Why Your Business Needs a Big Idea
From Gallo Communications: “As small businesses around the country plan for 2011, many are focused on simply surviving. What’s lost is the big idea. Your business needs a moon shot goal that will fuel its journey for the next decade and inspire your employees, your partners, and you.”
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How to Conquer Your Fear and Self-Doubt
From The Corner Office by Steve Tobak: “Whether you suffer from an irrational fear of public speaking, are plagued by enormous stress at work, live in mortal terror of screwing up or getting fired, or, more to the point, are a highly competent and accomplished professional who, deep inside, suffers from debilitating doubts and fears, there are three things you all have in common…”
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Email Etiquette for the Super-Busy
From The 99%: “It’s time for a more mindful approach [to email], one that fully embraces a “less is more” strategy. To help you get started, we’ve assembled a cheat sheet of our email best practices. And, trust us, it’s not just about being more polite, it’s about being more efficient and getting the responses you need.”
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44 Actions You Can Take Now to Boost Your Energy
From Michael Hyatt: “Recently, just for the fun of it, I started making a list of all the things that energize me. I started out with a list of 10. Then it grew to 20, 30, then 40, and now, 44. But I am certain I have only just begun.”
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Richard St. John’s 8 secrets of success
A short video from TED: “Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an unmissable 3-minute slideshow on the real secrets of success.”
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Overcoming the Fear of Change
From the Gallup Management Journal: “For more than 20 years, David Jones has consulted with some of America’s biggest companies — including Ameritrade, Bon Secours Health System, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield — introducing and directing change. Assessing the potential of a change is one of the hardest, and most important, parts of a leader’s job, says Jones.”
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Have you ever watched the strongman competition where they pull a truck? A 300 pound guy is harnessed to a 30,000 pound semi truck and trailer. In metric terms, that’s about 140 kg pulling 14,000 kg. The truck is behind him, and he has a rope in front of him so he can use his arms as well as his legs.
