In an article in the NY Times written by Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, he quotes Franklin Delano Roosevelt who said “happiness lies not in the mere possession of money,” and to recognize “the falsity of material wealth as the standard of success. The only thing we have…
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Right now, when everyone is feeling rather skittish about work and career, I came across a new book by one of my favorite marketing authors Robin Fisher Roffer called The Fearless Fish Out of Water: How to Succeed When You’re the Only One Like You. Instead of freaking out about…
 Tags : Anxiety, Book Mentions, Career Change, personal development, Success, There is a thriving business in horror movies and other such media that depicts violence and mayhem. I’ve never quite understood why, and generally go out of my way to avoid them. My imagination is way too active to sit there quietly watching, and I’m usually squirming in my seat…
Spent the morning reading ‘Tribes’ by Seth Godin, and totally understood why it’s important we build the ‘we’ in organizations and that leadership is a team thing. As a small business person, I’ve worked most of the last three years on my own, with occasional help from others, and throughout…
 Tags : Book Mentions, Book Recommendations, fear, fearless factor, goals, leadership, Seth Godin, The economy is in shambles and people are hunkering down, hoping to ride out the storm. We are all undergoing an attitude adjustment, hoping it is just short-term. If only we could begin again, with an entirely new found attitude, one that is not based on ‘just until’, but one…
 Tags : Achievement, Attitude, Book Mentions, Book Recommendations, Business, Career Change, Educational Programs, You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go……Dr. Seuss.
 Tags : Anxiety, Be Fearless, Book Mentions, Book Recommendations, Change, children, Success, Maureen G. Mulvaney lives up to her initials M.G.M….A Big Production - Author of The Women’s Millionaire Club - Founder of The Women’s Millionaire Club Community and Website. MGM is the industry Leader on the Learned Success Traits of Successful Entrepreneurial Women. In her new book, MGM set out to answer the simple…
 Tags : Book Mentions, Book Recommendations, Business, entrepreneur, marketing, Money, Success, women, The summer had been long and hot. Windows flung wide open invited the whole street to eavesdrop on the what, where and how of each other’s lives. Arguments, lovemaking, and what you were having for your tea were all public domain. Everyone sat either at the window, leaning on well-scrubbed…
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