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Challengers win because they’ve mastered the complex.

I’ve seen this to be true over the last 20 years. Know your business and make sure you give your opinion and try to help your customer understand. Great article.     HBR Blog Network MATTHEW DIXON AND BRENT ADAMSON   Matthew Dixon is Managing Director of the Corporate Executive Board’s Sales and Service Practice. Brent Adamson…

What One Trillion Dollars looks Like

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How to Be Irresistible at Any Age zen habits

How to Be Irresistible at Any Age zen habits. How to Be Irresistible at Any Age Editors’ Note: This is a guest post from Christopher Foster of The Happy Seeker. Many years ago, when I was a young fellow of 23, I said goodbye to my native England and journeyed to British Columbia. My heart said…

Col. West talks about who we are fighting in the war

This is genuine – and well said Newly elected to congress a Republican, Col West is from southern Florida. This new Congressman was an extremely popular commander in Iraq.  He was forced to retire because during an intense combat action a few of his men were captured.  At the same time his men had captured…

Why smart people defend bad ideas

Good job Mr. Berkun – okollie http://www.scottberkun.com/essays/40-why-smart-people-defend-bad-ideas/ Why smart people defend bad ideas By Scott Berkun, April 2005 We all know someone who’s intelligent, but who occasionally defends obviously bad ideas. Why does this happen? How can smart people take up positions that defy any reasonable logic? Having spent many years working with smart people I’ve…

Great Comment about Freelance Fees and Pricing Choices

From the Post at: http://www.odesk.com/blog/2011/04/5-techniques-to-double-your-freelance-rates/   Matt Staton May 3rd, 2011 at 5:41 am One of the most profitable (and painful) things I’ve learned along the way is that my cheapest clients are usually (99% of the time) the most demanding. Raising my rates actually helped me save time and make more money. Recently, my most…

Fasting = Spiritual Disciplines

FASTING A Neglected Discipline John Haverland   Have you ever heard a sermon on fasting? Have you read an article on it? Do you fast? Probably the answer to all these questions is, “No.” Fasting is a neglected spiritual discipline. There are various reasons for that, which I will get to in a moment. Let…

Ramit Sethi on Increasing Your Earning Power – NYTimes.com

Ramit Sethi on Increasing Your Earning Power – NYTimes.com.   April 26, 2011, 11:59 AM Forget Frugality: Focus on Earning More ByRAMIT SETHI Ramit Sethi runs the Web site I Will Teach You to Be Rich. Think of the last 10 pieces of personal finance advice you’ve read. Do any of these sound familiar? Cut back on…

The Art of Non-Conformity » The Starving Artist Solves the Problem

http://chrisguillebeau.com/3×5/the-starving-artist-solves-the-problem/ The Art of Non-Conformity » The Starving Artist Solves the Problem Paul was an artist, painting in several mediums and styles. He lived in a Northwestern city known for its love of the arts, if not always its ambition. As Paul grew up, his family and teachers encouraged him to pursue art as a…

Procrastination: “The future is always ideal: The fridge is stocked, the weather clear, the train runs on schedule and meetings end on time. Today, well, stuff happens.”

Procrastination.   Procrastination OCTOBER 27, 2010 tags: Ariely, hyperbolic discounting, Kalyanaraman, Lehrer, Loewenstein,metacognition, Milkman, Mischel, Morano, Netflix, present bias,procrastination, Read, Schindler’s List, Wertenbroch by David McRaney The Misconception: You procrastinate because you are lazy and can’t manage your time well. The Truth: Procrastination is fueled by weakness in the face of impulse and a failure to think about thinking. Netflix reveals something about your own behavior you should…

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