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What Your Car Says About Your Confidence?
The Sales Hub | May 14th 2008 by Lee Fratzke
If you’re thinking that your car has nothing to do with your psyche, maybe you should read this article in US News featuring a study by CNW Marketing research: People who own emerald green automobiles, it turns out, have the most positive atti read more
The Cleaver Chihuahua
Impact Today | May 12th 2008 by Rick Weaver
The family’s pet Chihuahua wandered from the camp site one night while on safari. Scared and hungry after his night in the wild, the Chihuahua found some fresh bones under a bush. Quickly he began to devour them, satisfying his hunger. As his litt read more
Cutting the heads off fish
Impact Today | May 10th 2008 by Rick Weaver
Despite the rather gruesome title, this is a delightful little story of a young girl with an inquisitive mind. One day she was watching her mother make dinner. The main course was going to be baked fish. She observed her mother unwrap the fish and pr read more
The hunters
Impact Today | May 8th 2008 by Rick Weaver
When it comes to sales figures, profit margins, turnover, or any other business barometer, do not be complacent about being average. Although average is better than below average, it is not success – as these hunters prove:Three statisticians were read more
Pouvoir d'achat : terme économique excessivement utilisé en Fra…
chroniques-malades | May 5th 2008
En tapant le mot "pouvoir d'achat" sur Google, on trouve plus de deux millions de références. En ouvrant un journal, ce terme revient fréquemment. En regardant la télévision ou en écoutant la radio, on entend que ça. Mais, au-delà de ce sujet read more
Selling vacuums can be dirty work
Impact Today | May 3rd 2008 by Rick Weaver
Nancy opened the door to find the smiling face of a well-polished salesperson. “Good afternoon,” he said, “May I have a moment of your time to demonstrate the newest technology in vacuum cleaners?”“I haven’t got any money,” she said as read more
The aquarium fire
Impact Today | May 1st 2008 by Rick Weaver
The following report was turned in by investigators following a house fire in Rochester, Michigan.The fire began when an air pump for an aquarium short circuited at the outlet, generating sparks that ignited items stored under the aquarium directly i read more
Name Game: Filipino Style
BrainTeaser | April 30th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
Creativity and originality are among the traits parents must have when naming their kids. Especially so if you live here in the Philippines. [I gathered that these two traits are not required in other countries, so that explains why they have common, read more
An unlikely hero
Impact Today | April 26th 2008 by Rick Weaver
Life Lesson: Bad motives often lead to failure.When San Francisco’s Angela was refused a divorce by her husband, John, she decided drastic steps were in order. She convinced her lover, an auto mechanic, to cut the brake line on John’s car. Blinde read more
A Recession Proof OS
Balaji's Blog | April 24th 2008
Drawing conclusion from the actions of a single individual is not very good research, but draw your own conclusions from this little anecdote. My boss at work till very recently owned a Nokia N95 - despite all it’s gee whiz features, he primari read more
April 2008 Group Blog Project, Phase 2: It’s all about Deep Lin…
There's a Blog in my Soup | April 23rd 2008 by Patrick Curl
In Phase 1 of this project we had people submit their top 3 Pillar Articles. I’ve chosen my favorites out of what was submitted. This is Phase 2. In Phase 2 we will create a blog post - linking to ALL of the top pillar articles. Rules: You read more
Lateral thinking
Impact Today | April 21st 2008 by Rick Weaver
Are you a lateral thinker? Read this story and you will find out.A man was touring a senior’s home looking for a loving place for his aging mother. He was impressed by the cleanliness of the facility and the friendliness of the staff. That is until read more
The butcher and the chicken
Impact Today | April 20th 2008 by Rick Weaver
Life Lesson: You cannot get away with trying to cheat customers.Sometimes even the most ethical people might try to pull a fast one. If that ever happens to you, remember the story of this butcher:Anxious to go home, the butcher was happy when a lady read more
The mailing list
Impact Today | April 17th 2008 by Rick Weaver
Life Lesson: Not every mistake ends in disaster.A small marketing company was engaged to help with a mailing to Fortune 500 companies. To keep costs down they gave the assignment to an entry level clerk – after all it was just a mail merge.When the read more
Business survival lesson from two ants
Impact Today | April 14th 2008 by Rick Weaver
Yvonne, the clerk I wrote about in the difficult personality chapter of Life’s Leadership Lessons, once told me a joke. I remember it because it was such a great example of how to achieve success when it seems everyone is taking swings at you. Here read more
Knowing cultures saves embarrassment
Tapestry™ - weaving threads of culture into success! | April 12th 2008 by Rick Weaver
Several years ago I was conducting a business seminar in a historic “meeting house” about 5 miles from Plymouth Rock. It was a charming facility, kept true its origins in the 1600s. Wide wooden floorboards held in place by wooden pegs and a rusti read more
Humanity vs Opportunity: A Tale about Success
BrainTeaser | April 9th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
Opportunity and Humanity faced each other at the Chieftain Hall. This was to resolve Humanity’s complaint against Opportunity. Humanity claimed that Opportunity was not doing his job, which was to regularly present himself to Humanity and his p read more
How NOT To Describe Your Education
The Hire Sense | April 8th 2008 by Derrick Moe
This sentence is from a cover email regarding a sales position: I am educated up to an MBA. I still am not sure what that means. read more
Reversible Suicide
BrainTeaser | April 4th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
“Why would I jump when I can glide smoothly? Why should I take a plunge when I can dip one foot at a time?” “Rolling stone” is what my father calls me. Since I graduated from the university six years ago, I’ve changed employment s read more
Your are responsible for yourself....
