How to live a life worth celebrating

November 12, 2009

The clock of life is wound but once and no one has the power
To tell just when the hands will stop at late or early hour . . .
Now is the only time to live, love, speak with a will . . .
Place no faith in tomorrow for the hands may then be still
1. So [...]

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“Be who you is . . .”

October 29, 2009

“Be who you is . . .”

“. . . because if you ain’t who you is,
you is who you ain’t.”

(attributed to Nido Quebein)

1. These words summarize the essence of you radiating your  passion, authenticity and transparency as you speak.
Let’s face it:  None of us mortals is perfect.  We are all flawed humans.  And [...]

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Marketing From the Dark Side

October 8, 2009

Marketing From the Dark Side
Never, I swear to you, never did I think, antipathetic as I am to all things reeking of MLM, that I’d  ever share this with you.  And yet success principles simply are.   Here are the marketing strategies that took Amway (to think I’d even mention that word!) to international market penetration.
What [...]

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Why Be An Iconoclast

September 7, 2009

Why be an iconoclast:
(Get ready to be offended!)
 Iconoclast, n. 1. A person who ignores laws, customs, and cherished beliefs, deciding for himself/herself whether to abide by such imposed imperatives

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Natural law:
1. It is in the nature of all organized governments to control [...]

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How to conceive articles and topics forever

August 19, 2009

How to conceive articles and topics forever
 
 
          Here’s an idea you can use to come up with all
          the articles and topics (and answers) you ever need.
 
          You do not “make” this work.  It is effortless.
          You surrender into it. You allow it to work:
 
Step One:
 
          Sit in a straight-back chair.  Sit quietly, your back [...]

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Your accountabilities as a speaker

August 9, 2009

Speaking your perceived truth, being authentic, and being transparent on the platform, are the central core of this ongoing melange.
     These elements, however, are not enough. 
     Yes these virtues are a start.  Only a start.   It takes a lot more to earn your place in the pantheon of successful speakers.
     I’m writing this post [...]

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