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- The Tao of Shawshank: 12 Rules for Escaping the Rat Race - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Walt GoodridgeTao is a Chinese word which, loosely translated, means "way." The letter "t" is an approximation of a Chinese sound that does not have an exact English equivalent. The most accurate rendition would be a combination "t" & "d" sound, as in "Tdhow." Many pronounce it "Dow", as in "Dow Jones" (ie., ...
Views: 2249(2 votes) - Attract Sponsors and Advertisers - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2012 from Donald MitchellThis article examines sponsorships and advertising as methods for making cost breakthroughs and generating extra revenues. Let's start with sponsorships. What do I mean by a sponsorship? It is any way to combine recognition with providing access to desirable prospects and customers for ...
Views: 2247(1 vote) - ***How to Create Playful Success With How You Manage Your Time And Grow Your Business - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Leslie Cunningham* I wrote this article several years ago and this approach has made an incredible difference in my business ever since! I was staring into the faces of the two colleagues who had become dear friends after spending the last several days together. I was bemoaning to them (through the tears ...
Views: 2244(4 votes) - “What Is Our Aim? Victory, Victory at all Costs..! - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Geoff FickeWinston Churchill’s Famous War Cry Is Fully Applicable for Today’s Entrepreneurs Arguably, the courage and moral leadership provided to the western world by Winston Churchill was the key instrument essential to keeping World War 2 from ending early, and ever so badly for the cause of ...
Views: 2243(5 votes) - 10.5 Easy Ways To Recognize Unreliable And Even Dangerous Ebusiness Web Sites - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2008 from Curt GrahamWord Count = 2136 Have you already found yourself locked into a business web site that in a very short time made the hair on the back of your neck stand up? Too late? You’ve already been there? Want your money back? Those intermittent spurts of suspicion, while using any web site, that keep ...
Views: 2241 - Letting Go of Fear to Find Your Career Fortune - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Lori Anne ChanceIs apprehension preventing you from becoming a successful businessperson? Understand where your anxiety is coming from - and find out how to overcome it. What's holding you back from business achievement? Is it a lack of skill to do something profitable and worthwhile? I doubt it. Chances ...
Views: 2239 - Why You Need to Crack Your Neural Code for F-U-N - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2013 from Hal WechslerWhy You Need to Crack Your Brain’s Neural Code For F-U-N! “I never win anything, got no friends, and hate school. Nothing is fun.” It was my 12 year old son blaming “me”, for his experiences with people, the environment, and his lack of F-U-N. • 1. I bit my tongue to avoid exposing my own ...
Views: 2239(2 votes) - How To Destroy Mediocrity - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2013 from Kasi PhillipsMediocrity Is A Learned Habit For most people the idea of having a good job, married with kids, drive a nice car, and retire after 30 years of service to a company is the American Dream. In retrospect it is for most Americans. After doing an evaluation of my own experiences and changing them ...
Views: 2236(5 votes) - 4 Great Reasons For Becoming An Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Louis LimFor some, true freedom is defined as being “able to do what you want, when, with whomsoever, wherever and however you want”. Others described it as "being able to wake up when you finished sleeping!”. The most common road taken to such freedoms as described above is by becoming an entrepreneur. ...
Views: 2233(6 votes) - Increasing Your Sales Call Effectiveness and Baseball - What Do They Have in Common? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2010 from Jason RosadoThe other day someone asked me what the goal of a sales call should be. And it got me thinking about baseball. Even if you're not a baseball fan, stick with me here. I'm talking about how to implement your sales game plan to gear up for a long, successful season. Actually, I'm more of a ...
Views: 2232(7 votes) - Binary Glitch - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2011 from Aryana HudsonAll people are plugged into the binary computer technology by virtue of the presence of that system on the planet. How does this affect the world? Well in order to understand the consciousness necessary for the invention of quantum computing and the information highway the observer must ...
Views: 2227(3 votes) - Eric Hoffer: The Obstacles We Face Daily Present Our Greatest Opportunities - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke As a young, struggling college student in the 1960’s I became entranced with the life, philosophy and writings of the great American thinker Eric Hoffer. Hoffer’s life story was almost mystical, his thinking so lucid and the concepts he presented were so fresh that I could not ...
