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Reduce Your Customer Acquisition Cost (Lessons From My 4 Week Sales Prospecting Experiment)

December 26, 2012

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!What if you could spend less money, time and effort to get the same or even more people to buy your products and/or services? You'd like that wouldn't you? Well, so would many others who are just like you and […]

Public Speaking

You Will Be Sorely Tested

December 24, 2012

Tomorrow is Christmas day. A day on which Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. In the bible we are told of the suffering Jesus endured to fulfil his purpose on earth. The theme of this week's issue of my speaking IDEAS newsletter is partly related to the above i.e. understanding how adversity and suffering […]

Writing/Blogging

How Far Should You Go To Get Comments?

December 23, 2012

Are You Still Trying To Crack The Code For Getting Regular Comments? If YES, then this article may help you refine the choices you make, to include the use of only ethical practices to achieve your goal. I've written it to offer guidance to blog owners or administrators who may feel pressured to get comments […]

Parenting

A Unique Ability Your Child Needs

December 21, 2012

"I have succeeded in whatever I have undertaken, because I have WILLED it. I have never hesitated, which has given me an advantage over the rest of mankind" - Napoleon A Quality That Separates Achievers From Others One of the distinguishing qualities of people who excel is their willingness to do what few or no […]

Career Development

Will You Sink, If Your Boss Leaves?

December 21, 2012

Nick, the Technical Manager, suddenly announced he was going on leave. Oyat had just resumed his new position as Training and Technical Development Manager (TTDM) less than 3 months earlier. But even though he knew the job reasonably well (having acted twice in that capacity), he'd never had to do it without what he considered […]

General

Paying Tribute To 5 Experts Who Made Me

December 19, 2012

Note: This article is dedicated to the memory of the late – great - Zig Ziglar. The list below includes experts whose ideas have influenced my development and progress, in a significantly positive way since 2001. It’s not exhaustive, and so I’ll likely do a sequel at a later date. Why Am I Writing This […]

Entrepreneurship

Free Farm Business Support

December 18, 2012

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Public Speaking

What If You Need To "Do It Yourself"(DIY)?

December 17, 2012

This week, I discuss the potential benefits of adopting a mental attitude that has helped me overcome (or get around) many obstacles in my personal and business endeavours. The obstacles I refer to would probably have stopped me permanently if I had not possessed this thinking habit. Indeed, this newsletter and my website - my […]

Public Speaking

Improve Yourself For Your Audience's Sake!

December 15, 2012

So, I Guess This Is Something Of A Rant...About People Who "Arrange Success" For Themselves I'm writing about how certain people churn out mediocre content dressed in pretty packaging, with massive backing from what I've called "arranged networks". My decision to write this piece arose from having a flyer for one such publication handed to […]

Parenting

Teach Your Kids To Excel Without Apology

December 14, 2012

I have coached people of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds - face to face and remotely - over the past 15 years. During this time, kids have earned a special place in my "coaching heart" because I've found that they are the ones most like me. By this I mean, for instance, that they share […]

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