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All of us worry about having positive outcomes in our personal and professional lives.  This worry stems from many sources, chief among them being the doubt surrounding our best efforts being good enough.  All of us suffer from daydreams or nightmares of striving mightily and falling just short of the prize.

In business, everyone wants to “bag the elephant,” “hit a home-run,” or “land a whale.”  While these are lofty goals and pursuits, most big deals started out as small deals that turned into a relationship. This last week, I was in an elite meeting of investors, and we were hearing a message from one of [...]

In business and in life, we should celebrate our victories and learn from our mistakes.  Mistakes are never failure unless we quit.  Mistakes can be the fertilizer for future success, and the experience can create building blocks for greatness.  All mistakes are not created equal.  There are mistakes that involve effort and then there are [...]

All of us want to feel normal, well-adjusted, and a part of the mainstream.  We also want to be great and perform extraordinary tasks.  These two desires are in opposition to one another.  Jules Verne said, “All progress comes from an unreasonable person.” We are educated and trained with the expectation that we will succeed.  [...]

Russell puts it best in his latest article in tip number 1. “find a good keyword for your article”.

In our society, we revere those who are the best at what they do.  Chants of “We’re #1″ are heard frequently.  You will never hear, “We’re #2,” or “We’re not great, but we’re better than we were last year.”   If we want to be the best at whatever we do, we’ve got to break [...]

I recently read an article in Forbes by Adrienne Graham about Social Media and Social Networking and it hit a home run. You mention Social Media and Social Networking and most people are under the impression that they are one in the same. Unfortunately, this is untrue. Graham puts it best; “Social media and social [...]

The IPAD is the latest piece of technology that everyone is wanting. Now companies are finding ways to use that craving to help incite customers to do business with them. With that in mind JetStar Airways, a subsidiary of the Australian airline Qantas, which recently announced plans to roll out new Apple iPad for in-flight [...]

Just last week Google released information stating that over 1.5 million advertiser and websites are using their sponsored link system. When people search on Google using one of any keywords, a business with a relevant ad may appear next to the search results. This is what Google refers to as sponsored links. Now you’re advertising [...]

CNN reports that Google is done with Microsoft’s Windows. As you might have known back in January 2010 someone in China hacked into Google. This did not make Google happy to say the least. Google is turning away from Windows and more towards Apple Macintosh and Linux on pc. Google employees have stated that the [...]