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29 Sep 2009Know of anyone who is “ignorant of the facts”?
British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli once said "To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge." What a great quote related to information security...in the context of both users and management. There are people out there who understand the basics of information security risks. It's all the other people you need to focus on. Here's how you can build credibility and get others ...
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28 Aug 2009
Something to think about today and over the weekend
I just came across a quote from Mike Murdock who said "Money is merely a reward for solving problems." How many problems are you going to help solve today?Just as important, how are you going to use that money once you get it? Will you use it to buy "stuff" (liabilities) or will you invest it in other things that will serve to make you more money (assets)?This is the ...
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17 Aug 2009
Life planning – are you a passenger or driver?
There's a great quote that really motivates me to do my own thing and ensure I'm the person dictating how things come about in my life: "If you don't have goals for yourself then you're doomed forever to achieve the goals of someone else." Here's a great quote from Jim Rohn that reiterates this point:"If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's. And ...
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23 Jul 2009
What life are you choosing?
Here's a great quote from Peter Williams that'll make you think about your career and your life:"We are all, right now, living the life we choose."Remember, you can set goals for yourself or be doomed forever to achieve the goals of someone else. As Og Mandino said: Use wisely your power of choice....
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21 Jul 2009
Are you idling or powering ahead?
In a previous post I wrote about how so many people waste so much time at work....the worst possible time in anyone's career to not be working all out.Well, here's a great quote by Thomas Jefferson that'll help motivate you to stay busy and resolve to get things done:"Determine never to be idle. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing."Don't let Facebook, eBay, ESPN, ...
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17 Jul 2009
Are you a doer?
Here's a great quote from Wayne Dyer that helps explain successful people along with why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer:"A non-doer is very often a critic - that is, someone who sits back and watches doers, and then waxes philosophically about how the doers are doing. It's easy to be a critic, but being a doer requires effort, risk, and change."Which side are you on?...
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01 Jul 2009
The definitive secret to success in your job and career
It all comes down to this. I couldn't agree more."Eighty-five percent of the reason you get a job, keep that job, and move ahead in that job has to do with your people skills and people knowledge." - Cavett Robert...
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11 Jun 2009
Do you hate to lose or love to win?
Things have been crazy busy for me recently but I wanted to post a quickie one something I remember hearing from Don Yeager's recent speech about successful athletes and coaches. He said "they hate to lose more than they love to win and as soon as you accept being second you lose that edge that makes you a winner."Deep....
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02 Jun 2009
Great quote on how our minds work
Here's a great quote from Bill Meyer that helps reiterate just how powerful our minds really are:"Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don't count on harvesting golden delicious."It's critical to never lose sight of the fact that we become what we think about the most....
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25 Mar 2009
Great quote for these times…
Here's something for you to ponder when it comes to thinking about the world economy, your career, your job:"When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters - one represents danger and the other represents opportunity." - John F. Kennedy...
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His final report was very thorough and included security recommendations for our network environment. The executive leadership was so impressed with Kevin’s security expertise, they have extended their agreement to continue to perform periodic testing. We highly recommend Kevin Beaver and Principle Logic as a resource for network security testing.”
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Kevin has written/co-written 12 books on information security including one of the best-sellers of all time:
