Monthly Archives: December 2009

Zen in Your Den Offer

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Balanced Business: How to Gift Employees

Managers have some of the hardest jobs in the world. Every day, they go to work knowing they will have to make tough decisions and pray they will not have to disappoint anybody for the day. Ethical and moral dilemmas are bountiful in positions of leadership. I do not want to talk about every day, [...]

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On Getting Discouraged

I am certain I am not the only one out there who has become discouraged at some point in life. I am also certain that I am not the only one completely lost as to how to repair it when it happens. I know it is possible to become motivated again, though, because people do [...]

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Be Kind to Yourself

I was talking with a friend of mine yesterday. He gave me congratulations on something I did well. I accepted the compliment, but not before downing everything about the accomplishment. Thinking it was proper to be humble, I foolishly denied my well-doings. The catch here, though, is that I was not being humble; I was [...]

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How to Control Yourself

People in this age have trouble with self-control. With Attention Deficit Disorder so rampant in our societies, most cannot comprehend reading a book. With most of our information on the Internet, it is difficult to remain focused on one thing for so long before skimming or leaving a website. Such is the trouble all copywriters [...]

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Balanced Business: Marketing vs. Networking

Many marketers will tell you the key to having a good customer base is to have a lot of people talking about your product. While this is true – and proven – I think the exact science of getting these people to talk is the true mystery. That’s what marketing is, in essence: getting people [...]

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Career Pro-tip: Send a Thank You Note

These days, etiquette does not mean much to the average person, especially in America. No longer are the days of holding open doors, saying, “please” and, “thank you,” nor does addressing a man as “Sir” show respect, but rather an aging judgment. Because of this, potential employers will have the pants shocked off of them [...]

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The Art of the To-Do List

Plans: they come in many forms, but what good are they if they aren’t easily usable and doable? The perfect plan is something easy to follow that flows well and makes sense – changing tasks in the middle of performing them is never a good thing – but is also elusive and impossible. There is [...]

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