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Cheating Denies You The Opportunity to Improve Yourself

March 6, 2013

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Tough times can be blinding. Hardship can be traumatizing. When things are not going the way we want, we humans, despite our high level of intelligence, can be so quick to forget the good times that preceded any bad ones […]

Entrepreneurship

Do You Have To Be Popular To Get Rich? (Case Study: Michael Jackson vs Warren Buffet)

March 5, 2013

"Quiet Success" vs "Loud Success": Which Is Better? If you think that's an odd question, bear with me as I explain. Generally, wealth acquired through creative endeavours (like entrepreneuring, sports, entertainment) are especially popular measures of success. In contrast, less widely followed avenues to success (like investing) can often be more lucrative, even as they […]

Public Speaking

What If a TV Reporter Requests To Interview YOU Live?

March 4, 2013

"Can we ask you a few questions?". What if the foregoing question was suddenly directed at you at a formal public event, by a TV reporter holding a microphone, followed closely by a colleague with a camera? A live interview (on an important subject in your area of expertise), right on the spot. No opportunity […]

Writing/Blogging

How To Make Your Writing Effortless

March 2, 2013

Writing can be hard. I know this from over a decade of doing it as an entrepreneur. But I've learnt how to do it easily, almost effortlessly. I do it faster and better with each passing day. This article exposes the real reason why writing gets too hard for some people to continue. Read it […]

Parenting

Train Your Kids To Do Housekeeping Chores & They'll Thank You For It

March 1, 2013

Proper upbringing of children across the world's societies generally involves teaching them to uphold good values like truth, honesty and integrity. It also involves telling them the importance of putting family first, as well as being comfortable doing housekeeping chores. Yes. You read that last part right: It is my experience based opinion that one […]

Career Development

Make Your Boss Look Good, & You'll Fly High!

February 28, 2013

What I'm about to say here applies to any person in paid employment. If you can learn to study and understand what needs to happen to make your boss look good at her job, she'll do everything in her power to reward and also make you look good in return. Your position in the company […]

Self-Development

What If You Lose Everything?

February 27, 2013

In Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich, he mentioned that in response to a question about what he would do if he lost his entire fortune, Henry Ford replied: "I'd have it all back in 5 years." That kind of response would normally have been put down to over confidence or arrogance. However those familiar […]

Entrepreneurship

How Flexible Should Your Fees or Prices Be?

February 26, 2013

I have yet to meet one person who started a real business without expecting to make a profit. Even if you're not one to obsess over money or material wealth, and you actually have a great emotional investment in the venture, you still need to make profits if you plan to keep going for the […]

Public Speaking

Success Is A Lousy Teacher - Bill Gates

February 25, 2013

The above title is a verbatim excerpt of the first of two phrases comprising an insightful quote credited to Microsoft founder, Bill Gates. When I first read it, I instantly said to myself: “That’s TRUE!” And Mr. Gates should know – having enjoyed years of continuous successes prior to his anti-trust experiences. The quote reads […]

Career Development

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February 24, 2013

As a Performance Improvement Specialist, I diligently apply Continuous Improvement principles in my personal and work life, and have consistently achieved great progress as a result. To this end I'm always keen on researching successful people in various areas of endeavour. I do this not just for myself, but also to improve the variety and […]

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