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3 Ways to Stop Failing at New Years Resolutions

By Ron Pereira - January 4th, 2010

As we start off the new year one thing is for certain… there will be lots of resolutions stated. Everything from weight loss to improving the way money is managed will be focused in on for, at the very least, 7 to 10 days. Yep.

What deux yeux have teux deux?

By Ron Pereira - December 14th, 2009

I recently came across an elegant and minimalist online “to do” tracking tool called Teux Deux. Now, to be sure, I am a fan of the hand written to do list… but since I travel a lot I also like to maintain an online li

Stand Up Desk To Go

By Ron Pereira - November 17th, 2009

I was on the road last night doing some work in my hotel room. After an hour or so my back started to hurt from the crappy chair I was sitting in so I decided to create my very own “stand up desk to go” in honor of my rec

My New Stand Up Desk

By Ron Pereira - November 15th, 2009

I first witnessed so called “stand up desks” in Japan during my JKE trip. As an aside you can read about this amazing trip here, here, here, here, and here. Anyhow, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of the idea. I me

The Cost of Searching

By Ron Pereira - March 17th, 2009

Studies have shown that the average person can spend around 30 seconds every 5 minutes of their working day searching for something. That’s not too bad… or is it? Consider This Well, if you consider that this is 30 seconds out of a

The Best Investment Advice

By Ron Pereira - January 26th, 2009

Note: This is the 400th article here on LSS Academy! I’ll take some time to reflect on this in the near future. But for now, I have a far more important topic to discuss. Read on. Times are tough. Real tough. You may have recently lo

5 Characteristics of a Successful Person

By Ron Pereira - December 15th, 2008

I was recently asked to describe the key characteristics of a successful leader/person. Here’s my take on it. 1. Hustle Nothing beats hustle. I don’t care how smart someone is, in my opinion, if they’re not willing to work their

4 Hour Workweek versus Working Your Face Off

By Ron Pereira - October 5th, 2008

With all the news of our struggling economy (in America) and massive bail outs I couldn’t help but think of two people – Tim Ferris, author of The Four Hour Workweek and Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV fame. Four Hour Dream is B

Kaizen – American Airlines Style

By Ron Pereira - September 22nd, 2008

Since I live in the DFW area and travel a lot… I’ve gotten pretty familiar with American Airlines. I should eclipse the magical “Executive Platinum” status within the next month – something that makes me feel sort of sad if y

Rat Racing and Lean Thinking

By Ron Pereira - August 20th, 2008

The recent post about my credit card issues has created quite a conversation. One of the main themes being commented on is whether or not we, in America where we don’t have the chip like they do in the UK, should have to show an ID w

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