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March 16, 2013

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!These past two weeks I've spent a lot of time reading up and researching for a major project I've been dreaming about for years. None of that is meant for this medium however 🙂 But I did read some interesting […]

Writing/Blogging

Does Your Blog’s Income Earning Ability Depend On Comments Volume? (Additional Insights from 2 Famous Bloggers)

March 16, 2013

In my Blog Comments Multi-Post Series (see table of contents at the end of this post) published last year, I basically said “No” to the above question. If you’re in a rush, I’ll save you the hassle of reading this to the end to find out what I now think: I still say “No”: There […]

Parenting

You Don't Need a Monopoly of Wisdom (Smart Kids Know It!)

March 15, 2013

We send our kids to school because we want them to get an education. Judging from our own experiences, a good education will - among other benefits - equip them with the ability to independently discern what is useful from the sea of solicited & unsolicited advice they will be exposed to as they grow […]

Career Development

Frequent Secondments Can Cause Employee Ineptitude (A True Story + Tips You Can Use)

March 14, 2013

If you're an employer or an organizational decision maker, this article will interest you. It's about how a talented employee's development of on-the-job proficiency can be stifled by frequent redeployments - unless conscious efforts are made to prevent that problem from occurring. This is a true story about an experience I had early in my […]

Self-Development

When Your Work Speaks for Itself, Turn Up the Volume!

March 13, 2013

This post's title is not a play on words. It refers to the need for more business owners to use Self Promotion to boost their marketing efforts. Henry J. Kaiser reportedly once said: When your work speaks for itself, don't interupt." I agree. And I also believe one should explore ways to make it speak […]

Entrepreneurship

Train Your Mind to Repel Fear

March 12, 2013

Fear is a terrible thing. It negatively affects your state of mind, and at a point even your physical well being. It is my considered opinion, that the biggest mistake anyone can make is to allow fear to control her, or influence her decision making. In fact I believe your ability to master your fears […]

Public Speaking

Diligence Beats Following the Rules! (True Stories About 4 Famous People)

March 11, 2013

In this week's issue of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter, I offer excerpts that I personally transcribed (inserting sub headings in relevant sections) from the audio clip of an edition of the Speaker Match Radio Series titled “Success Strategies for Speakers from the Pros”. The host – Bryan Caplovitz – interviewed Burt Dubin – a 25 […]

Writing/Blogging

10 Valuable Lessons I Learnt About Blogging for Passive Income, from Yaro Starak’s 60 Minute Podcast Interview with Patrick Meninga

March 9, 2013

This is an excerpt from my new ebook, which includes my 20 page VERBATIM text transcript of Yaro Starak’s 29MB podcast – with headshots and time stamps. Patrick Meninga achieved fame as a blogger by building a $2,000 a month adsense website while doing a full time job, and then selling it for $200,000. Between […]

Parenting

Your Child Needs to Decide What She Wants In Life

March 8, 2013

What would it take to have one's child grow up and become a sports superstar, like Michael Jordan or a famous personality like Larry King? History has shown that it is possible to deliberately coach children, from a very early age, to develop their unique skills and talents towards excelling as adults. The Williams sisters […]

Career Development

To Succeed, Treat Even a "Demotion" As a Good Thing

March 7, 2013

Imagine you get a letter from your boss notifying you of management's decision to temporarily redeploy you to a position that's about 2 steps below your current management grade? If you're like most people, you'll most probably interprete such a career move as a demotion. This article presents a different perspective that you can adopt […]

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