Archive for November, 2011
Shahid Khan In the scheme of things…What could be more American than reducing your taxes and NFL Football? http://business.illinois.edu/insight/summer2000/cozad.htm The success of Shahid Khan and Flex-N-Gate offers a new take on the old saw, “If you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door.” Only in this instance, the product was […]
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The Journey begins in Saint Augustine, FL Teddy & Carol check the store locations on the map before entering Teddy & Al resting a tidbit at Talbot’s while Carol shops Teddy getting “busted” for being in the Mall Teddy pleads “nolo contrare” and is released on his own recognizance It’s party time!… …and time […]
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Your points of light…how many and how bright are they? The Holiday Season is one big blur of overindulgences of eating & imbibing, giving and getting…Why not put the Holiday spirit to work for yourself in preparation for making 2012 all that it could be for your career and your business? The Power and the Gift of LinkedIn […]
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The Insanity of Black Friday
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-humor-code/201111/the-link-between-thanksgiving-gluttony-and-black-friday-insanity With the holidays upon us, we’re taking a break from deconstructing what makes things funny and instead pondering the tradition that is Thanksgiving. We’re not talking about gathering with friends and family to express gratitude for what we have been provided. We’re referring to the national customs of eating to the point of pain […]
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Nobody likes to wait in long lines on Black Friday for what they want… Some people have to wait in long lines everyday just to stay alive… Why not also pledge a donation to your favorite charity this Black Friday, too! Here’s a list of reputable charities to choose from http://www.charitynavigator.org/ Al Bagocius The […]
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More Than A Day As Thanksgiving Day rolls around, It brings up some facts, quite profound. We may think that we’re poor, Feel like bums, insecure, But in truth, our riches astound. We have friends and family we love; We have guidance from heaven above. We have so much more Than they sell […]
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Dale Carnegie’s quotations will keep you out of trouble this Holiday Season and ready to start 2012 prepared to take on the world http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2008/01/17/dale-carnegies-top-10-tips-for-improving-your-social-skills/ Henrik Edberg 1. Create your own emotions. “If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic.” Emotions work backwards too. You can use that to your advantage. If you are […]
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Before we gorge ourselves with a Holiday meal worth a week’s rationing and attend a Black Friday sale that emulates insanity, why not plan to take the time to see our own future as the elderly and change someone’s life today… Visit someone in a nursing home or hospital. Let’s make this […]
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Recently I asked members of my LinkedIn groups to respond to Peter’s Drucker’s comment…”Executives owe it to the organization and to their fellow workers not to tolerate non-performing individuals in important jobs.” Members of ExecuNet’s Executive Suite LinkedIn Group responded from around the world and make an interesting read for those […]
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One man and his faith
James Crunden Last week we strolled through the Atlantic Beach Art Walk and met up with Jim…a truly interesting man with a compelling story worthy of a good read… One afternoon, at the age of 52, I realized that although I lived what I thought to be a “good” life, I was profoundly confronted […]
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