“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends.
To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Did you have a nickname when you were a child? Have you had a nickname that is uncomfortable or hurtful? Has it left a lasting impression? You are not alone. It usually begins in the school yard. Kids are really inventive when it comes to nicknames. Those school yard nicknames can follow us around a[...]
Being a Salesperson is a skill. Sales people are not born. They study and work at perfecting their techniques and skills. There are basic rules to follow to begin a Sales career. The first rule is Product Knowledge – both your own product and your client’s. How do you get product knowledge?[...]
Take time to appreciate the wonder that is you and give you a few boosts with the following care -[...]
Unemployment is capitalism’s way of getting you to plant a garden. ~Orson Scott Card Recently there has been a influx of letters from readers who are unemployed. The issues that keep repeating themselves from this correspondence are how to handle: Loss of se[...]
One of the hardest tasks is hiring staff that fit within a dynamic. An easy trap to fall into is to hire people just like yourself – hey – you get along well, relate on many levels and feel as though you have hired your best friend – wrong. Rule number one is clear, but [...][...]
Visionaries have propounded the benefits of telecommuting for decades. In late 1990′s in “The Third Wave” Alvin Toffler presented a hypothesis that working from home would become commonplace post-Millennium. In the book Toffler describes three types of societies, based on the con[...]