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		<title>older experienced people and transformational hires</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/older-experienced-people-and-transformational-hires</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boomers who can communicate and motovate all age groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[builders versus renovators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[generation gap is bigger than ever before]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[old but not old]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older experienced people who know how to transform. experienced but flexible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one foot in history one foot in future]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3500</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. In the past months I received two things that didn’t seem related but in my warped mind they did: 1.    Ralph Cutcher (a nice really smart guy) talked in his newsletter about helping companies hire more transformational people. Here is what he said: -          Transformational Players –During the last year, most of our assignments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>separate but one</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[alignment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balancing dependence and independence]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[conflict hand organization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decentralization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[face conflict with chemistry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[integration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[separate but as one]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staying on strategy with lots of tactics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thread of autonomy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to be one but remain two]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vectoring for success]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3494</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“&#8230; be as separate as the fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress.” Booker Washington Ok. I am going to take this awesome quote and talk about two things: business and personal. Business. Whenever anyone asks me about “integration” this is the quote I use. We talk so often [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the song: Compliments from Band of Horses</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/the-song-compliments-from-band-of-horses</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/the-song-compliments-from-band-of-horses#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:36:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addictive songs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[band of horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bearded song theme]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ben bridwell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feel good nonsense song]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good listening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no is gonna love you better song]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the song compliments]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3474</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay. So this will complete my “bearded songs I suggest you listen to” week. Compliments from Band of Horses from their new cd Infinite Arms. While I have always liked their sound I also have thought their music has been a little uneven in listenability. But they have such a distinct sound if you like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>national program to support Childhood Curiosity</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/national-program-to-support-childhood-curiosity</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/national-program-to-support-childhood-curiosity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[curiosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[curiosity fulfillment teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educate to innovate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[educating to feed curiosity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kids curiosity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[national program for curiosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no child left behind]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=2082</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So I saw a TV commercial encouraging maintaining arts/music in schools curriculum the other day. I didn&#8217;t pay much attention to the details and I am not really a government program gwonk (whatever that is) but I assume someone in their infinite wisdom is cutting money supporting these things in schools. Well, in general, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>addictive song: beg steal or borrow by ray lamontagne</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/addictive-song-beg-steal-or-borrow-by-ray-m</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/addictive-song-beg-steal-or-borrow-by-ray-m#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:02:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addictive songs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beg steal or borrow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great highway listening music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[introspective and stark music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pure praire league type sound]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ray lamontagne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recommendation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3421</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ray Lamontagne is an acquired taste. He has a new cd coming out in mid august (that is not it to the left .. . that is an old good cd example).  I think this song, Beg Steal or Borrow,  is the pre-release for the cd. A lot of his other stuff gets a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>shakespeare and self esteem</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/shakespeare-and-self-esteem</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/shakespeare-and-self-esteem#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Favorite Quotes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[be true to thineself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[not everyone will be your friend]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self esteem and thineself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shakespeare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thineself in brand is often overlooked]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thineself in branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth is difficult]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[words]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3454</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Be true to thineself.” Shakespeare I used this quote  in maybe one of my first 5 posts but since my friend Jen referenced it with regard to self esteem I thought I would bring it back and refresh it slightly with the whole self esteem discussion in mind (as well as my recent rant on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>new song: Light Outside by WAKEY!WAKEY!</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/new-song-light-outside-by-wakeywakey</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/new-song-light-outside-by-wakeywakey#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[addictive songs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frenetic writing style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great piano player]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lesser known musicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[one tree hill music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recommendation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wakeywakey]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. About the only thing I am a sucker for in songwriting, beyond a bass player who writes songs, is a keyboard singer/songwriter. This guy is a dynamic personality at the piano and isn’t afraid to wrap different instruments (violins and strings) to fill out a pretty frenetic writing style. Also has a wonderful habit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a rant on ad agencies differentiation: part 1 the missed opportunities</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/a-rant-on-ad-agencies-differentiation-part-1-the-missed-opportunities</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/a-rant-on-ad-agencies-differentiation-part-1-the-missed-opportunities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rants and Observations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ad agencies produce tangible work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[differntiation through charismatic personality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it is all about the work. ad agencies are what they produce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organizations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[our advertising sells shit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the zany angles businesses take to differntiate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ways ad agencies differentiate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3326</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. I have managed advertising agencies, I have been business development director at agencies and I have talked with so many business owners about advertising agencies as well as search consultants (kind of like executive search people for businesses looking for agencies) that I think I have seen pretty much every angle any agency has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a rant on ad agencies differentiation: part 2 the so-called proprietary process</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/a-rant-on-ad-agencies-differentiation-part-2-the-so-called-proprietary-process</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/a-rant-on-ad-agencies-differentiation-part-2-the-so-called-proprietary-process#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Thoughts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[branding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[differentiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discipline but freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disciplined chaos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discovery is messy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discovery is ofetn about the unintended result]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[it isn't process it is the work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[messaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no one wants to trust chaos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[organized chaos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[people confuse process and disciplined thinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[process is a means to an end]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simplicity seems too chaotic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the depths of zaniness agencies go to]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the myth of the proprietary process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the whizbang creative process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3328</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A noted in part 1 I believe the core of any advertising agency differentiation is “it&#8217;s about the work.” But. Often the agency that is not instantly ‘knowable’ by its work immediately drops down into “our proprietary