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		<title>case study: the @zoowithroy brand</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/09/07/case-study-the-zoowithroy-brand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i have really been enamored with a certain blog — pardon me — bolg this summer for many reasons, namely the brand its creator has been able to forge using microsoft paint and 140 characters.  it really hit me a few weeks ago when fox saturday baseball did a mid-inning exposé on a shirt that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>predictably irrational: are we in control of our decisions?</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/30/predictably-irrational-are-we-in-control-of-our-decisions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[if you have 17 minutes to spare, check out this TED talk by dan ariely about the irrational behavior that we all exhibit when making decisions.  this kind of behavioral analysis can be vitally important to business. we make decisions every day from something as seemingly simple as what tasks to prioritize first, or as complex and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;crazy handful of nothing&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/23/crazy-handful-of-nothing/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/23/crazy-handful-of-nothing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:16:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[when i really think about it, it&#8217;s difficult for me to believe that i&#8217;m only 25 (coming up on 26). i&#8217;m a real hard-charger; always have been. that makes putting my career into perspective all the more difficult.  in the grand scheme of everything, i&#8217;m only just starting out.  i&#8217;ve got miles of road ahead of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>what would you do with 8 hours a week?</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/19/what-would-you-do-with-8-hours-a-week/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/19/what-would-you-do-with-8-hours-a-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[you work for 32 hours from monday through thursday.  you wake up on friday morning with an extra spring in your step, looking forward to the upcoming weekend.  but today isn&#8217;t your &#8216;normal&#8217; friday; today is different. instead of working on client deliverables, or manning the grill at a local restaurant, or waiting tables down at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>avon walk for breast cancer</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/18/avon-walk-for-breast-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/18/avon-walk-for-breast-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[salutations. i&#8217;m posting this across multiple channels, so pardon the interruption.  my good friend (and most favoritest person in the world) shivani is participating in the avon walk for breast cancer.  i wanted to share her latest update with you all: Hello again, Friends and Family! Wow!  I am truly touched by your generosity.  To those of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>solution-based approach vs. problem-based approach</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/16/solution-based-approach-vs-problem-based-approach/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:46:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[there&#8217;s a distinct difference between a solution-based approach and a problem-based approach.  let me give you an example of what i mean. i was watching a show on pbs that was talking about battleground mobility — from the time of egyptian chariots through to today&#8217;s modern, technologically advanced tanks.  i found the bit about the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>consultants consulting consultants</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/02/consultants-consulting-consultants/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/08/02/consultants-consulting-consultants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[change management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s pretty easy when you&#8217;re working hard on a project to become engrossed in it.  all your energy becomes focused on one thing, and one thing only: delivering results. be careful, though, because you might be delivering the wrong results. when we get that kind of laser focus sometimes it&#8217;s hard to break free from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the crystal merchant</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/07/26/the-crystal-merchant/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/07/26/the-crystal-merchant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://john.scardino.us/blog/?p=489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[two years ago when i was laid off, a good friend of mine visited and gave me a book to read.  that book was paulo coelho&#8217;s the alchemist.  it&#8217;s a great tale about a shepherd who gives up the life he knows in search of a lost treasure. at that time in my life, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>competition vs. collaboration — how far can you jump?</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/07/19/competition-vs-collaboration-%e2%80%94-how-far-can-you-jump/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/07/19/competition-vs-collaboration-%e2%80%94-how-far-can-you-jump/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[i recently came across a post on wired.com&#8217;s science section about american bullfrogs and their leaping ability.   in short: when in the wild, bullfrogs have a certain expectation of maximum leaping distance which scientists have previously measured at 4.3 meters. however, at a county fair in california’s calaveras county their bullfrogs have been known to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>on work-life balance: the college football paradigm</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/07/14/on-work-life-balance-the-college-football-paradigm/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/07/14/on-work-life-balance-the-college-football-paradigm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[recently, i had a conversation with my career manager at work (that&#8217;s kind of like a mentor to non-booz allen people).  we talked about a few different topics, one of them was &#8220;work-life balance.&#8221; the question of &#8220;how&#8217;s your work-life balance?&#8221; is always met by me with the same answer: &#8220;i don&#8217;t really have one.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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