Views: 2226(2 votes) - ***Surround Yourself with Smart People - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2014 from Tracey FieberThey say you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with – make those five people incredible. Leaders who cultivate potential leaders multiply their own success and effectiveness. Having strong leaders around you will help you carry other loads and grow the business. ...
Views: 2220 - Guest Speakers and Your Telesummit - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2015 from Lisa SasevichA telesummit is primarily a list-building event, where a host interviews a collection of experts on a specific topic over a designated period of time, while a virtual audience tunes in for free. While most telesummits end up being a huge win-win-win for the listeners, the guest experts and ...
Views: 2218 - The Invention of Interchangeable Parts Terrified Government 200 Years Ago-and Today - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke Since the beginning of time, until the middle of the 19th century the production of goods was conducted on an artisan, piece by piece basis. Over these many centuries the center of the individual’s universe was the local environ where commerce and enterprise were conducted on ...
Views: 2215(2 votes) - Relationships Are the Cornerstone of My Company's Culture -- Here's How to Make Them Yours, Too - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2017 from Kim PerellI'm excellent with numbers, but reading long documents full of important details is another story -- my mind tends to wander before I absorb all the information. Instead of letting my business suffer, though, I built a relationship with someone on my team who truly loves reviewing contracts and ...
Views: 2212 - Entrepreneurial Success: 10 Keys by Muhammad Nasrullah - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieEntrepreneurial Enterprise As an employee at Ericsson Muhammad Nasrullah was creating massive telecom networks but he felt there weren't enough services, so he left and “came up with a mobile social network which would be a gateway into other services.” He became an entrepreneur and one of his ...
Views: 2211 - I am the KING of failure - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Kevin AbdulrahmanAt some point in our lives, we are all gripped with a crippling fear. Some will not admit it, but most people will. This crippling fear is that of failure. This fear is so appalling that it stops the majority of people from even taking the beginning step. They make comments like, 'What if I ...
Views: 2211 - Delegation: What are your core competencies? - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Hugh StewartDo you know your core competencies as an entrepreneur? Do you know the core competencies of your team members/contractors? This will help you to know what to delegate. We have previously explored the importance of identifying your Unique Ability and core competencies, with the goal of both ...
Views: 2200(3 votes) - The Benefits Of Promotional Giveaways For Your Company - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Simon WilliamsYou must have seen several companies nowadays offering promotional giveaways to their clients on special occasions. Especially, product launch parties involve the distribution of such gift items. If you really want to promote your company's products in a unique way then this is the right method ...
Views: 2194 - *** How to Use Teleclasses to Attract More Ideal Clients - Part 1 - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Heather DominickPutting together a Teleclass can be a great marketing tool to use to bring more exposure to you and your business. AND - It can be a lot easier than you might think, with the right tools and tips to get started. So, how do you get started? I've got some great (and really important) tips ...
Views: 2190(30 votes) - Massimo Ranieri Inspires in Life & Business: I Sing Because I Don't Know How to Swim - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2008 from Margaret Cowan“I sing because I don’t know how to swim” says Massimo Ranieri, one of Italy’s most popular romantic pop singers in the title of his newest CD. My singing resembles a crow squawking, so I swim because I don’t know how to sing! I first heard Massimo sing when I lived in Italy in 1978 and now ...
Views: 2184 - Smart Women Live A Proactive Life - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2009 from Joy ChudacoffYesterday, as I was on my way to pick up my kids from school, it occurred to me that I was feeling exhausted—I mean really tired. As I made a mental scan of my day, I realized that I had been in a “reactive” mode most of the day rather than a “proactive” mode. We do need to react to situations ...
Views: 2183(3 votes) - Living Rich Is Different Than Being Rich - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2015 from Rick MartinezLiving rich has nothing to do with what we can afford to buy — we want to live an abundant and full life with the people we love most. Sure, it would be nice to have the money for a bigger home, a newer car, and a better education for your kids. It would be freaking awesome to be wealthy, but ...
Views: 2181 - Streamlining the Art of Auction Business and a Brief History of ART AUCTIONS - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2018 from Furqan ArshadMost of the people love art. Thus, it is a way where you can express what you feel, believe, and think. Moreover, some people use art for business, that’s why the art auction business was developed. Early stages: Primary markets in Bruges, Florence, and Antwerp Florence, Italy is ...
