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KEITH SONES INSPIRED
Life Lessons and Ideas Picked Up Along the Way
I'm much like you, if you're a regular human being. As life has passed, I've learned many things from hard work, failure, good luck, taking risks and just showing up, These are some of those stories. I hope they are useful to you.
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Falling Up
Most of the articles I’ve written have been based on personal experiences, many of them occurring decades ago, which eventually translate...
Keith Sones
Oct 22, 20247 min read
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I Made Him Angry. And Years Later, It Made Me Feel Better
“I really don’t want to do this.” “You have to Keith. You have no choice. You can’t leave him hanging” replied my wife. I stared at...
Keith Sones
Oct 21, 20246 min read
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The Power of Saying "I Don't Know"
“I’m sorry, I don’t know the answer.” The interviewer placed his paper on the table and smiled at me. The expression on his face reminded...
Keith Sones
Oct 21, 20247 min read
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Yes, I've Been a Useful Idiot. Now I Know Why
“That's a great idea!” I said enthusiastically. My boss had just given me my first commission as a new safety and health professional,...
Keith Sones
Oct 21, 20247 min read
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A Letter to My 18 Year Old Self
Dear Keith, Ordinarily when writing a letter like this, I’d start out by saying something like ‘I hope this finds you healthy and happy’...
Keith Sones
Dec 21, 20237 min read
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To Err is Human, But Please Be Honest About It
When you break a dump truck, it’s a pretty traumatic experience. You definitely don’t advertise it and you might even be tempted to lie...
Keith Sones
Dec 21, 20237 min read
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I Have Two Questions For You
I have two questions for you. First, how many people do you think you’ll meet in your life? It’s not that hard to determine, quite...
Keith Sones
Dec 10, 20237 min read
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My Descent Into and Rise From Team Hell
Education is often messy, sometimes confrontational and frequently frustrating. But if sincere learning is the goal, then it's worth it.
Keith Sones
Dec 7, 202110 min read
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Escaping My Kidnapper
I have been terrible at planning my life. Or perhaps I was brilliant, demonstrating a stroke of genius that others will emulate in the...
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20218 min read
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Finding a Way Forward
My most read article - and the most difficult to write
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20218 min read
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What Do You Mean It's Up to Her?!?
Only once in my life has time stood still. I can’t describe that brief period as bad or upsetting or even traumatic. All of those...
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20218 min read
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And I Thought the Title Made Me a Leader
For those times as a leader you're wondering what to do next, or for those just getting started,
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20218 min read
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How Will You Define Yourself?
Some lessons are short lived while others last a lifetime. This is a story about the lifelong version.
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20217 min read
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From Innocence to Insight
There’s something nostalgic about the innocence of youth that makes childhood feel, through the blurry lens of retrospect that comes with...
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20217 min read
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Don't Wait for a Prescription From Afar
With all of the big issues we are faced with today, who is best positioned to solve them? This story, and the opinion that resulted, may sur
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20218 min read
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When Facts Won’t Sway Them
We have some very big decisions to make as a society. Too often, the way we make them leads us down a dangerous path.
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20217 min read
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Outfoxed - The Dark Art of Spin
If, like me, you get frustrated by news stories that dodge the serious issues or fail to address them head on, you'll appreciate this story.
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20217 min read
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The People Rowing the Boat
A few thoughts on questions, answers, fears, revelations and why the people rowing the boat are so important
Keith Sones
Dec 1, 20218 min read
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Gaslighting 2.0
Somewhere along the way, back when people were starting to organize themselves into groups that could live and farm together, someone or...
Keith Sones
Mar 11, 20206 min read
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Learning from the Olympics
Sports have always formed a big part of my family’s daily life. Whether it was coaching a group of five year olds tearing around a soccer...
Keith Sones
Mar 11, 20206 min read
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