Living in Harmony | April 1st 2008 by Hanika
No sure if you have heard of it about this anecdote of a man called Mr Li who was born in a good rich traditional family. His parents planned everything for him, like what he studied, what he must be, who he mixed with and even how he must behave. Si read more
Never a Good Driver
BrainTeaser | March 29th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
I don’t think I’d ever become a good driver. I am terrible with direction, and getting lost is my favorite pastime when traveling. I seldom commit landmarks to memory; and on the few occasions that I try to, my brain would refuse to accept, let read more
Who says our profession doesn’t impact decisions?
Tapestry™ - weaving threads of culture into success! | March 28th 2008 by Rick Weaver
One of the cultural bridges refers to the cultural category of profession or occupation. We do not talk too much about the role our field of discipline, but here is a story that illustrates how what we do effects how we make decisions:Three people ar read more
Corregidor Trip: A reflection
BrainTeaser | March 19th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
. “Bayang magiliw perlas ng silanganan, alab ng puso, sa dibdib mong bughaw…” . My mind was traveling back and forth with lightning speed from the present to historical events almost 60 years ago as we sang the national anthem inside the da read more
Risk Takers
BrainTeaser | March 14th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
My brothers and I are risk takers, there’s no doubt about that. But just how much risk we are willing to take and the manner we take them differ greatly. . In any endeavor: . I always calculate the benefits against the risks. Only when I see th read more
Precious Moment
BrainTeaser | March 12th 2008 by Sherma E. Benosa
; Holding hands with Grandpa. (Photo taken a year before he died.) ; ;It was snack time, yet, instead of a food or a drink, it was Grandpa’s hand that I held in my left hand. He was lying supine on his bed, and I was sitting right next to him. read more
30 Things I Hate…
shab00ty's madness | March 7th 2008
MY LATEST THINGS* I HATE LIST (*To be honest, this is more of a, people I hate list). Swedish chicks with black hair. Bartender “friends” that can’t hook you up ’cause “there’s a camera.” People who say &# read more
Dream Log 2-23-08
shab00ty's madness | February 23rd 2008
Artwork by JustinAerni DREAM-LOG (2-23-2008) - I was taking care of these kids or somethin’, and next thing I know, things are out of wackkk, like the fridge is empty and the ice trays are gone. I look out back at the pool and there are soap bu read more
A Guest Blog From “Angry Asian Cookie”
shab00ty's madness | February 18th 2008
My friend “AAC” hit me up with this guest entry/anecdote for you all. (note that this story took place in D.C.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Normally I don’t share too much about my personal and private activities but I want to share this becaus read more
They asked for you
Dare I Read?, the booklog of Glenn Ingersoll | February 12th 2008
Douglas Messerli founded Sun & Moon Press and its successor, Green Integer. An excerpt from his manuscript “Nine Nights in New York” appears in Golden Handcuffs Review, v.1 no. 8. There are no dates in the piece, though internal clues suggest the read more
Comment apprendre le français
Carl Conrad | February 12th 2008 by Carl Conrad
"Comment apprendre le français". A l'occasion de la Saint Valentin, Veronica Belmont nous donne un cours en cinq leçons. Les clichés ont la vie dure !!! read more
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