Views: 2180 - A Strong Sales Model Underlies Every Assumption In a Business Plan - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2009 from Geoff FickeOne of the most difficult tasks a new prospective entrepreneur faces is the construction of a Sales Model. Many books devoted to instruction for writing a business plan devote little or no attention to this vital exercise. The knowledge needed to assemble a quantified, qualified and clearly ...
Views: 2175(1 vote) - ***Are You Hiding Out and Playing Small in Your Business? - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamA client was sharing with me how he was afraid to get out and begin doing public presentations to promote his business. While he knew that he needed to make himself more visible he had a long list of concerns about why he wasn’t ready “to go public.” My client was not alone in his ...
Views: 2167(3 votes) - Importance Of Star Sign Compatibility:Why do so many people believe in Star Signs? - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2012 from tannu aggarwalIt has long been a source of amazement how marriage between incompatible signs of the zodiac can quickly turn disharmonious just because the parties involved have not checked their zodiac matching. On-lookers have often been startled by the disagreements and possible split-ups of partners who, ...
Views: 2167 - How To Invent A Billion Dollar Product and Personally Gain Very Little - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke In 1930, a young engineer was sent by his supervisor to spend time working on the floor of a Minneapolis auto body shop. The reason for the working visit was to review the performance of his employer’s principal product, industrial grade sandpaper, in actual use as a car door ...
Views: 2166 - Virtual Conference Etiquette - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Dawn Scranton, CQAVirtual Conferences continue to gain momentum and popularity as individuals experience increasing amounts of virtual activities for: team collaboration, staff education and delivery of customer support. However, as we ramp-up for online activities, firms will find it mandatory (if they haven’t ...
Views: 2165(1 vote) - How To Make A LOT More Money As A Guitar Teacher - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2013 from Tom HessHow To Make A LOT More Money As A Guitar Teacher by Tom Hess Are you not earning as much money as you would like to teaching guitar? Although most guitar teachers work hard to teach lessons, they do not make very much money from their efforts. As a result, they end up feeling discouraged ...
Views: 2164(2 votes) - Do You Have a Selling System? - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Dave Kahle“I have my own style of selling.” I have heard this countless times, usually from relatively inexperienced salespeople. What they really mean is, “I don’t have any real system to what I do, I don’t want any scrutiny, and I probably am not going to learn anything from you.” Does every ...
Views: 2163(4 votes) - Opportunity costs of being scattered in business - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Monique MacKinnonA scattered mind produces scattered results in business. Scattered means: “occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space” and “lacking orderly continuity” (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scattered). If it is taking you longer than anticipated, expected or ...
Views: 2163(1 vote) - Dubai as an International Business Hub and the Incentives Provided To the Free Zone Companies by the Government - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2013 from Hosam HabibDubai is one of the seven emirates of UAE. The emirate consists of a city of the same name. The city is the largest in terms of population among the rest of the cities of UAE and is the second largest city in terms of area after Abu Dhabi. The history of Dubai dates back to the era even before ...
Views: 2157(2 votes) - Book Review - Align, Expand and Succeed - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2010 from Chantal BeaupreBuilding a business of fulfillment, purpose, honor, and integrity, as well as financial abundance, health, and spiritual well-being has always been a top priority for me. And to help me stay inspired and keep a steadfast focus on my goal of being a conscious entrepreneur running a conscious ...
Views: 2156(3 votes) - Philip Judge; A Look At The Man In Charge At Younique Wealth - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Michael MakahamadzePhilip Judge's experience in the wealth management and precious metals industry is invaluable to the success of Younique Wealth Systems. What does Philip’s experience mean for Younique Wealth Systems Independent Business Owners? If you seek experience in the wealth management and precious ...
Views: 2150(1 vote) - Successful Entrepreneur Uses Leadership Traits to Start Business-A Virtual Assistant Success Story - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Randy GorukOne of the great things about being an executive and leadership coach is the opportunity to work with a variety of people who work in a variety of different industries. I have been doing some work recently with Kara Rosner, owner of Key Virtual Office Solutions – a Virtual Assistant (VA) ...
