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- Your Angle(s) of Advantage - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2013 from John JohnsonRecently in a furniture store, I observed a sales-clerk (Let’s call him Harry) and a customer (Lets call her Lisa) entangled in a vicious verbal sparring match over a lamp Lisa had purchased. “Maybe it didn’t happen in the store” Harry said. “Of course it did. When I went home I opened the ...
Views: 1487 - Hams - The Forgotten Heroes - by On Good Friday, March 27, l964 approximately 12,000 square miles of the Alaskan seafloor shifted causing one of the worst earthquakes in US history. When the shock waves subsided and the massive tsunami receded, loss of life and injuries were compounded by yet another tragedy -- a total ...
Views: 1147 - New Centre for Truth and Art, London, UK, invites members - by An Invitation to join Open Space, a new home for Truth and Art, London, England
“Emptiness is the way forward, and the way back, and the way in, and the way out. Emptiness is where we arise and where we disappear.”
Open Space is looking for more members prior to its launch. It seeks to focus ...
Views: 934 - Seven Deadly Norms - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2007 from FSB AuthorsIt would be wrong to imply that destructive norms have taken over the business community. This is emphatically not the case. Unfortunately, there is no reliable way to quantify just how far ethically pernicious norms have spread. The truth lies somewhere between "a few bad apples" and "a culture ...
Views: 1949 - 24 Gold Coins - Teachable Moment - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2007 from John BishopA man I know was given six months to live, yet his outlook on life was inspiring. I asked how he could stay so positive knowing he only had a short time to live. He shared these thoughts with me. “Each day when I wake up I receive twenty-four gold coins, one for each hour of the day. I have ...
Views: 1655 - Be a Wizard on the Telephone! - by Are you one of the hundreds of thousands employed to sell ideas/products/services over the phone?
Like to improve your performance by learning some simple basics?
Great! Have this list with you..and DO these things..maybe one or two a day until you master the lot and they become part of your ...
Views: 1107 - Living Deliberately - by Living deliberately requires courage and wisdom. These equate to power. Courage is the ability to perceive what is. Wisdom is the ability to foresee the consequences of an action. Combine them and you have power. Power is the ability to remain present, aware and to shape reality.
All beings ...
Views: 2564 - Surviving Work: Feedback & Criticism - by Have you ever stopped yourself from doing or saying something in a meeting or group of friends for fear of criticism? Does your stomach drop and your heart palpitate at the mention of a job review
Do you recognize when you are giving feedback or receiving criticism? Feedback is always centred ...
Views: 3272 - Surviving Work: A Family Affair - by For anyone who does not know the term "family-of-origin", it comprises our immediate family members - mother, father, siblings and perhaps grandparents. These are the people from whom you learned the safest way to react to life situations. For each person in this family, you created a set of ...
Views: 941 - How to find a skilled facilitator - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2007 from Donald TreinenHow to Select a Skilled Facilitator So, you are attending more and more networking meetings and they seem to be loosely run or generally disjointed. Or, you find in your own business, team meetings seem to get out of hand. Does everyone talk at once? Is everyone out of sync with each other? ...
Views: 1419 - Tips From Getting the Most From Your Conference Investment - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2004 from Kevin EikenberryTips for Getting the Most From Your Conference Investment All professionals attend conferences, seminars, and trade shows each year. Through my observation and person experience here are my top tips for maximizing your time and monetary investment in these events. 1. Set goals for the event. ...
Views: 1311 - Answers from Africa - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2004 from Maggie WahlsMy two trips to Africa were not only a cultural shock but also the scope of disease and death that I witnessed was hard to talk about when I returned home. If people did not have AIDS then they had cancer. As I walked through the Masaba Hospital in Niarobi, Kenya and looked in the eyes of the ...
Views: 1288 - The work of The Bogside Artists - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2003 from William KellyWhen Sir Henry Docwra took over the settlement of Derry in 1600 he began a series of plantations in Ulster that effectively ended the autonomy of the Irish Celts. Henceforth, Ireland would be divided, not only geographically with settlers concentrated mainly in the North, but religiously ...
Views: 2521(1 vote) - So, You're Going to Host a Meeting - by As a member and participant in many professional associations, I’ve experienced some great meetings and some awful ones. What’s the difference between the great and awful? Often times it’s the host of the meeting – they can be gracious and pleasant, or overbearing, boring, or ...
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