process” mode (which suggests .. “We can do as good a shit as those Crispin/JWT/GSDM/whomever folk because we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>public radio music surprise</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/public-radio-music-surprise</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/public-radio-music-surprise#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal & Nonsensical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stuff I Like]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beautiful harmonies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beautifully crafted songs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bruce cockburn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cold roses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[great three song sets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jangly guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lesser known musicians]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[night train]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public radio music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ryan adams]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3399</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s an 11 hour drive from San Francisco to Portland Oregon. You can listen to a lot of music and check out a boatload of crappy music stations. So when I wandered into the bottom end of the dial and the public radio station was ending a talk segment and moving into music I almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big fred</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/big-fred</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/big-fred#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:15:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal & Nonsensical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[avoiding being star struck]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[balancing personal requests and being in control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decisions have to be made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning how to delegate and empower]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning to say no]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[massive benefits means massive stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stature does not dictate decision]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok. Back to the security company job I had in college. This one is about Big Fred. That is what everyone called him (I wonder if his last name was really Fred. hmmmmmmmmmmmm). Big Fred was a mountain of a man. I am sure there was a lot of muscle hidden in there somewhere but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>purging sucks: Purged Living Part 1</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/purging-sucks-purged-living-part-1</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/purging-sucks-purged-living-part-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal & Nonsensical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[downsizing preparation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional angst of purging things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial pain of purging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purging moments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purging stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purging sucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purging things is difficult]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[truth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[you take a hit in net worth during a purge]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes you move for a job and sometimes personal. Most of the time you purge some stuff (and its ok) but sometimes you have to take the big step and do &#8220;the massive purge&#8221;. My mother and I just went thru it at the same time. Here is the thought. Purging sucks. Financially and mentally. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the riches of Purging: Purged Living Part 2</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/the-riches-of-purging-purged-living-part-2</link>
		<comments>http://brucemctague.com/the-riches-of-purging-purged-living-part-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal & Nonsensical]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[character]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision making]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dollars invested well in material things around you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[life lessons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[massive purging is an opportunity for a fresh start]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purged living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purging allows you to come out wth the best of the best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purging makes things simpler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purging means there is less wasted investment around you]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small space living ain't bad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you now have purged and are living “small space living.” The functional benefits are really obvious &#8211; financial savings, less upkeep, etc. and they become obvious very quickly (which helps overcome some of the emotional shock of turning around and seeing your entire living space). A good friend of mine suggested simplifying is all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the origins of the personal  ‘purge’</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/the-origins-of-the-personal-%e2%80%98purge%e2%80%99</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal & Nonsensical]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[amusing purging moments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[moving often means starting over often]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[purging sucks. purging makes life simpler]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. I have had a couple of requests on the topic of purging things in order to make a radical living space change. Oh. I also have had requests on how my sister and I weaved our way through the discussion and transition with our mother (that post will come later).  This post precedes two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>stay thirsty my friends</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/stay-thirsty-my-friends</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dos equis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=2509</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis. Dos Equis. What an awesome campaign. What an awesome idea. What an awesome way of elevating a relatively unknown product to a place where people are wondering, if not just thinking about the product, of not actually buying to maybe to try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>simple complicated. complicated simple.</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/simple-complicated-complicated-simple</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Thoughts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[it has become uncool to do simple things in business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[making the simple complicated]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rare to make complicated simple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[simplicity has gone the way of the dodo]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3318</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Making the simple complicated is commonplace. But. Making the complicated simple is not commonplace. That. Is. For. Frickin’. Sure. In fact. I have almost started believing that they are teaching “how to complicate things” in schools these days. And even worse? (and this is really nutty) Say for example you really have been able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>difficult gets done immediately</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/difficult-gets-done-immediately</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dregrees of possible in impossible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kind of fun to do the impossible]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rarely is impossible absolute]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the impossible takes a little longer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[treat everything like it is possible]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[you are able because you think you are able]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3305</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“The difficult we do immediately. The impossible take a little longer.” US Army While this quote is attributable to the Army my sense is this is the attitude of all of the services. Walt Disney said &#8220;it&#8217;s kind of fun to do the impossible.” I guess what I like about all of them is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>capitalism, crisis and cycles</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/capitalism-crisis-and-cycles</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[creative destruction and the financial crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crisis creates a new generation of leaders]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leave behind the big guys trying to rely solely on operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leave behind the guys who rely solely on operations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[refresh some creativity WITHIN the company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[the essence of capitalism is capitalizing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3298</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So. I rarely simply cut &#38; paste an existing article but then I came across this interview. I believe all of us think about the current economic situation and is it a recession or a depression and why it happened and what will happen. This interview with Richard Foster is probably one of the most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>reaching a legacy idea</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/reaching-a-legacy-idea</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Thoughts]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[appeal of success]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dilemma of everyday life and pursuing something bigger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[we all want to do something that matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what depth of compromise can you stand]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://brucemctague.com/?p=3261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Hey, if I am going to lose, let me lose doing something.” – sam seaborne on west wing I was typing something about my global generation education initiative and I had West Wing on in the background and I heard the Rob Lowe character say this line. It made me pause. The dilemma with pursuing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>burger mcsausage unoriginal smarts</title>
		<link>http://brucemctague.com/burger-mcsausage-unoriginal-smarts</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[making people aware you sell the same thing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[no superiority increases sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[so. This television advertisement introducing the Burger King breakfast sausage biscuit (the one where the creepy king breaks into McDonald’s headquarters to steal the mcmuffin recipe): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF86Rb-uFNE The execution doesn’t confuse me but the effort makes me pause and scratch my head a little. But I guess if you have more money then you know [...]]]></description>
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