Ah, failures… I’ve had my fair share. I’m sure you have, too. And I’m sure you’d agree that some definitely leave a bad taste in your mouth. But we should never forget the value of failure. Back in school, we are taught that failure is bad. But in the real world, failure happens. Sometimes it’s […]
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I love quotes… And thanks to Facebook, I get my daily dose of inspirational, thought-provoking, sweet and powerful quotes each and every day. On top of that I signed up for a few sites and have them sent right to my mailbox. Each time I come across a new one that excites me it goes
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Ever wonder what you were meant to do? I know I did. As a child all I could think of was going to the US for university. My mother being British, she wasn’t too excited about the prospect of me heading off to the States. In fact, that’s an understatement. For years she simply refused
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Snore… That’s how most people react when I bring up economics. I get it. 5 years ago I felt the same way. Movies, music, travel, sports, gadgets, cars…anything but economics. Today, I live and breathe the stuff. It’s how I spend most of my free time. What amazes me is that despite the incredible effect
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Marketing is the lifeblood of any business. Leadership is critical. The vision vital. Product, service and attention to detail all important but what good will any of that, do you if no ones know about you. That’s the job of marketing. Now before I lose some of you, I would like to state that we
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12 rules. Or at least that’s what I’ve come up. 12 simple rules which, if applied will help you get promoted faster, achieve better results and help build a name for yourself. They work just as well for entrepreneurs starting their own businesses as they do for people working their way up the corporate ladder.
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Babies, teenagers, college kids, entrepreneurs, parents, and retirees have one thing in common; they are all students. Some study things willingly, others unwillingly. There is conscious study, and unconscious study. But all that same, we are, at every moment of our life, studying. Our mind has been hard-wired to learn. From the minute we’re born,
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There are so many incredible books that have been written on success. He Who Thinks He Can by Orison Swett Marden, The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie to name just a few. But one book is mentioned time and time again by nearly
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Life doesn’t have to be that complicated. And yet, we all know some people that succeed in doing just that. The founding fathers were believers in K.I.S. (keep it simple). The United States Constitution – a whopping 6 pages long. If it was good enough for them, it’s good enough for me. Today it’s more
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Japan is an interesting country. It’s a country where old meets new, where tradition goes hand in hand with high-tech gadgets. I first came here back in ’94 on a study abroad program. Not knowing what to expect, I decided to enroll in a 6 month program and test the waters so to speak. It
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