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		<title>The greatest distraction at work…ELIMINATED in an instant.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember the story of Pavlov and his dog? His dog was conditioned to start drooling when he heard a bell because he knew food was coming.  Imagine the distraction…DING! Thoughts disrupted. Concentration lost. Eyes darting.  This describes not only Pavlov’s dog, but it describes me as well. Let me explain. No, I don’t think of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=240&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Coolest Last Minute Gifts You Can Get For Your Traveling Spouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 03:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John T. Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coolest Last Minute Gifts You Can Get For Your Traveling Spouse Are you on the road all the time? Is your spouse?  Are either of you Preferred / Platinum / Priority on one airline or more? Heaven knows I am.  I thought about all the top ten lists for gifts, but I don’t believe [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=235&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Golfers! Do you need a reminder?</title>
		<link>http://johntpeters.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/golfers-do-you-need-a-reminder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John T. Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This isn’t one of my typical posts.  It isn’t about digital strategy or corporate culture or anything to do with new media.  However, if you are a golfer, or know one, read on. When I was young, I remember my mother asking my father to remember to do something the next day.  It might have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=172&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Experiment: Bahamas Vacation…Unplugged</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:30:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John T. Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bahamas &#8217;11; Unplugged   A month or so ago, we took a vacation to the Bahamas.  It came a time when I really needed it, so I was excited.  We headed to the Cove at Atlantis; what I considered to be the perfect place for a quick family getaway. If you know me, you know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=155&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m starting a new Twitter hashtag; #companyculture</title>
		<link>http://johntpeters.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/im-starting-a-new-twitter-hashtag-companyculture-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I heard a good one last week; &#8220;Culture eats strategy for lunch every day of the week.&#8221;  I found this to be so true and it sparked memories (and nightmares) from my years as an entrepreneur and executive.  I&#8217;ve started and worked at companies and organizations big and small; one thing for sure, #companyculture can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=149&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My biggest gripe about email; sign it!</title>
		<link>http://johntpeters.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/my-biggest-gripe-about-email-sign-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John T. Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but I get about a hundred emails a day and my biggest complaint about email is that most people don’t include a signature.  When did this become socially acceptable? I’m not suggesting a glorious John Hancock should emblazon your email, but specifically, I’m looking for basic contact information.  If you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=140&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ten things your Smartphone could be doing for you and how some of my favorite apps help me.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John T. Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t care what kind of smartphone you use. This isn’t going to be yet another post on Apple vs. Droid. My point is that if you have one, you’re all set. If you don’t have one, and you work for a living, you need to get with the program.  I know, your phone works [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=133&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fail quickly, fail cheaply, fail often!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John T. Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spoke with a friend today with whom I’ve worked before at two jobs; one was my own startup and one was a large, established company.  He’s having some challenges at his current place of employment, specifically with the speed in which things get done (read “not done”).  We had some fun talking about the start-up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=122&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My View on Traveling with Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John T. Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I have a feeling I&#8217;ll catch some heat on this.  However, before you throw stones at me, read the whole post.  For years, I’ve been traveling on planes listening to screaming, misbehaving and crying kids. I must admit something very dark; I hated kids on planes. Just the sight of them made me cringe. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=94&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Future airline fee ideas &#8211; just for fun.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:55:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John T. Peters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the airlines are raking in hundreds of millions in airline fees from things like extravagant extra services (you know, like luggage and reservation fees).  I was thinking, maybe they need some help coming up with some future fee ideas.  Heck, I have dozens of them, so why not share them? The POTTY: I know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=johntpeters.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4935232&amp;post=88&amp;subd=johntpeters&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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