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The Beginning of Wisdom

By Alexander Green | 09/8/2009

I watched in horror as my 11-year-old daughter Hannah plunged 150 feet down Cheakamus Canyon toward the river raging below. My wife Karen and I had both tried to talk her out of it. But she wouldn’t be dissuaded. She wanted to jump. Of course, she was attached to a…

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Make Your Business Success Eternal With Double-Barreled Innovation

By Mark Morgan Ford | 09/7/2009

I just got back from a meeting my largest client held for its top brass. Although my role is to provide ideas, I take as many notes as the next guy. One good idea from anyone can mean millions in profits. I’ll be sharing some great business-building ideas with you…

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Is There Too Much Competition in Internet Information Marketing?

By Bob Bly | 09/4/2009

Does the idea of selling information products on the Internet appeal to you? It does to GL, one of my subscribers. But she is hesitating about whether to even start. GL is worried that there are already more than enough people hawking e-books, DVDs, and courses on the Internet. “Isn’t…

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5 Gateways Into Your Promotion

By Will Newman | 09/3/2009

Most marketers look at a promotion with straight-line logic. They assume all prospects come into it through the headline. And they’re wrong. In fact, a well-planned, well-written promotion has five distinct ways to get prospects involved. These “gateways” are spread throughout the promotion. Each one is specifically designed to catch…

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Make Mine Thin Sliced

By David Cross | 09/1/2009

My wife strode across the yard from the chicken coop, clutching our sharpest kitchen knife. A rivulet of red ran down her forearm. Her hands were stained crimson, and a solitary feather stuck to her palm. “Hi, Honey!” she chirped. “I was just seeing whether the new chicks liked strawberries.”…

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Retire Happily Next Year!

By Mark Morgan Ford | 08/31/2009

Close your eyes. No, don’t do that. You won’t be able to read this. Let’s start over. Picture yourself enjoying your ideal retirement. What are you imagining? Perhaps you’re standing knee-deep in a Montana river, fishing for trout. Or strolling through the cobbled streets of Prague, browsing art galleries. Or…

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How a Big-Thighed Mama Can Help You Accelerate Your Business

By Mary Ellen Tribby | 08/27/2009

I love to get up early and go to the gym. The outcome of my entire day is determined by that very first hour. When it goes well (and it almost always does), I have more energy all day long. I’m more productive. And, frankly, I am a lot more…

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If You Don’t Know, Don’t Say

By Bob Cox | 08/26/2009

I was returning from a flight to Florida’s West Coast. I was five miles out of Orlando Executive (my home airport), and winds were only 5 to 7 knots. But they were coming at an angle that was going to make landing difficult for the runway air traffic control had…

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A Sixth-Grade Dropout’s Secret to Coming Up With Great Ideas

By John Wood | 08/25/2009

It was 1898. James Webb Young dropped out of school and started working for a book publisher. He was 12 years old. By the time he turned 22, he was advertising manager. In 1912, he joined the prestigious advertising agency J. Walter Thompson. And he quickly became known as an…

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Uncle Al’s Rules: How To Become Your Company’s Most Valuable Employee

By Mark Morgan Ford | 08/24/2009

Today, I’d like to give you a simple, three-part formula that, when followed, will make any ordinary employee into a superstar. If you are working for somebody else now, you can use it to become your company’s most valuable employee. And within six months, here’s what you can expect: Your…

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Net $50,000 for Making Simple Introductions

By Matthew Adams | 08/21/2009

Picture this … You’re invited to a lobster bake at the yacht club by a friend who has four marinas in the area. A half-hour into the party, you meet a guy who imports boating supplies and sells them to retailers. During your conversation, you find out he’s looking to…

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The One Thing That Changes Everything

By Alexander Green | 08/20/2009

One indispensable quality affects every relationship in your life. It holds together all your associations. It determines whether you realize your dreams, both personal and professional. And it virtually defines you to others. Without it, true success is impossible. Stephen M.R. Covey is even more emphatic. He writes: “There is…

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