| 1531 | WHEN NITTY-GRITTY DETAIL IS CRITICAL TO BUSINESS SUCCESS Preview: Many entrepreneurs fail to succeed because they won’t, or cannot, sweat the details. Although it’s important to see the big picture, it is equally important to get details right. Trouble is; many entrepreneurs view detail work as boring, time-consuming and petty. After all, they could be pulling off some exciting deals, instead of wasting time... (more) Published By: Noel Peebles Submitted: 21 July,2002 |
| 1532 | Expectations At Work Can Destroy You if Don’t Communicate Them! Preview: by Carole Nicolaides © 2002 http://www.progressiveleadership.com Expectations have a powerful impact on our emotions, behaviors, and most importantly, in our performances. Have you noticed what happens when you expect no raise or promotion at work? Most likely you will not get them! The bitter truth is that - not only will you lose a promotion - ... (more) Published By: Carole Nicolaides Submitted: 22 July,2002 |
| 1533 | Conflict Of Interest Preview: One of the most insidious traps in the world of business (or in any other place for that matter) is this thing called a "conflict of interest". The conflict produces a situation whereby your decision to do or not do something is swayed by other or outside interests. In other words, you need to make a business decision, and your decision is ch... (more) Published By: Richard Lowe Submitted: 22 July,2002 |
| 1534 | Invisible Entrepreneurs Preview: Imagine yourself so tiny you're sliding down a nanotube. These things are the latest tech invention that are so small that only single molecules can pass through them. Now imagine that you are the size of a mouse, that's the thing under your right hand there, hovering just above the "Delete" button - ready to click. The comparison in size between... (more) Published By: Mike Banks Valentine Submitted: 22 July,2002 |
| 1535 | How To Incorporate Yourself Without a Lawyer Preview: How To Incorporate Yourself Without a Lawyer by J. Stephen Pope You could save hundreds of dollars by incorporating yourself without a lawyer. How? Is it advisable to do so? 1. This is Not Legal Advice! The only ones who should be giving legal advice are those licensed to practise law (in other words, only lawyers). This article is not legal ad... (more) Published By: J. Stephen Pope Submitted: 22 July,2002 |
| 1536 | Harness The Power of a Strong Vision Preview: What is your vision? How is this vision communicated to inspire you and your organisation? You don't have a clear and powerful vision? Join the club. When I'm working with individuals, I've noticed that generally they fall into two distinct categories regarding having a strong vision. Either they've never really had the opportunity to unders... (more) Published By: Wendy Hearn Submitted: 23 July,2002 |
| 1537 | Use “Boy Scout” Advice to Reduce Business Costs Preview: The Boy Scout organization’s long-standing mantra is one every business owner should adopt as his/her own: Be Prepared! All right, I hear you. “Duh, Susan! Of course that’s good advice!” Well, as elementary as it may sound, in business it’s better than good advice -- it can be cost-saving advice! In fact, if you’re not heeding this simple "be pr... (more) Published By: Susan Carter Submitted: 23 July,2002 |
| 1538 | Business Plan Helps Insure Sweet Success Preview: Quick. Name a product or service that you or your business will gain more satisfaction from while it’s being developed or produced than when it’s finished. Your answer? “My tax return?”…Wrong answer….“Chocolate chip cookies?”…You’re getting much closer….“I give up.” Your strategic business plan….“I never would have said that.” Well, don’t ... (more) Published By: Tim Fulton Submitted: 23 July,2002 |
| 1539 | Perspective is Everything Preview: "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!" --Anonymous A living legend turned 100 in May. He's W. Clement Stone, founder of Combined Insurance Company (which is now a part of Aon Corp.) and author of one of the best-selling motivational books of all time, Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude. The book is based on the concept that what the... (more) Published By: Kathy Paauw Submitted: 29 July,2002 |
| 1540 | Collaboration, Not Competition Preview: The basic assumptions upon which traditional marketing approaches are built could use some updating. For example, what if we asked whether businesses actually have to compete for customers. Does that seem silly? The answer would be, "Of course, they do! What planet are you from? It’s a dog eat dog world—and it’s always been that way." But there ma... (more) Published By: Stacey Hall and Jan Brogniez Submitted: 29 July,2002 |
