As children in school we are constantly quizzed, and required to give answers to the questions that we are asked. The whole point of the public schooling system seems to be for us to develop the ability to answer questions. In fact, many kids are taught that if you can’t provide the correct answer you will never get…
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I have struggled with procrastination many times in my life, and I a guessing that you have too. When I was in high school, and college, I was an extreme procrastinator. Anytime I had a paper due, even if I knew about it for months, I would usually wait until the night before to start…
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We live in a world where technology is getting better and better each and every day. There are so many tools available, right at our fingertips, that just a few years ago may have not seem possible. I am a tech geek. The day the Apple announces the new iPhone each year is kind of…
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It is more important than ever before to have a presence online, whether for your business or personal brand. As entrepreneurs it is critical to have a “home base” to operate from. Many people use Facebook as their “home base”, but it is extremely risky. Facebook, or any other social media site, can change their…
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If you sell anything, whether it is a product or a service, there’s a good chance that at some point you have been asked to provide a discount. Many times it is enticing to offer a discount to secure a new client, or to receive some unexpected work. But what effect does doing so have…
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This week I read the book How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. It was originally published in 1936, but its words are as true today as they were back then. In some ways they may have even more weight now, as many of the lessons he teaches, and techniques he talks…
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Do you ever feel like no matter how bad you want something, you just can’t seem to make any progress towards achieving it? Does it ever feel like there is something holding you back, but you just can’t put your finger on it? This has always been something that I have struggled with. I have…
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How many times have you started a new year and told yourself you were going to achieve a goal you have been thinking about for a long time, only to find yourself feeling like you have made little progress by this point in the year? I bet it has happened to you quite a few…
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Every year I set a goal to read 50 books. I am a firm believer that reading is one of the very best things that you can do with your time. There is so much knowledge that we can learn from others, and from their experiences. I find that books are one of the best…
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If you are like many people you have hit the snooze button on your alarm clock on occasion. But for some people it’s more than an occasion, it has become a ritual. Many people begin each and every day by hitting the snooze button at least one time, if not more. The idea is that…
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