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		<title>A new catchphrase</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/a-new-catchphrase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new “Catch” was a moment that brought San Francisco 49er tight end Vernon Davis to celebratory tears. With the New Orleans Saints up 32-29 and time running out, Davis cut across the middle of the field, caught the laser pass from Alex Smith and fell into the end zone to give the 49ers a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3399&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What goes around</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/what-goes-around/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey fans, it’s that time of year when we talk about a nation-wide sport that favors the strong and strikes fear into the hearts of the weak.  No, not the NFL playoffs… I’m talking about tetherball, the classic contest of physical agility and hand-eye coordination.  I just watched the scene at the end of Napoleon [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3387&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Make your impression</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/make-your-impression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3374</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here I am in the so-called Act II of my life, waking up after intermission to an important realization: I am losing my fear of failing. I still fail a lot, but I’m somehow not letting it stop me from taking on more new things. It’s like I’m intentionally raising the risk that others may [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3374&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to my future self</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/letter-to-my-future-self/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s New Year’s Eve, 2012. That’s right, not a typo. You, Mr. Goad, are reading the words you wrote one year ago today. Remember how you sat down by the dried out Christmas tree on a cool, cloudy morning with your Captain America coffee cup? Remember how you only wrote down goals that you could [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3367&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why bother?</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/why-bother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three years ago I decided to start each new year with goals that challenged me in my career, fitness and spiritual growth.  While I’ve been proud to share the successes, I have NOT reached every goal.  I have fallen short, taken long detours and even reversed direction.  So why continue to write down goals if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3348&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A new low</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/a-new-low/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3342</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“A new low” is a negative term for describing behavior, but in golf it is the ultimate goal. Theoretically, the perfect score is 18 (which has certainly only been achieved in miniature golf.) Somewhere along the way the concept of “par” was invented to give average golfers something to feel good about, and terrible golfers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3342&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let’s see what sticks</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/lets-see-what-sticks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When my mom taught me how to cook spaghetti, she showed me one sure way to know when it was done.  You throw a noodle against the wall.  If it sticks, it’s ready. If it falls off, the pot needs to boil more.  This metaphor has worked its way into business brainstorm meetings for good [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3333&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to say no to overeating</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/how-to-say-no-to-overeating/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/how-to-say-no-to-overeating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:41:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3314</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks, and for some it is a culinary competition.  Your loving relatives serve up heaping helpings of great food… and guilt if you don’t at least try it.  So if you’re trying to watch your weight and NOT overeat this holiday, try these creative ways to say no when it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3314&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The source of inspiration</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/the-source-of-inspiration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Where do you find inspiration? Do you search for it in books, speeches or feel-good movies? I do. I am also sometimes surprised by inspirational people who pop up in my life, seemingly by accident. Now I’m defining “inspirational” as someone who restores your faith in humankind and makes you want to take action of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3290&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bounce, rock, skate, roll</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/bounce-rock-skate-roll/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3271</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Click to hear a soundtrack for this post. Flashback… The rink goes dark.  You hear the intro to Red Ryder’s Lunatic Fringe blend into Earth Wind and Fire on the massive subwoofers.  The multi-colored lights reflect across the polished skate floor.  Homemade flash pots with a little too much gunpowder shoot a mini-mushroom cloud of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3271&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fight your way back</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/fight-your-way-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine recently shared how tough the past few years have been for him.  He was underemployed for a long time and had to regress from owning to renting a home for his family. He eventually got back into a higher paying job and is slowly recovering from the years of hardship. And [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3261&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Something to add</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/something-to-add/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My comments on previous post “Jeff’s marathon” I am not the only person who has a loved one fighting for his life right now.  As I have shared Jeff’s story I have been touched by so many of you sharing similar stories… of those who still fight and of those we have lost. It is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3237&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff’s marathon</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/jeff%e2%80%99s-marathon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3225</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Guest blogpost:  Jeff Goad’s thank you letter after finishing the Chicago Marathon. What an experience! My wonderful brother Brad and I crossed the finish line in 5:55:18, but more importantly, thanks to all of you we raised nearly $3,700 for MMRF! This was the 10th time that I have crossed the finish line for a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3225&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Wow, I&#8217;m really stupid</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/wow-im-really-stupid/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/wow-im-really-stupid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3205</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The good news: I set a personal record in the 5K (24 minutes) and the 10K (49 minutes) this morning.  The bad news: those are not the races I was running today.  All I had to do was run a 9-minute pace for 13.1 miles and I would reach my goal of beating 2 hours [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3205&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What a difference</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/what-a-difference/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/24/what-a-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What a difference a year makes. What a difference courage makes. It was June of 2010 when my brother Jeff first used the word cancer in a phone call.  “I’ve got multiple myeloma and I have to start treatment immediately.” I responded with optimistic strength in my voice, encouraging him to beat it.  After we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3168&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>E-ticket to ride</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/e-ticket-to-ride/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/e-ticket-to-ride/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3152</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gather round young whippersnappers. In the old days, Disney theme parks used to sell paper tickets for rides throughout the Magic Kingdom.  When I was eleven years old, I remember my parents buying a pack for each of us, with tickets marked A through E. The E-tickets were for something really awesome like Space Mountain. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3152&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Salute to those who serve</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/salute-to-those-who-serve/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/salute-to-those-who-serve/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3136</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I just love Scottish festivals &#8211; the wail of the bagpipes, the highland dancing, the heavy games, the sheep herding dogs and cold beer on a hot Labor Day weekend.  This year, there was one moment that stuck with me more than the rest, and it happened during the grandstand ceremony. For the first time, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3136&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FIght, FLight or FRight</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/fight-flight-or-fright/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/03/fight-flight-or-fright/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3120</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I learned this in 6th grade science class. When an animal in the wild is face to face with a predator about to eat him, one of two instincts will take over – fight or flight.  The animal will stand and fight, or take flight and escape (by running, flying, swimming, whatever.) Even curling up into [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3120&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chase or be chased</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/chase-or-be-chased/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/09/01/chase-or-be-chased/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 23:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3050</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I play mind games to motivate myself on long runs.  Coach Jeff Galloway encourages this practice to keep your right brain engaged and your left brain from talking you out of reaching your goal. When you hit mile 18 in a marathon, it can become all out war between the hemispheres. One of my favorite [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3050&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Who do you think you are?</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/who-do-you-think-you-are/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/who-do-you-think-you-are/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just who do you think you are?!  This phrase was a playground taunt when I was a kid.  Alpha male gets challenged for supremacy in the pack.  Alpha male backs down challenger by tapping into the doubt and uncertainty swimming in the challenger’s head.  What this phrase really translates to is “Apparently you don’t know who I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3027&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>16 steps</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/16-steps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3020</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are 16 steps on the staircase to the second floor of our house. I was just walking up to my home office when I stopped. The concept of turning 50 suddenly hit me and I was glad I was holding the handrail. I looked down at my feet and the steps leading back to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3020&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Interview story time</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/interview-story-time/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/interview-story-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=3001</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve interviewed hundreds of job candidates over the course of my career.  I don’t claim to be an interviewing expert, but I do have an educated opinion on what makes the difference between first and second place for candidates. To all my friends who are job hunting right now… please consider my unsolicited advice. When you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=3001&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Missed your calling?</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/missed-your-calling/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/08/15/missed-your-calling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 04:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you heard “You missed your calling!” from a friend or co-worker?  It usually comes right after they see you do something extraordinary that has nothing to do with your day job… like when you exhibit some long dormant talent that rarely gets dusted off and used in public.  I think it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2991&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When you are laid off</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/when-you-are-laid-off/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/when-you-are-laid-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2964</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been laid off twice in my life. Both times were painful, yet both led to major leaps forward in my career.  I got some great advice during those troubling times, and I want to pass it forward to anyone who is in the same boat right now. Feel free to add more advice [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2964&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>All together now</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/all-together-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So now I’ve run two marathons and I’m a proud two-timer. I ran the relatively mild Sacramento CIM in December and the not-so-mild hill-climbing adventure in San Francisco today.  While it’s fresh in my mind, I’d like to share the top 10 highlights of the race for me: I met Marshall Ulrich at the runners’ [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2951&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What connects us all</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/what-connects-us-all/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/what-connects-us-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2932</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent post I wrote: “Your best friends will find you accidentally, and stay with you intentionally.”  Let’s explore that a little more.  The definition of the word “friend” has been stretched by social media, to the point that it even functions as a verb.  The term “best friend” sounds more personal and implies [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2932&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When the rock won’t move</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/when-the-rock-won%e2%80%99t-move/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/when-the-rock-won%e2%80%99t-move/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 04:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2919</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Self-doubt is a powerful force. I’m staring up at a 15-foot sandstone rock wall, assessing how I’m going to climb it.  My son had already scrambled to the top like Spiderman, not intimidated by the small footholds or the hard surface he could have fallen down on below.  We had been climbing for 3 hours [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2919&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Hearing the &#8220;R&#8221; word</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/hearing-the-r-word/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/07/07/hearing-the-r-word/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After investing so much emotion to support my brother Jeff in his cancer battle, I’m having trouble forming the words to express my joy over this.  