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Aug.23.2011
Recently over lunch a friend and I shared different stories of how someone had taken advantage of us. As we chatted we came to the conclusion that in life there are givers and there are takers.
When you are giver, it is second nature to want to help someone. I remember years ago meeting up with...
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Jul.20.2011
One of the reasons the GTD (Getting Things Done) approach can be so empowering comes down to a simple, primal dynamic: When something is named, it is known; and when it is known, its hold on us is released. When things we have allowed into our inner or outer world are appropriately and accurately...
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May.11.2011
Being a salesperson means working against the clock. You don’t have 24 selling hours in a day. You really don’t even have eight. My estimation is that most salespeople only have about five and a half hours daily when they can expect to be giving in-person presentations. And working extra hours won’...
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May.10.2011
I was at a conference about two weeks ago at Felician College. The theme was ethics . My paper discussed how government based on consent is the only ethical governing structure and in a large society only federalism can incorporate consent. Thus, federalism is the most ethical governing structure...
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May.04.2011
I. If You Can Write
This week, Red Room asks its members to blog about the pros & cons of writing for free.
The challenge contains this quote:"Ask yourself if all jobs paid $2 an hour, what job would I want to do? When you anwer that question, start doing it, even if you have to do it...
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Apr.12.2011
When making a presentation, one of the most difficult challenges a salesperson faces is holding the prospect's attention. Salespeople are not alone in this—anyone who has done any public speaking can attest—but in sales there is added pressure. For them it’s a sale that’s on the line, so completing...
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Apr.04.2011
Looking for sponsorship funds for your arts organisation or event?
My new ebook, Shaking the Money Tree, contains practical information on how to obtain sponsorship funding for
- business events
- education
- arts and community organisations.
Shaking the Money Tree includes information on:
-...
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Mar.30.2011
The March 21 issue of Publishers Weekly includes a report of bestselling books for 2010. Not surprisingly, at the top of the hardcover fiction list is The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest, by Stieg Larsson. In fact, Larsson’s books headed the fiction, mass market, trade paper, and e-book list of...
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Mar.30.2011
Here's a situation. You have created a list of 20 highly qualified prospects. You've researched them, and you know that these 20 people hold your prosperity in their hands. But they don't know you, have never spoken to you, and aren't inclined to drop everything and see you.
How do...
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Mar.25.2011
Zaat, by Sonallah Ibrahim
About the time the recent Egyptian drama was settling in on Cairo’s Tahrir Square, I came across an article on Egyptian writers and their travails in this deeply censored nation. Among the number of Egyptian writers listed was Ibrahim, who has been at the forefront...
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