Hail the New Year, lads and lasses! Sorry, that’s a bit of my Scottish grandmother sneaking in. But Happy New Year, nonetheless. Yesterday, I mentioned resolutions. I suppose I should make a few for 2008: To reduce unnecessary work, such as checking my email when there’s no reason to interrupt what I’m doing at the […]
Academy Award-nominated comedian Bill Murray has recovered from a lot of mistakes. He was kicked out of Little League and Boy Scouts. Bill Murray majored in pre-med during college. You can tell from this quote: You know the theory of cell irritability?. If you take an amoeba cell and poke it a thousand times, it
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Ah, New Year’s Eve! If you haven’t already started thinking about your New Year’s resolution, take a few minutes today to do so. Last year, I forecast big things for 2007. I hoped for a fortuitous year. Even though my husband, child and I were in a car accident last year, many other things turned
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In this week’s Friday 5, Danielle Chonody shares her list of the top 5 reasons everyone should own a home business. Well, perhaps "everyone" is a bit ambitious, but she does make a compelling case. She writes: When you are working for a corporation or even a small company your compensation is generally determined by
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I’m off today, because it’s Boxing Day. In Canada and other Commonwealth countries, the day after Christmas is a holiday, known as Boxing Day. The term comes from the practice of giving your employees and those who work for you a box of goodies. Traditionally, you’d give a box to your servants, but some people,
Happy Holidays! It’s time for my annual vacation with my family. I’ll be taking the next two weeks off. However, I know many of you would like to continue reading, so I’ll provide a link round-up from around the web: Business.gov — business help from the US government Ways to promote your business How to
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Can you learn about marketing from pro-wrestling? Paul Nilsen lists the top five things you can learn about marketing from pro-wrestling.* My favourite: When a wrestler goes out of his way to show that his opponent’s punch rocked his skull, he is said to be “selling” his opponent’s move. When the tide turns in the
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Do consultants need resumes? You need them for just about every other kind of job, so why wouldn’t you need one in the world of independent consulting? Well, you may want to have a resume on hand. But you probably don’t need to show it to clients. You should be focusing on your skills, experience
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In defining the market for your consulting business — new or well established — don’t underestimate the potential of niche markets. Take a look at this construction screw collection. Have you ever considered that some people collect screws? There’s an untapped market out there. It’s a highly specialized market and there are probably some collectors
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Okay, I know I said it before, but get those holiday cards in the mail! If you’ve been holiding out because you’re too busy, you may want to start thinking about holiday ecards. They may not be quite as endearing as traditional holiday cards, but they can at least be delivered in a reasonable amount
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