30th September
2011
Are you interested in finding your authentic voice? Would you like to be more confident? Does the sound of personal freedom tickle your fancy? Would you like to learn more about yourself in a very compassionate way? Do you suspect there may be treasures hidden inside you that so far you've been unable to identify and put to use? Are you looking for a way to systematically make positive changes in your life? Is there a book or an invention inside you just crying to be made manifest? If you ...
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Self Improvement
29th September
2011
by: Geoff Ficke Marketing a Product Is Most Effective When Presented Through Story Telling  Many years ago, when I was just a young rookie salesman I was fortunate to fall under sway of a wonderful veteran sales manager. His name was Milton Lupow and he became a mentor, teacher and coach as I struggled to climb the ladder to success. The lessons he taught stick closely to me until this day and at every opportunity I introduce Mr. Lupow's concepts to my clients. When I became a sales ...
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Marketing
28th September
2011
What is the most important relationship in your life - your mate, a friend, a family member? Are your interactions a source of joy and empowerment? Or too often do you find yourself feeling disrespected, misunderstood and drained of energy? In this newsletter, you'll find out one of the key relationships in your life that affects all of the others. You will learn that the quality of that relationship also has a huge impact on all of the others. By answering a few key questions, you'll see ...
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Self Improvement
27th September
2011
Right now I'm "doing what's in front of me" so to speak. However, when I decided to write articles, I knew I wanted it to be consistent so that I would be sending a professional "signal" to all of you. That took some planning. We most definitely have to know what we want out of life in order to get it. That takes some thought and some more planning. Do you want to travel to Australia? Do you want to be a Doctor? The part of planning that involves the big picture is called the Vision. Successful ...
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Self Improvement
26th September
2011
Think for a moment about all of the signals people send. As much as some try we cannot compartmentalize our lives. We are all affected by our spirituality, our intellect, our emotions, and our physical ability, and each area of our lives affects the other. Our bodies send signals of all kinds to those around us, and even to our own soul. Did you know that the word psychology is named after the Greek word psyche, which is literally the study of the soul? Who we are cannot be separated from our ...
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Self Improvement
25th September
2011
I am beginning to wonder how many people are faking it? How many if given the chance would change careers, partners, domiciles, and friends? What percentage are living a life by rote? It takes not a lot of thought for these people, everything just is. Get up by an alarm because you have to. Get dressed in a certain type of clothes you might not otherwise wear, because that is what is called for where you spend most of your waking hours. Go do something you might not particularly care for, or ...
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Self Improvement
24th September
2011
An informal survey (by me) over the last two weeks has revealed an interesting statistic. I asked almost everybody I spoke to (even strangers) if they had enough time. If they had enough time I asked if they had enough money. Most said they had neither enough time nor money. A few (very few) had time but no money. Even fewer had enough money. Then I asked if they knew anyone who had enough time and money. One person could name three people, but I do not think he knew them very well. He was ...
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Self Improvement
23rd September
2011
How many times in the past have you tried to change something about you? Have you read an article discussing the benefits of time management and made a promise to your Self to follow the steps? Or, maybe the last seminar or teleclass you attended had some great ideas for changing your financial standing. Writing a book? Losing some weight? Self improvement? How far did you get? Don't worry, you are not alone. Most of us at one point or another decide to do something for ourselves or someone ...
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Self Improvement
22nd September
2011
Creating your Vision for your business, career, & life. By BZ Riger-Hull, Certified Success Coach http://www.in-spiros.com Many people go through their daily lives feeling overwhelmed. There are so many things to do and there never seems to be enough time or energy to do them all. Is this how you feel about your business, career, or life? Have you promised yourself that this month you are going to make some serious changes but you just aren't sure what those changes need to be? Think about ...
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Self Improvement
21st September
2011
Startup capital is necessary to start your business. This will enable you to reach for your dreams and to attain the price possession that you are aiming for. A business will not run if there is no starting capital to work on in the first place.  There are many sources around that will help and give you the capital to run a business but you also have to know the consequences it will incur you if you did not met their requirements. This is important; you don't want to be at the middle ...
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Business
20th September
2011
Take this one question quiz: What should be the first step in developing a website? 1. Creating a design to use as a basis, 2. Deciding how the content needs to be integrated and managed, 3. Gathering content from corporate collateral, 4. Developing a strategic plan for your specific needs, or 5. Choose the most cost-effective hosting plan. In just about any profession other than website design, your answer would be choice 4. After all, you couldn't build a house without considering the ...
