Overconfidence is a killer. It is not an attractive quality in a person and even less attractive in a company. So many successful people and companies let their success go to their head. The result is always the same – a fall from grace. In the case of some companies – bankruptcy. Sony was once […]
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Ponzi schemes are nothing new. They have been around for years. They were first made famous by Charles Ponzi back in the 1920s. And continue to be used today. So just what is a Ponzi scheme? A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to its investors from their own money or
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I’ve studied marketing, relationships, self-development, language, history, leadership, investing and time management and I have come to an incredible conclusion – that it’s pretty much all the same. What I’ve found is that the same principles to being a better salesperson will work in being a better parent. That if you learn how to negotiate
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Like most families in mine duties were divided. My father was in charge of the money; which meant investing and the big bills. My mother held down the fort at home. Me, I had the best job of all – to enjoy myself and boy did I do that. For us, it worked. That is
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Economics. For some people that word alone can cause people to zone out. It’s full of numbers. It’s complicated. And last, but not least, it’s boring. But love it or hate it, there is no denying that economics plays a big part in all of our lives. That is why over the past five years,
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Our world has come a long way in the past 100 years. We’ve gone from our first airplane flight and cars being only for the wealthy to traveling the globe and close to 90% of people in modern nations having access to a car. Despite these changes and more, one thing never changes – us.
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You may have heard me say it before but it’s worth repeating – success is simple. It may be hard to achieve but the principles behind it aren’t. Most of us already know what it takes to succeed in life, but are often looking for another way. Just flick on the TV late at night
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I’m in the market for some business cards. With my book, iSucceed, now available for purchase (and the ebook and audio available soon enough) I thought maybe it’s time for me to put things into high gear. And what better way than with flashy new business cards. So naturally I went on line to see
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Each day we wake up, get ready for the day, then head out the door to face whatever challenges we have. As we spend quite a sizable amount of time at the office it comes as no surprise that many of our challenges are work related but as we all know a whole range of
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The other day I got a call from a friend of mine who’s American, but he lives here in Japan. We talked for a bit about business, then somehow we got on the topic of our families and I mentioned how tough it is for many people living away from their families. He agreed and
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