Double Your Reading Speed Immediately
“What refuge is there for the victim who is oppressed with the feeling that there are a thousand new books he ought to read, while life is only long enough for him to attempt to read a hundred.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (Over the Teacups, 1891) According to some…
READ MORESecrets of Effective Listening
“Not communicating saves energy; it keeps people from worrying about things they cannot do anything about; and it eliminates an enormous amount of useless talk.” – Edwin Newman (Strictly Speaking, 1974) Communication experts are big on the importance of active, empathetic listening. And maybe they should be. But as…
READ MOREHow to Achieve Your Most Important Goal
“To be always ready a man must be able to cut a knot, for everything cannot be untied.” – Henri Frederic Amiel (Journal, June 15, 1851) One of the fundamental principles of the ETR system for setting and accomplishing goals is the idea that if you want to be absolutely…
READ MOREReview And Reconsider Your Life Goals Today
“Insight doesn’t happen often on the click of the moment, like a lucky snapshot, but comes in its own time and more slowly and from nowhere but within.” – Eudora Welty (One Time, One Place, 1971) I woke up, as usual, at daybreak. Lacking the resolve to run the hill…
READ MOREGoal Setting as a Means to Success
“You can’t set a hen in one morning and have chicken salad for lunch.” – George Humphrey (Time Magazine, January 26, 1953) – Every January, I write down a set of goals. Some are financial. Some relate to my business. And some are personal. When I put my new list…
READ MOREWhat’s More Important: Invention Or Imitation?
“We ought not to be over-anxious to encourage innovation in cases of doubtful improvement, for an old system must ever have two advantages over a new one; it is established, and it is understood.” – Charles Caleb Colton (Lacon, 1825) If you are lucky enough to work in a creative…
READ MORESpend More Time On Headlines And Less On Everything Else
“Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.” – Thomas Edison David Ogilvy, one of the legends of modern advertising, was a big believer in headlines. He understood that nailing the head is the secret to making the whole ad work. Ogilvy practiced what he preached. Of his many…
READ MOREWhat You Can Learn From Garrison Keillor
“A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.” – Andre Gide (Journals, 1922) Here’s an interesting question about focus and mastery. A Garrison Keillor fan asked him: “As a young painter, I’m wondering if, in order to become a successful artist, I must whittle down my oeuvre to…
READ MOREHow To Get Unstuck When A Big Job Stymies You
I hope you have considered what we talked about Monday the enormous impact price has in any market, in any business situation even in any personal situation. And I hope you figured out your life goals yesterday. Today we are going to talk about something just as important a…
READ MOREWealth Building Lesson #1: Get To Work One Hour Earlier
“Once you are really challenged, you find something in yourself. Man doesn’t know what he is capable of until he is asked.” – Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General This week, we are talking about building wealth — your wealth. We both know there are more important things in life…
READ MOREThe Seven Mandatory Rules Of Advertising Design
DG frequently points out that when you are running a middle-to large-sized business, you often forget that the newer employees may not know many of the basic rules that make the business work. He puts it this way: “When its just you and a handful of trusted colleagues, everyone understands…
READ MOREWhy Do New Managers Fail?
According to a report I read somewhere, four out of 10 new managers fail in their first year. The primary reason, the report said, is that they are not able to build a good support system. That corresponds to my own experience. When you take over a new job, you…
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