Since so many of you followed the story, prayed for his health and gave money to my marathon fundraiser last year, I’d like you to hear the latest update [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2900&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Got, got, got, got no time</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/got-got-got-got-no-time/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/got-got-got-got-no-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2889</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you say “I don’t have time for that,” what are you really saying? I suppose it could literally be true. You can’t stop for coffee because you’re racing to catch a train. You have to skip your workout because you’re working late on a project due tomorrow. You don’t have time to write your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2889&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Running on empty</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/running-on-empty/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/running-on-empty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 16:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[16 miles into a 19-mile run and I’m starting to bonk. I’m training for a marathon and I’ve been faithfully putting in the miles. I just did 17 miles 2 weeks ago with no problem at all.  Why is today different?  Maybe it’s the heat.  Maybe I didn’t drink enough water.  Maybe I didn’t get [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2880&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Wait, what?</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/wait-what/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/wait-what/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2865</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever smiled and nodded after not hearing a word someone just said… and you didn’t want to ask for a replay because you’re embarrassed that you weren’t paying attention?  We’ve heard about the dangers of “distracted driving” and the damage it can do.  What about “distracted talking,” which can damage communication and relationships? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2865&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>Father time</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/father-time/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/father-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2849</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The births of my two children were unforgettable peak experiences in my life. I knew at the moment they entered the world that they would BE my world.  If you are a father, you know that it is one of the hardest and most rewarding things you will ever do.  I worked hard to be a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2849&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>How you play the game</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/how-you-play-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/how-you-play-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2843</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hang on to your hater hat, I’m about to defend LeBron James.  There is nothing wrong with wanting to make more money or win a championship in your chosen sport.  Professional athletes change teams all the time to achieve these goals. You’ve switched jobs to make more money once or twice in your life, haven’t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2843&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>If only I knew</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/if-only-i-knew/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/07/if-only-i-knew/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:32:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2831</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an unsolicited letter written by my current self to my self at age eighteen. Feel free to share with young adults in your life if you dare. Dear Younger David: This is your future self coming back to give you some advice.  Yes, those science fiction movies are true and time travel is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2831&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>20</slash:comments>
	
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		<title>The gold-plated rule</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/the-gold-plated-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/06/the-gold-plated-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2803</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of your religion, you’ve surely heard a version of this Golden Rule: &#8220;Treat others the way you want to be treated.&#8221;  I bet  you agree that this “gold standard” of behavior is a good idea.  A society is more civilized if most people follow it.  But dang… it sure is hard to live up to! [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2803&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>High anxiety</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/high-anxiety/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/high-anxiety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 20:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Clouds appear to be solid from a distance, especially dark, menacing cumulo-nimbus clouds rolling in over the foothills.  I was just out walking after lunch and I watched a plane flying through those dark clouds… shooting straight through that mass of water vapor without hesitation.  Imagine how terrifying it must have been for early aviators [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2788&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What do you know?</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/what-do-you-know/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/05/26/what-do-you-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 04:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We’re surrounded by uncertainty.  It’s a destabilizing force that keeps us on alert, keeps us focused and keeps us from becoming lazily complacent.  In a way, it’s a good thing.  The trick is to NOT let it devolve from destabilizing to debilitating…. to NOT let it paralyze us with fear.  I think I just learned [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2771&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just keep going &#8211; the video</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/just-keep-going-the-video/</link>
		<comments>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/05/22/just-keep-going-the-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 21:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/?p=2752</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I compete annually in the Toastmasters’ international speech contest. It’s a guaranteed way to raise your game if you speak in front of audiences of any size. My journey this year ended at the district level, but I took away several lessons along the way: I set out to do an &#8220;important&#8221; speech this year. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2752&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The eve of deduction</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/05/21/the-eve-of-deduction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 15:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well it’s Saturday, May 21 and I’m still here. Therefore A) I do not qualify for heaven, or B) Harold Camping was a little off on his end-of-the-world prediction again. Though I must say he certainly got a lot of people talking and mocking.  I will also add that just because the end of days [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2740&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The fish of 10,000 casts</title>
		<link>http://davidgoad.wordpress.com/2011/05/11/the-fish-of-10000-casts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 05:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>davidgoad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m chasing the sunset on a 737 headed back to San Jose.  I just spent some quality time with my dad and brothers on our annual fishing trip in northern Indiana.  While I thoroughly enjoyed scooting around Lake Webster looking for muskies, I couldn’t shake the feeling of déjà vu.  It’s been exactly a year [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=davidgoad.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6597212&amp;post=2728&amp;subd=davidgoad&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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