Archive for the ‘Wisdom’ Category
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Yes and no. Many people have made their fortunes with franchises. McDonalds, Subway, Re-Max and 7-Eleven have become household names. Not only for the products and services they offer, but for the success they have brought to many small business owners who, in turn, employ many people in the community ...
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008
I just read an interesting post over at Richard Lee's blog about the difference between setting goals and making promises. In it, Richard refers to an idea of Bill Bartmann's about how:
We can fail to achieve a goal and not feel too bad about it but ...
If we break a ...
Posted in Self Improvement, Success, Wisdom | 2 Comments »
Monday, December 31st, 2007
I can hardly believe that 2007 is drawing to a close already. Much has happened this year. We have had cyclones threaten our part of the world, a tsunami alert, water restrictions that have us living like camels and the Titans lost to the Bulldogs. Malcolm Fraser once said that ...
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
A friend and I were solving the world's problems over a cup of coffee last weekend. During our foray into world politics and religion we spoke about the end of the USA's reign as the current superpower. Superpowers do not just come and go overnight so this is not a ...
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Monday, December 3rd, 2007
Offense alienates otherwise good friends. Do whatever is in your power to avoid offending others. More importantly, do everything to avoid being offended by anything done or said by others. Offense is a quiet destroyer, doing its work in the dark and reaping wicked results. It has no respect for ...
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