morning on Fundamental Techniques in Handling People went swimmingly! In continued celebration of the awesomeness of Dale Carnegie, the following video is all about section two of How to Make Friends and Influence People: Six Ways to Make People Like You!

Enjoy. ;}

Tagged as: books, Dale Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People, vlog

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