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Business
20th September
2011
The Parthenon Principle Have you seen a picture of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece? I will never forget walking up to the massive granite ruins. The size and power still remaining in a building constructed 2500 years ago is overwhelming! Although the roof lies on the ground, in pieces, most of the columns that supported it are in place. There are a lot of columns! I think of the Parthenon's roof often. If its' roof had not been supported by all those columns it never would have lasted as long ...
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Self Improvement
19th September
2011
So you have set your goals for the year. Congratulations! I have come to believe most of us set our goals for incorrect reasons. We set goals for short term objectives. Most of these objectives concern materialistic wants: money, and physical things. Let's look at a slightly different approach. Start with deciding what your life should be. Take some time to define your life five years from now. Here are some questions you might ask yourself. 1. What am I feeling? 2. What types of people are ...
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Self Improvement
18th September
2011
*In the last couple of months, I have been fortunate to be able to share the troubles of others. Why fortunate? I believe that the ability to be very close to the pain and fears of others has allowed me to realize how utterly fantastic my life is. *As with many of us, I am always able to find something that might not be going just as I would like, something I wish to be better, or different, or a whole other something. But as I watch others, and listen to the challenges they face and the ...
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Self Improvement
17th September
2011
Several articles and newsletters with the message that New Year's resolutions are a worthless exercise and a poorly disguised setup for failure have passed across my desk this last week, and the year before, and the year before that. I do not believe in failure! There is always something good to be found in any learning experience. Besides, if we always succeeded at everything we did, we would not know we succeeded because there would be nothing to measure success against! Certainly, the ...
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Self Improvement
16th September
2011
Today (The 18th of May,) I will be a guest on Larkin Sell's Blog Radio show at 6:00pm eastern. Then on May 27th, she will be a guest on my show, Focus Change with Dr Ed, 6:00pm eastern. Larkin is the founder,(of the MPC network) communication facilitator, transformationalCoach and Relationship Coach who has numerous shows on Blog Radio. She has assistednumerous clients to having better lives that are more successful and betterrelationships.  She is the transformational guide to all ...
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Self Improvement
15th September
2011
Julian Omidi is a graduate of Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He has received several honors, including earning his MD with Distinction in Research. He also received a Certificate of Congressional Recognition from the Honorable Judy Chu, and the Flag of the United States of America from the Honorable Brad Sherman, both members of the United States Congress. He also received Recognition for Leadership and Extraordinary Contributions from California State Controller, ...
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Business
15th September
2011
Art and Entertainment
15th September
2011
When you're invited somewhere as "the guest," you really have a role to play, and it's an active one, not a passive one. You're there to enjoy yourself, but it's also up to you to make a positive contribution to the gathering. Here are some rules to fall back on when you're not sure BEFORE THE PARTY When you get a written or e-mailed invitation, R.S.V.P. Those letters stand for the French Respondez S'il Vous Plait which means "respond, if you please". It's courteous to let your hosts know for ...
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Self Improvement
14th September
2011
Want a career (or business) that brings a smile to your heart? Don't know exactly what that career might be? This list of ideas can start you on your way. Make the process fun by scheduling a visit to your favorite place -- the beach, mountains, whatever -- where you can compile your lists and daydream too! Seven years ago, I completed the process described below by trial and error -- or was it error and error?! I didn't have a non-biased person, such as my coach or a consultant to support and ...
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Self Improvement
13th September
2011
This past week one of my favorite former teammates called me for a little support and a little advice. For the most part, her new position is everything she'd hoped for. Her boss supports her, has empowered her, her peers are excited about the talents and ideas she brings to the table, and the majority of her team is embracing change with surprising ease and enthusiasm. Yes, for the most part things are going great.   So why did she call me? Well, like most of us taking on new ...
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Business
12th September
2011
I am always thankful when someone tells me, "No." I have learned not to take it personally. The word "No" doesn't mean anything about me. What it means is I need to find the next opportunity and find someone who does want my services. The answer "No" frees me to move on and look for the "Yes." I remember when I first started my own business and someone would tell me, "No." I took it so personally. I took "No" to mean they didn't think I was very good, they didn't like me, or they didn't think I ...
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Marketing
11th September
2011
Imagine David Letterman is on the streets of New York City with a microphone in hand. He has one question to ask those who happen to pass by, "What is the purpose of being in business?" "What do you think the most common response will be? I would guess that almost everyone, if not everyone, will answer that the purpose of being in business is to make money. I'm going to suggest a different way of looking at this question. Imagine for a moment that the purpose of being in business was to Grow ...
