While I always make it a priority to stay up-to-date on the latest marketing trends, I’m not exactly the first to know about stories outside my industry. My wife would definitely not consider me the coolest cat out there, and sometimes it takes a while for me to hear about the viral content that everybody’s talking about. One […]
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My first Facebook birthday greeting came in around 10:30 PM the night before my actual birthday. Getting a jump on things. Saw your birthday is tomorrow. Hope it’s a happy one! Several of my Facebook friends liked the post and added their own post to my wall: Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday,
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For me, 2017, started out with a bang – lots of them. I was at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, surrounded by fireworks from all sides, with snow lightly falling around me. It was a beautiful start to a beautiful new year. Just a few days later, my favorite event of the year was to
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Tony Robbins starts each day with the same routine– he calls it priming. It’s a cool mixture of breathing exercises, meditation, and relaxation that gets you primed for your day. It reminds me very much of the self-fulfilling prophecy, or the “Pygmalion Effect,” which basically states that whatever you believe will happen, will. Mr, Robbins really
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The last vehicle I owned made by an American auto manufacturer an almost-new 1985 Mustang GT. While it didn’t handle particularly well, the combination of 210 horsepower and a forgiving clutch meant I could smoke the tires whenever the opportunity arose — and since I had (have) the maturity level of a 14 year-old, I burned up the tires after less than 2,000 miles.
If you haven’t taken time off in a while, you probably see the signs of wear. Lack of concentration. A bit of fatigue. At the same time, more stress accompanies the familiar and leaden routine. When we feel worn down, most people say “I need a vacation.” And a vacation is tempting. I recently heard
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to live the good life? Have you ever wondered what the secret to success and happiness is? Harvard researchers seem to have an answer in a 79-year-old study. After poring through a mountain-load of data, gotten from in-person interviews, questionnaires, medical records, etc., researchers concluded that close relationships
There’s a serious problem with branding, and it’s one that nobody wants to admit. The purpose of branding is to shape perception, and Harvey Weinstein knew how to expertly shape perception. His celebrated status allowed him to hide his most vile traits. Branding can hide scary behavior. Remember Harry Potter’s invisibility cloak? The cloak allowed
There are few college degrees that pave the way to six figures. It can happen – but you can also earn a six-figure income without ever going to college. I’m a proud college dropout, and was earning over $200,000 a year as the head of SEO at Oversee.net while my friends were working on their
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Many Americans are content with a stable job but employers are adapting their business practices amid stiff global competition. That means more companies are using freelancers to create a more efficient and flexible organization. Some experts observe that nearly half of the U.S. labor force could be gig workers by 2020. The impact, however, won’t
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