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Excellence

Short the market, but long on you

THE market may be down, but not you. Be bullish about the future.  Invest in yourself.  And stay hungry. Your stock will rise.

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Marketing

The Transmutability of Desire

Desire can change from one object to another YOU are most likely familiar with the marketing adage, “Sex sells”. The concept is a fairly simple one. Sex is a topic of interest because humans have a biological and instinctive desire to reproduce. This hard-wired desire is exploited by marketers to attract people’s attention and, at […]

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Excellence

Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You

Sometimes all you need is a little nudge ARE you holding off on pursuing a new initiative because you’re in your comfort zone? Do you have a friend whose potential is obvious but they spend all of their time talking big, partying and generally goofing around? Sometimes all you need is the smallest nudge to […]

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Excellence

Here’s to the Crazy Ones

Steve Jobs narrates the first “Think Different” Apple commercial “Here’s to the Crazy Ones”. It never aired.

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Leadership

Kim Jong Il – farewell and good riddance

Too soon? WHEN someone dies it is cruel to make jokes at their expense immediately thereafter. However, not just any crackpot loony has the ability to single handedly plunge an entire nation into abject poverty.  Well done Kim! Kim Jong Il, who passed away today (in case you missed the memo) will be fondly remembered along with other […]