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[“What is Your Circle of Competence?”](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/circle-of-competence) ** Mar 31, 2025 12:02:28 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/circle-of-competence#comments-listing)   [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/circle-of-competence) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/03-2025%20Kindness%20Makes%20Money.png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/kindness-makes-money) ## [Kindness Makes Money](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/kindness-makes-money) ** Mar 3, 2025 10:22:45 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/kindness-makes-money#comments-listing)   [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/kindness-makes-money) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/02-2025%20Three%20Levels%20of%20Risk.png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/three-levels-of-risk) ## [The Three Levels of Risk](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/three-levels-of-risk) ** Feb 3, 2025 10:51:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/three-levels-of-risk#comments-listing)   [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/three-levels-of-risk) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/01-2025%20Write%20or%20Speak%20Your%20History.png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/write-or-speak-your-history) ## [Write or Speak Your History](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/write-or-speak-your-history) ** Dec 30, 2024 1:26:10 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/write-or-speak-your-history#comments-listing)   [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/write-or-speak-your-history) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/12-2024%20Dont%20Get%20Mad%2c%20Get%20Busy.png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/dont-get-mad-get-busy) ## [Don't Get Mad, Get Busy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/dont-get-mad-get-busy) ** Dec 2, 2024 2:32:04 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/dont-get-mad-get-busy#comments-listing)   [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/dont-get-mad-get-busy) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/11-2024%20Golden%20Rule.png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/golden-rule) ## [Golden Rule 1.a, 1.b, and 1.c](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/golden-rule) ** Oct 31, 2024 2:02:24 PM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/golden-rule#comments-listing)   [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/golden-rule) [![](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/hubfs/10-2024%20The%20View%20from%2072%20(1).png) ](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/view-at-72) ## [The View at 72](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/view-at-72) ** Sep 30, 2024 10:17:33 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Creativity & Favorites](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/creativity-favorites) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/view-at-72#comments-listing)   This month I will celebrate 72 years on earth. Here are a few notes on the view from here. 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I have many. [more] [Read More **](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-lights-on-our-path) ## [Newsletter: T’was Ever Thus](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-twas-ever-thus) ** Jun 15, 2010 7:22:00 AM / by [Tim McCarthy](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/author/tim-mccarthy) posted in [Monthly Newsletter](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/monthly-newsletter), [Personal Well-Being](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/personal-well-being), [Social Impact & Responsibility](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/topic/social-impact-responsibility) [** 0 Comments](https://blog.thebusinessofgood.org/articles/newsletter-twas-ever-thus#comments-listing) Little good comes from panic, though through the hardest of times we are challenged to remain patient.  One way to do this is to remember that the more things change, the more they stay the same. 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