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Marketing
10th September
2011
Executive Coaching India - New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore              www.leadershipcoachingindia.com Want to know about the world's most effective and lively classroom? What makes Outbound Training programs effective? Outbound programs have been found to be particularly effectual in areas that entail communication of shared vision and goals, interpersonal relationships, trust and bonding, motivation, behavior change and personal efficiency. These programs ...
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Business
9th September
2011
If just reading that phrase hits you in the pit of your stomach, you're not alone. We don't like to say goodbye. Whether it's the death of a loved one, divorce, moving, outgrowing a lifetime friendship, sending someone off to war, watching a patient die, retiring from a profession, or finding you can no longer connect with someone who once meant the world to you, when it's time to say goodbye, it tears apart the fabric of our souls. I remember sending my first son off to college. 'It's time,' ...
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Self Improvement
8th September
2011
Creating a Powerful Presence is a personal development book written by Bert Decker. Bert Decker is a personal development coach and a communications trainer based out of San Francisco. In his book Creating a Powerful Presence, he teaches us how walk with a purpose and inspire others to do the same. He takes secrets from great speakers such as Dr. King, and techniques from powerful men such as Bill Gates to bring you the best ways to capture your audience and take care of business in ...
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Self Improvement
7th September
2011
Please consider this article for your website or eZine. Permission to reprint if byline stays intact and links are active. You may change the title if you like. Courtesy copy appreciated. TITLE: The Difference Between Therapy and Coaching AUTHOR: Susan Dunn, MA, Clinical Psychology WORD COUNT: 1173 WRAP: 60 URL: http://www.susandunn.cc Mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc Photo available: http://www.susandunn.cc/images/susaninstripe1.JPG 'The Difference Between Therapy and Coaching,' by Susan Dunn, MA, ...
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Self Improvement
6th September
2011
   Some exciting news for the followers of Focus Change with Dr Ed on Blog Radio.  On April 29, 2011, international coach and trainer and best selling author of To Be or Not To Be, the choice is your; Barbara Hofmeister will be back as a special guest. The show is live on Blog Radio at 6:00pm eastern. She was so well received on her last appearance that Barbara is back by popular demand.    In addition, on April 12th, I will be appearing as a guest on her show; the To Be Show at ...
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Self Improvement
5th September
2011
That huge elephant, I thought to myself for the 100th time, tethered on that tiny stake. They can weigh up to 7 tons, and there was this huge elephant rocking back and forth, kept from moving more than a few feet by ' an electric fence? 25 armed men? No, by a small chain on a tiny stick. How can this happen? How has it forgotten what it's capable of? This can happen to any mammal, including you and me, and here's how. We have three brains ' the reptilian, the limbic and the neocortex. (See The ...
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Self Improvement
4th September
2011
Education
4th September
2011
Copyright © 2005 by Bruce Carlson It goes without saying that all of us would like better response and conversion numbers from our websites. This is an ongoing dilemma which, unfortunately for many of us, remains a dilemma. It's just too easy to sit on the same old tired, sour marketing with crossed fingers, hoping for better numbers in the future. The whole idea of rolling out a new campaign or overhauling your web copy can be pretty daunting. But if your numbers aren't what you'd like (and ...
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Marketing
3rd September
2011
Education
3rd September
2011
We've all been talking about the new challenges social media brings into our lives. With all the great, there is still some bad - specifically the con artists and image folks who appear to be so much bigger than life on social media, but who are in reality so much less than they appear. We've all met them - and if you haven't by now, consider yourself blessed.  I personally have had a "top" leadership coach steal my content and plagiarize it as his own all over the internet, I've had leaders ...
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Marketing
2nd September
2011
Top Ten Promotion Checklist for Business Success Judy Cullins ©2005 All Rights Reserved. Business slow? Promotion efforts for your coaching practice or other service business not working as well as you hoped? We don't know what we don't know. With just an addition or two of proven marketing/promotion techniques, you can uplevel you business for its fullest success. Put a check next to the methods you haven't done or that may be incomplete. Ten Promotion How-to's Checklist _____1. Know your ...
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Marketing
1st September
2011
Solenoid Valve and the correct choice of process piping in the end form of connection (loop side connection / convex connection / on the clip-on). If equipped with the flange, requiring suppliers to provide the valve between the flanges of the valve and gasket matched, should be specified in the Technical Annex of the contract requirements and the flange material, pressure rating and flange over the pipe label. Solenoid Valve wafer type itself if a single flange, flange holes containing silk ...
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