The future can’t be analytically derived. Even if you do analyze it, frequently the analytical work, no matter how robust, proves wrong because of something that can’t be anticipated. Of course it’s almost always valuable to think comprehensively about a new business idea. But a healthy balance between analysis and action is always advisable. If [...]
If you’ve got the time, the intellect and the access to get your hands on an idea … then you have the ability to reinvent yourself. More people have more more chances and more power to change the world today, than at any other time in history.
Seth Godin’s new book, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable is out today, a very unusual [...]
It is becoming more and more dangerous, in our times, to live a life in the aggregate. That is true especially when you’re trying to figure out your next move.
You know how one year, everyone knows you need an M.B.A. to succeed at anything, and then the next, they’re saying that there are no [...]
By Roy Carter
Although this may be a time of great stress and worry for you, you may end up feeling that being forced to make a complete career change is not actually the end of the world!
Taking the right steps immediately to find the career or job options open to you may propel you into [...]
Are you struggling to summon up the motivation to exercise? Are you constantly telling yourself you must get to the gym, but finding that other things just get in the way?
It is a typical scenario, and one that is actually pretty simple to address.
The first thing you need to do, is stop hassling yourself to [...]
By Maria Rattray
She’s affectionately called ‘The Soup Lady’. Now well into her eighties, she can be seen in the central district of Canberra, every Friday night, giving free soup and blankets, not only to the homeless, but to anyone in need. She sees Canberra’s student population as a somewhat disadvantaged group, and so they too [...]
By Ezra Drissman
The new millennium marked significant changes and twists in people’s lifestyle and preference especially in fashion and trend. In this vital industry, one very relevant breakthrough is the incorporation of environmental awareness and protection in most clothing lines in the fashion business and it has definitely inspired innumerable designers and students of fashion [...]
By Brendan McKeogh
The term “Use it or Lose it” sounds trite today. But there is real power in those few words - if you look below the surface. The phrase was first used in “Pushing to the Front”, published in 1894.
First, this book reassures of nature’s almost unlimited capacity to provide for our needs. The [...]
By Nick Jervis
What action can you take to ensure that you hold onto your staff and keep your recruitment costs as low as possible? Estimates vary, but to replace a solicitor the total expense in terms of recruitment, lost man hours of the outgoing staff and the training of the incoming member, can exceed £100,000.
The [...]
By Lani and Allen Voivod
As small business owners, it’s all too easy for us to get so immersed in the daily planning and producing of projects and profits that we forget to step back and take a look at the Bigger Picture of what’s going on “in the field,” as they say.
So take a minute [...]
There’s been something missing from the business success principles that have been taught for decades. When you’re on a path of growth and expansion in your business, the strategies, tactics and principles you learn are only HALF of what you need to know. I’m sure you’ve been to many seminars, read lots of books and [...]
By Jason Kozma
More and more Americans are using their hard-earned vacations to get healthy and fit. In fact, fitness vacations are a hot trend - with Pilates replacing pina coladas and personal trainers serving as your tour guides. It makes sense, because people and especially women want to take better care of themselves. But the [...]
I was talking with a client recently who was wondering out loud if she was really worth her salt. “What if I can’t help this client? What if they realize I don’t have an advanced degree? Do I really have something of value to offer? Why would anyone buy a book that I write? I’ve [...]
You’ve no doubt felt at least a tinge of overwhelm as summer is drawing to a close. It’s back to school, back to the big projects at work, and back to life as we know it. And, dare I say it, stores have even begun busting out their holiday merchandise! Talk about pressure!
Fall is quite [...]
By Bernard Brown
Bad posture can negatively impact your life in so many ways, including your breathing. And breathing, as you know, is absolutely essential for human life. Before we examine how bad posture affects your breathing, you need to understand how poor posture arises in the first place.
Bad posture arises because of two main reasons:
I was listening to Michael Port’s book “Beyond Booked Solid” today en route to a meeting. He made one statement that truly sums up my philosophy. As he was talking about how to boost your income, streamline your processes, and take your business to the next level he said “The real bottom line is your [...]
By Anthony K Wilson Sr
As I look back I now understand how many hardships I did not have to face if I had taken my parents advice; now I will help my children break this cycle and capitalize on all this valuable insight.
Perhaps your parents had limitations which you do not have. Perhaps they made [...]
By Jed McCall
During the past few years there have been dramatic changes in communications and technology. Our home computers have more computing power now than the Americans had to land on the moon! Do you think that these changes unlock an opportunity?
By Stanley Popovich
Learning how to manage your out of control anxieties can be extremely difficult. The first thing you need to do is to seek the services of a professional and/or counselor who can teach you how to manage your fears and give you the help that you need. In the meantime, here are some [...]
By Michael Redbourn
Doing A Job That You Hate Is Like Going To Prison
There are a huge number of people that really dislike their jobs and when they get up in the morning and head for their workplace, they feel like they’re going to be incarcerated for the next several hours, which in a sense they [...]
I’m often asked what it’s like to work as a professional travel writer. Is “the world’s best job” all it’s cracked up to be? What’s it really like on those assignments? What happens behind the scenes, when the “camera” is off?
I reply quite honestly that all travel consists of endless waiting, long tedious flights, and days of monotony broken by that one fleeting experience when it all comes together and you glimpse something larger than yourself. But they never believe me. I’m sure you won’t either. So instead of boring you with lofty thoughts, I’ll share one of those experiences from a recent assignment to Ireland that didn’t make it into the article…
Are you overwhelmed by too much information, too many ideas to try, too many ways to get there?
Do you feel guided and supported in moving forward, confident in your ability to create what you want or do you still feel as unsure as you have in the past?
There is so much information and support out [...]
By Brenda Campbell
People frequently tell me that they can not meditate, they have tried, can not do it and have given up. So they miss out on all of the benefits that meditation can bring. Learning to meditate is like learning to do anything else; you begin knowing little or nothing and practice until you [...]
