My DN Travel News
Proven Strategy for Succeeding by Winning People's Trust
July 31, 2013









Sometimes a person can be competent, qualified, even certified in his/her chosen field…and still have problems succeeding e.g. in getting jobs…or if s/he’s in business, clients. There will be exceptions, but my experiences and observations suggest people who suffer that way, do so because they fail to inspire trust. Something about them just does not […]







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Entrepreneurship
Is It Smart to Partner With a New Acquaintance?
July 30, 2013









Without trust, little progress will be achieved in activities requiring cooperation or collaboration with others. But how do you know who to trust - in business or life in general – especially online? This article suggests steps you can take, at least at the preliminary stage, to decide whether or not to accept a partnership […]







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No. 100: Nothing Can Stop YOU...Except Greed
July 29, 2013









This issue of my speaking IDEAS newsletter includes a true story of how, last weekend, a young man tried to “hire” me to “insert” an image of himself, into the photo of a giant aquarium he downloaded from the web! His purpose? To send the “Photo-shopped” version, with a quote, to a prospective client he’d told […]







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Entrepreneurship
Passion Will Not Save You, If You Lack Mastery!
July 27, 2013









“Reading without thinking gives a disorderly mind, and thinking without reading makes one unbalanced” - Confucius All the obsession and exercise in the world will not make you write better if you do not know enough about your chosen topic or subject. It may appear like I’m stating the obvious, but I’ve read some blog […]







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My DN Travel News
How to Achieve Parenting Success
July 26, 2013









Are you driven by a need to make your kids successful in life? Does helping them learn how to make a headway in life deeply interest you? Any parent that says yes to these questions can be said to be living for his/her kids. Diligently doing so will make you a successful parent in the […]







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Career Development
Can I Generate Payslips At One Go, for 3,500 Staff - Using MS Excel-Visual Basic? (Real-Life Conversation with a Payroll Manager)
July 25, 2013









This article is based on a real-life Facebook chat session I recently had with a prospect. It will benefit YOU: (a). If your work involves managing salaries/payroll - because it answers questions about using Excel automation to make your work easier and less time consuming. (b) If as a website owner you want an insider […]







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My DN Travel News
Don’t Apologize for Being Yourself
July 24, 2013









Read this article with an open mind, if you wish to get useful value from it. I’m not asking anyone to be rude or inconsiderate to others. Instead, it’s a call to every person of vision and ambition to stop playing small in a bid to avoid criticism or scrutiny. The Best Way to Live […]







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Entrepreneurship
Property Buyers Don't Use Facebook (?)
July 23, 2013









NB: This article is based on a true story. A 25 year veteran real estate expert actually made the above statement to me few years back. Details below. What do you sell? Is it physical or digital...or a mix of both? Is it a product, or a service? The answers to those questions determine how […]







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My DN Travel News
No. 99: Smart Experts Avoid Lazy People
July 22, 2013









People who display an attitude of rarely wanting to exert themselves to get what they want, are often basically lazy. I’ve come across persons with a history of having “aid” or “support” given to them for virtually every major area of their existence. As a result they’ve gotten used to always “getting”, even when they […]







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Use Smart Time Management to Write More Successfully (3 Tips)
July 21, 2013









“Every morning in Africa, an antelope wakes up and starts running as fast as it can, so that the fastest lion does not catch up with it and eat it. At the same time a lion also wakes up and starts running as fast as it can so that it can catch and eat the […]







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