| 1541 | Safe Bets for Start-Ups Preview: You run a start-up business and money's tight. Even though you may not have loads of cash to play with, you don't have to settle for minuscule traffic counts! Get the most for your advertising dollar by following these suggestions: READY, SET, STOP!!! Your web site is like a vehicle. It will take you where you want to go, provided everything i... (more) Published By: Jennifer Johnson Submitted: 30 July,2002 |
| 1542 | 7 Secrets To High Performance Thinking Part 1 Preview: 7 Secrets To High Performance Thinking Part 1 by John Colanzi Our minds are like high performance race engines. They have the ability to take us anywhere we want to go at amazing speed. But sadly most of us haven't done the necessary maintenance and tune ups to enable our minds to operate efficiently. There are three reasons this can happen. ... (more) Published By: John Colanzi Submitted: 30 July,2002 |
| 1543 | Never Mix Business & Friendship Preview: I have heard it said on the net that you should not become friends with people whom you do business with. I say, "Why not?" Building personal relationships is the foundation of your business success. Because business should be business and there is no room for making friends and socializing. Friendship interferes with a business relationship by ... (more) Published By: Terri Seymour Submitted: 02 August,2002 |
| 1544 | What Is Right Livelihood? Preview: What Is Right Livelihood? "When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. To love life through labor is to be intimate with life's inmost secret. All work is empty save when there is love, for work is love made visible." Kahlil Gibran The idea of "right livelihood" originally comes from Buddhism and... (more) Published By: Deborah R. Brown, MBA, MSW Submitted: 06 August,2002 |
| 1545 | 7 Tips to Get More Mileage Out of Your Publicity Preview: 7 Tips to Get More Mileage Out of Your Online or Offline Publicity by Bill Stoller, Publisher Free Publicity, The Newsletter for PR-Hungry Businesses http://www.PublicityInsider.com/freepub.asp You worked hard to get a story on your business in a popular website or your local paper. Don't let your efforts ends there -- here are seven tips to hel... (more) Published By: Bill Stoller Submitted: 06 August,2002 |
| 1546 | Career Goals and Stress Preview: Career Goals and Stress: How to Achieve Goals and Maintain Your Sanity Deborah R. Brown, MBA, MSW ____________________________________________________________________________ "Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time." Max Ehrmann "Desiderata" When it comes to career success, d... (more) Published By: Debbie Brown, MSM, MSW Submitted: 06 August,2002 |
| 1547 | Packaging Success Preview: If success and achievement came in a package or a bottle, what would it look like? Would it be wrapped in satin and tied with a 14-carat ribbon? Would the bottle that contained achievement be as deep as a ruby or as clear as an emerald? Picture yourself as having the task of packaging these two aspects of life so that everyone would stop and pic... (more) Published By: Arleen M. Kaptur Submitted: 06 August,2002 |
| 1548 | Are You Burned-Out? Preview: "In order to burn out, a person needs to have been on fire at one time." Ayala Pines What is burnout? And how do you know if you're suffering from it? Burnout is various physical, emotional and mental reactions caused by repeated stress. Effects of Stress The negative affects of stress have been documented by research studies. Prolonged, un... (more) Published By: Deborah R. Brown, MBA, MSW Submitted: 06 August,2002 |
| 1549 | Conquering Resistance to Career Change Preview: Change is Good: Conquering Resistance to Career Change "For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven..." Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Often we resist the very things we need the most. Clients frequently wait to call me for career counseling until they have gotten put on probation, or even worse, have lost their job. This "ki... (more) Published By: Debbie Brown, MBA, MSW Submitted: 06 August,2002 |
| 1550 | Tough Times Demand Resilient Leaders Preview: The stock market gyrates with unpredictable and heartburning results. Icons of solid companies become straw figures before balance sheets. Children are abducted from their front yards and networks of terrorists spiral throughout the world. Religious institutions cast shadows of duplicity while El Nino brings strange fish to the California coasts a... (more) Published By: Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE Submitted: 07 August,2002 |