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Feb.02.2012 Leonard Cohen With The Voice Of An Angel And The Words Of A God I exaggerate - of course. About the voice part, at any rate. However I do revere Cohen's ability with words. I am astounded that he started with this ability at the beginning of his career and continues with no faltering to this day. And ... his voice does just get better....	Feb.01.2011 Fine in the Past: Are You Hindered by Formerly Effective Sales & Marketing Policies? I call it FIP. Fine in the Past. It refers to all the sales and marketing efforts, ideas, policies, principles, techniques, and strategies that worked well in the past, but are no longer effective. The past is everything that's pre-2010. I still recall a poignant moment with an attendee at one of...
Aug.18.2009 Don't Be August 18 DON’T BE Don’t be stupid. Don’t be crazy. Don’t be anything out of the ordinary. Don’t be angry. Don’t be hateful. Just don’t be that way. Don’t be sad. Don’t be mopey. Smile for the camera. And pretend for everyone. I wondered often why I felt like dying and it took me years to...	Aug.12.2009 What's Wrong With This Duck? August 12 WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS DUCK? This duck looks fine sitting on the edge, the rubber face frozen in a permanent grin. The appearance is flawless as long as it is not called to duty; no one will ever know. Stay still. Don’t jump. When dropped in the water, this creature, born for the...