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Self-Improvement

Recent posts related to

Self-Improvement

How to Differentiate Your Product

By Mark Morgan Ford | 06/26/2008

Think of your primary product. Now answer these two questions: Is there something about it that is better than the other products of its kind? Do you emphasize that advantage in your marketing?

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When Not to Save Money

By Robert Ringer | 06/26/2008

Early in my career, I began to reassess some of the ways in which I was saving on expenses. I came to realize that in order to make intelligent decisions when it comes to saving money, time and stress should always be factored into the equation.

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A Neglected Metabolism-Boosting Move

By Craig Ballantyne | 06/26/2008

If you want to burn a lot of calories, you need to do a lot of resistance-training exercises for the back of your body, not just the front. Your entire upper back is one of your biggest muscle groups. By exercising this important area, you can burn more calories than if you just train your chest and stomach muscles.

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Word to the Wise: Durance

By Early To Rise | 06/26/2008

“Durance” (DUR-unts) – from the Latin for “to endure” – is imprisonment or restraint by force. It is usually used in the phrase “durance vile.”

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The Look That Sells

By John Forde | 06/26/2008

Graphics and design are a vital part of any sales letter. But before you let your graphic designer take over, make sure you keep this in mind:

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Simplify Your Life: Order Out of Chaos

By Judith Strauss | 06/25/2008

You build a pile of rocks, and it collapses because it was a bit unbalanced. The way the rocks end up on the ground may appear to be random. But a mathematician would tell you there’s an underlying natural order at work here – something that can be replicated, and explained, by “chaos theory.”

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Word to the Wise: Invective

By Early To Rise | 06/25/2008

“Invective” (in-VEK-tiv) – from the Latin for “to inveigh against” – is insulting or abusive language.

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Word to the Wise: Sub Rosa

By Early To Rise | 06/21/2008

“Sub rosa” (sub ROH-zuh) – Latin for “under the rose” – means secret or private. The phrase comes from an ancient legend associating roses with confidentiality.

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Your Time Is Valuable

By David Cross | 06/21/2008

Time and multitasking. Potentially a ball and chain to every entrepreneur. Just how many plates can you spin on sticks before they start to topple or you start to perform at less than your peak mental and physical level? Yet many entrepreneurs find delegating or outsourcing tasks difficult. We think…

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t’s Fun to Know: The Largest Eyes in the World

By Early To Rise | 06/21/2008

New Zealand scientists have discovered what are believed to be the largest eyes found on any animal in the world. The peepers in question measure nearly 11 inches in diameter and belong to a colossal squid, a species first discovered in 2003.

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Runners Need Strength Training

By Craig Ballantyne | 06/21/2008

Runners are notorious for trying anything to improve performance, from eating “power gel” to buying space-aged shoes. But most runners are missing one key performance booster: strength training.

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The Book on Bears and Bulls

By Andrew Gordon | 06/21/2008

"The average man doesn’t wish to be told that it is a bull or a bear market. What he desires is to be told specifically which particular stock to buy or sell. He wants to get something for nothing. He does not wish to work. He doesn’t even wish to…

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