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Remember when you used to have a period at the beginning of every day to think about your schedule, catch up with friends, maybe knock out a few tasks? It was called home room, and it went away after high school. But many successful people schedule themselves a kind of grown-up home room every day. http://www.fastcompany.com/3000619/what-successful-people-do-first-hour-their-work-day

What Successful People Do With The First Hour Of Their Work Day

http://www.liveintentionally.org/2012/08/11/30-memorable-quotes-from-the-2012-global-leadership-summit-wcagls/

30 Memorable Quotes from the 2012 Global Leadership Summit #wcagls

Another Global Leadership Summit has come and gone.
http://mashable.com/2012/01/26/digital-assets-after-death/

Facebook After Death: What Should the Law Say?

When you die, your social media presence lives on.
How do we know? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/opinion/sunday/friedman-how-about-better-parents.html?_r=3

How About Better Parents?

Combatting Teacher Burnout

Expert Perspective http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/11/03/teacher-burnout.aspx
http://mashable.com/2011/11/28/thriller-social-media-protest-ows/

This Is Thriller: What Chilean Students Can Teach the Occupy Movement

Here's a new tactic for Occupy Wall Street protesters to consider: dressing up as zombies for a mass performance of "Thriller".

How Do We Prepare Students For Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet?

Education has truly come a long way. However, it still has a very long way to go. http://edudemic.com/2011/10/students-of-the-future/

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