Author Archives: Justin Locke

My Latest Publishing Adventures

Well someone was telling me about Lightning Source the other day– it’s a company in Tennessee someplace that prints books, either one or a thousand, for the same price per book.  For various reasons I thought it might be a … Continue reading

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The Muffingate Myth

I was watching the Daily Show last night with Bill O'Reilly as guest . . . amazing how the desire to hawk a book will overcome political differences . . .  anyway in the interview Bill O pointed out massive … Continue reading

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Dude, Where’s My Humility?

I have been swing dancing for the past 20 years, and in that time I have gone through a non stop learning experience.   Along with my own nonstop learning experience, I am also constantly observing other people going through … Continue reading

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A Note on Troy Davis

For those of you who were not following the story, a man named Troy Davis was executed in Georgia today.   It was on the NBC nightly news.  His cause had been taken up by Amnesty International and many other … Continue reading

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You Are about to Be Adopted by a Small Child

A friend of mine runs a nonprofit organization here in MetroWest Boston called kidzbusiness.  I can’t claim to be an expert in her mission, but essentially it teaches business skills, particularly entrepreneurship, to teenagers. My initial reaction to her work … Continue reading

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The Pros and Cons of Competition

Being a good American, I am a great believer in competition.  Not only do I love a good football game, I also love how competition drives down the prices of paper towels. Having said that, however, I’m starting to wonder … Continue reading

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articles and more

Greetings culture lovers, Justin here– my latest article, about the wrongheadedness of telling rich people to not spend their money:  http://advisorperspectives.com/newsletters11/$20_Million_Saved_is_$20_Million_Not_Earned.php Also, I have done a major re-do of my website page about my speaking appearances.  If you are part … Continue reading

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The Symphony Goes Paperless

In a joint announcement today, several of America’s largest symphony orchestras announced they are going paperless.  Bonnie Scheinflaff, IT director of the consortium of orchestras, explained that they would be replacing all of their paper-based sheet music systems with custom-built … Continue reading

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Today’s Pet Peeve

Okay, granted, I spend a lot more time putting labels on packages and driving to the post office than most people… but then again, that gives me the right to make this complaint. When someone asks you to e-mail them … Continue reading

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Dealing with Cell Phones, i.e. Electronic Hecklers

in lieu of today's blog post, an article published in an event planning magazine: http://www.viktorix.com/cell-phones-dealing-electronic-hecklers-benefit/?preview=true&preview_id=2188&preview_nonce=c131ba6ee5&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social+Media&utm_campaign=Hootsuite 

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