Views: 2148 - Start a Profitable Global Intl Trade Import Export Business - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from CeCe Carr"Start a Profitable Global International Trade Import Export Business". Become licensed as a Customs Broker. What is a Customs Broker? Glad you asked. Customs Brokers are private individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations licensed, regulated, and empowered by the US Customs ...
Views: 2145(1 vote) - Three Mistakes Transformational Coaches should Avoid - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Sharon WilsonWhile many people associate learning a new task with a list of “how to” items, it can be just as beneficial to know what not to do as well. Learning from past mistakes that others have made allows you to sidestep them in your own path and more quickly obtain your goal. In fact, focusing on ...
Views: 2145 - The Sales Theory of Relativity:ABC = Always Be Closing! - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke Albert Einstein’s famous “Theory of Relativity” (e = mc2) is as familiar to many millions of people as a popular modern commercial limerick for a soft drink or a jingle for a candy bar. Even though very few amongst these millions actually understand the scientific premise of ...
Views: 2141(3 votes) - 3 Keys to Success for the Mobile Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2017 from Ari RabbanNot long ago, being an entrepreneur required some sort of traditional office to network, accomplish daily tasks, and even establish credibility in the business world. But as the marketplace has grown more mobile — from laptops to the internet to smartphones — and conference-calling tools and ...
Views: 2135(1 vote) - 9 Secrets Every Entrepreneur MUST Know - Part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2009 from Don GibersonSecret #1: Your business is a mirror of you. “We meet ourselves again and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life.” - Carl Jung “Whatever is happening TO you is a reflection of what is happening IN you.” - Don Giberson The great Spiritual Masters, Law of ...
Views: 2128 - Opportunity and Innovation - The Power of Weird Thinking - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Geoff Ficke“The Big Idea” that will make an entrepreneur successful is not obtainable by filling in the blanks on a magic invention template. Where do ‘The Big Ideas” come from? Why are some people able to develop exciting concepts and others, though constantly scheming, achieve nothing of value? How do ...
Views: 2127(2 votes) - 3 Ways to KISS Procrastination Away for Good - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Lisa MininniProcrastination can be detrimental to an entrepreneur’s productivity and business growth. It sidelines a project or product going to market. Everyone has a certain activity they choose instead of the project they should be working on. Once you identify those procrastination pitfalls, it’s a ...
Views: 2121(4 votes) - ***An Unusual Secret To Creating More Money In Your Business - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Leslie CunninghamA common assumption that I had always made in my business in the past was thinking that in order to make more money and achieve my desired income goal I simply needed to focus on taking “the right actions.” Because of this way of thinking I was constantly asking myself, “What do I need to ...
Views: 2119(2 votes) - ***How to Live Fully When Your Life Feels Too Full - by Submitted on Dec 31, 1969 from Leslie Cunningham“I feel like we’re playing hooky from work!” I turned and looked at my husband’s wider-than-life grin beaming across his face in the afternoon sun. Drawing a deep breath, I took in the incredible beauty around us: snowcapped mountains, blue skies above and fresh snow under our feet. “You ...
Views: 2119(2 votes) - Helpful Tips – How To Type With 10 Fingers - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2017 from Misty JhonesIn the United States, an estimated 20% of people with a computer is able to touch typing with ten-finger system. These employees have a huge advantage over those who do not master this skill. If you namely correctly learned to type with 10 fingers, make fewer mistakes, you work faster and you ...
Views: 2118 - ***Want More Clients and Money? - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamI remember struggling years ago with experiencing severe feast and famine cycles in my business and wondering how I could create a consistent stream of income and prospects. I felt challenged because I would focus on serving my current clients to the detriment of marketing my business. And ...
Views: 2115(4 votes) - Is It Okay to Put Your Work First as a Mother - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Michaela SibandaYou all know the procedure when you’re on a plane. The flight attendant stands in front and tells you how to put on your oxygen mask and proceeds to tell you that in case of an emergency put your mask on first before doing anything else or helping anyone else. We all know why she gives us ...
Views: 2115(2 votes) - ***Got Messy Financial Piles? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamI am often amazed at how many financial books neglect to focus on the critical issue of how to get financially organized. So many of us are desperately seeking the one quick-fix step that will turn our financial lives around (like investing in the right stock) that we neglect to take ...
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