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	<title>business as i see it &#187; motivation</title>
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		<title>what can we learn from the beautiful game?</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/06/22/what-can-we-learn-from-the-beautiful-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i like drawing parallels between sports and life.  there are so many lessons that we can learn just by taking a look at things through a different lens.  the beautiful game is no exception. it&#8217;s world cup time right now; for me this is a huge deal.  the only way i can describe it to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>i&#8217;m doing good</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/04/05/im-doing-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[with some recent events in my life, i&#8217;m reminded of the final lesson that mr. feeny taught me growing up.  he said, mr. feeny: &#8220;believe in yourselves.  dream.  try.  do good.&#8221; topanga: &#8220;don&#8217;t you mean &#8216;do well?&#8217;&#8221; mr. feeny: &#8220;no, i mean do good.&#8221; life never plays out the way you want it to — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the value of a #fistbump</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/03/15/the-value-of-a-fistbump/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i was reading my most recent copy of espn the magazine when i found a brief article about &#8216;touch&#8217; in sports called &#8220;contact high.&#8221; &#8220;berkeley social-psych researcher mike kraus, along with psych professor dacher keltner, decided to track the performance of nba teams by the amount of positive physical contact players made during the 08-09 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>showing appreciation: not just a manager&#8217;s role</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/01/10/showing-appreciation-not-just-a-managers-role/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i&#8217;m not sure exactly what my favorite part of hockey is.  as a goaltender (in my younger years), i have to admit that few things get me going more than a glove save on a 2-on-1 breakaway.  i can still appreciate a fine dangle, however. i can tell you with conviction, however, that one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>make SMART goals that work</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2010/01/04/make-smart-goals-that-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 11:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[this really is consulting 101 stuff here, but it&#8217;s also important to point out since it&#8217;s the new year and people are undoubtedly going to make resolutions that they end up giving up on in the end.  listen up, because this is important&#8230; when you set goals, you want to make them SMART: specific measurable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>do it, and let them see you do it</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/10/19/do-it-and-let-them-see-you-do-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s easy to tell people what to do or what&#8217;s expected of them, but leading by example says a lot about who you are as a person, not just as a leader. when you&#8217;re a leader, one thing you expect from your team or organization is accountability.  you expect your people to embrace their roles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>social media, &#8220;finding nemo,&#8221; and you</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/09/28/social-media-finding-nemo-and-you/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/09/28/social-media-finding-nemo-and-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[i&#8217;m a big pixar fan. i love everything about their company.  john lasseter&#8217;s drive to pursue his dream until it was fulfilled is something that we should all admire and look up to.  then, there&#8217;s the unsung heroes of pixar — the animators. every pixar movie made is 100% animation. that means there&#8217;s no help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>why &#8220;it&#8217;s dangerous&#8221; is no excuse</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/09/24/why-its-dangerous-is-no-excuse/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/09/24/why-its-dangerous-is-no-excuse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[when i was growing up in south philly, my family didn&#8217;t have much money.  but being kids, my brother and i did what kids do anyway.  we played roller hockey without helmets, gloves, shin pads&#8230; pretty much any protective equipment at all.  i tended goal with nothing but leg pads, a — what we called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>stay out of the @#$!!*</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/08/31/stay-out-of-the/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[when i was team manager and assistant coach with the penn state ice lions, we had a saying that we used often: &#8220;stay out of the @#$!!*&#8221; &#8230; i.e. — poop. it was a simpler way of saying, when the game degenerates into a bunch of people trying to hurt each other — don&#8217;t get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the worst words you can ever hear</title>
		<link>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/08/10/the-worst-words-you-can-ever-hear/</link>
		<comments>http://john.scardino.us/blog/2009/08/10/the-worst-words-you-can-ever-hear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>john</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;well, we can&#8217;t [blank]. but keep thinking about these things and bringing them up.&#8221; if you hear those words in your job — leave it. i&#8217;m not joking. those are quite possibly the worst words that you could ever hear from your manager. those words say, &#8220;we&#8217;re not committed to diverse viewpoints.&#8221; they say, &#8220;we&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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