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Interview with a Friend: Brant Bukowsky

By Nathaniel :: November 1st, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (0)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com
This week we feature one Brant Bukowsky, a man who has already lived a great life at the ripe young age of 31. I probably should call this ‘Interview with a Mentor’ or something . . . but I’ve never been one to avoid mixing […]


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Don’t Hate the Season, Hate the Timekeeper

By Nathaniel :: October 26th, 2007 :: State of Mind :: Comments (0)

The leaves are changing, there’s a nip in the air, and the Blues are getting almost 20% of the sports coverage in town. That’s when you know winter is coming my friend. But it’s not winter that we should all be dreading. One of the absolute worst days of the year is […]


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Hindu is Definitely the “In” Religion This Fall

By Nathaniel :: October 18th, 2007 :: Living Exceptionally :: Comments (0)

Compliments of a feature on Swami Parthasarathy in the New Yorker, here’s some good fodder for the soul:
Stress is entirely an internal phenomenon.
Stress derives from unreasonable expectations, and attachment to what one has.
Once you make the right assessment, then you have the right expectations and you have no disappointments.
You are the architect of your fortune, […]


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Interview with a Friend: Mike Pupillo

By Nathaniel :: October 12th, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (1)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com.
This week, dear readers, we spotlight my friend Mike.  He’s approaching birthday number 25 this week and he’s having a big bash at his parents house this weekend to celebrate.  Constant jokes about the year 2000 snacks will be flying.  Here we go . . .
TGS: […]


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Interview with a Friend: Tom Nolte

By Nathaniel :: October 4th, 2007 :: Interview with a Friend :: Comments (3)

Interview with a Friend is an ongoing feature on TheGreatSuccess.com.
Welcome all to the first installment of “Interview with a Friend”. Most bloggers say that a great way to gain attention and traction for a new blog is to interview respected voices within your industry. Since my industry is people, and my readers are […]


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Quit Worshipping Rule Breakers, Start Breaking Some Rules

By Nathaniel :: September 26th, 2007 :: Living Exceptionally :: Comments (0)

There was a great post over at Copyblogger last week about fighting through obstacles to creative thinking, and the quote that really stuck in my head was “Quit worshipping rule breakers start breaking some rules.” Pretty sexy huh? I identified with it immediately because I feel like people that are ‘rule breakers’ are […]


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Carpe Moderation!

By Nathaniel :: September 19th, 2007 :: Living Exceptionally :: Comments (1)

Chances are you’ve been introduced to the Dutch phrase “Carpe Diem” in one of 3 ways:
1. A borderline gay movie featuring Robin Williams and some schoolboys, held up in a Northeastern prep school in the 1950’s.
2. A coffee mug on someone’s desk in your office.
3. An interview published featuring a resume-building high school kid, destined […]


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13 Reasons Why I Love Tailgating

By Nathaniel :: September 12th, 2007 :: Play :: Comments (2)

Here in the land of Missouri we are currently about 3 days away from being in the midst of one of the most exciting times of the year - tailgate season. As much as I’d like to make a valiant effort at writing a blog about inspirational living or making one of them internet […]


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Got Me a Jiz-zob, Got Me No Liz-zife

By Nathaniel :: August 30th, 2007 :: Living Exceptionally :: Comments (2)

I’m sure many a person my age looks around one day and asks, “Where did everybody go?” Friday night rolls around and I’ve got 4 or 5 people I can call, hopefully snagging 2 of them for a night out on the town. A few years ago it seemed like I couldn’t keep […]


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Quotes are Best When Shared with a Friend

By Nathaniel :: August 24th, 2007 :: Quote Friday :: Comments (3)

There’s no doubt that the 20-something American male communicates better amongst his peers using movie quotes than actual, original statements. They make us laugh, they allow us to identify with one another, they let us express things emotionally that we have no idea how to get across otherwise. Every circle of friends has […]


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