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Why And How To Write Articles
When it comes to SEO and a stream of long term traffic to your site there really is only one way to go. Articles are the best way to ensure that you have constant links to your site circling the web with a one time only input from yourself. And the best
Back To Back: Two Good Reads On Entry Level Leadership And Culture
This month, I read two books back to back: Soldier's Heart by Elizabeth Samet and Punching In by Alex Frankel. Both of these works are an excellent introduction into entry-level corporate culture and leadership development. Soldier's Heart is a civilian
Tags: Books, Book Reviews, Writing, Corporate World, Military, Military Service, Leadership, Culture, Writing
A Conversation With Frank Mcgee Author Of A Song For The World: The Amazing Story Of The Colwell Brothers And Herb Allen: Musical Diplomats
Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of http://www.Bookpleasures.com, is excited have as his guest Frank McGee, author of A Song for the World: The Amazing Story of the Colwell Brothers and Herb Allen: Musical Diplomats. Frank has built a disting
Tags: Music, History, Leadership, Peace, Up With People, Authors, Book Interviews, Writing
The Barriers That Stop Most People Presenting In Public & How To Overcome Them
Gerald R. Ford said “If I went back to college again, I'd concentrate on two areas: learning to write and learning to speak before an audience. Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.” It's the number one skill that
Tags: Presentations, Public Speaking, Leadership, Self Development, Self Improvement, Public-speaking
Motivational Speakers -- Creating A Vehicle For Dreams
Motivation is the fuel that feeds our dreams and drives us to succeed, and the right motivational speaker can change your next training event from an arbitrary collection of dos and don'ts to a pit stop that will breathe new life into your business.
Tags: Motivational Keynote Speaker, International Motivational Speaker, Motivational Speaker For Business, Business Speaker, Leadership Speaker, Professional Public Speaker, Professional Keynote Speaker, Public-speaking
Violating Boundaries: Assert Yourself And Take Charge
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." – Benjamin Franklin Are you sick and tired of being treated like a doormat and having people walk all over you? If you answered ye
Tags: Self, Assertiveness, Leadership, Training, Assert, Relationahips, Advice, Hero, Writer, Author, Book, Weddings
How Cults Create An Artificial Personality In Their Followers (and How You Can Do It Too)
The title seems ominous because it mentions that cults make an effort to change ones personality but in a sense we create artificial personalities all the time. We use one when we are shopping, one when we are dating and one when we are buying a car. They
Tags: Management, Cults, JK Ellis, Mind Control, Leadership, Politics
Know Your Personality Type
Our world is made of all kinds of persons. Some do things as they have been done since ages.
Tags: Personality, Angry, Happy, Pessimist, Optimist, Original, Maturity, Leadership, Ethics, Values, Leaders, Society
You Are The Supreme Authority
Two days ago I stewed in my Doctor's lounge for my Annual Executive. I finished just about 6 of his magazines. He was late again. Fresh out of magazines (two read thrice already), I began reading all his plaques, diplomas, trophies and certificates. He
Tags: Self-help, Leadership, Motivation, Self-confidence, Time-management
Why Work/Life Balance Doesn't Work
Work/Life Balancing doesn't work!! In fact it reinforces the very problem it seeks to address. People need to integration and not balance.
Tags: Work Life Balance, Work/life Balance, Work And Home, Integration, Time Management, Leadership., Time-management
Why The Laws Of Persuasion Work
As the species whose thinking ability supposedly separates us from the animals, we really don't spend much of our life reasoning. Most of the time our minds get stuck on cruise control. Thinking takes up too much time and requires too much energy. Imagine
Tags: Sales, Persuasion, Motivation, Influence, Leadership, Presentation, Team Management, Success, Time-management
What Is Personal Development?
What Is Personal Development? Personal development used to be a course taught at business and vocational schools around the United States. It was long since held that self-improvement was an essential aspect of succeeding in a more and more competitive
Tags: Motivation, Motivational, Improvement, Leadership, Career, Success, Business, Goals, Coaching, Development, Time-management
Transformational, Long-Term, Permanent, Lasting Change
Change is the key to our success and to our financial future. Often in our own lives, however, change is something we fiercely resist. Even when achievement sits on our doorstep, we're still too comfortable to make an adjustment. The very first place to l
Tags: Sales, Persuasion, Motivation, Influence, Leadership, Presentation, Team Management, Success, Time-management
The Power Behind Understanding Resistance
Do you want to know why your prospects aren't buying from you? There are three R's or three things you need to understand if people walk out that door and don't purchase from you. Most people are wearing a badge that says convince me, help me make a good
Tags: Sales, Persuasion, Motivation, Influence, Leadership, Presentation, Team Management, Success, Time-management
The Obstacles That Keep You From Closing The Sale
The very first obstacle that many persuaders experience is prejudging a prospect. They set up an appointment, hang up the phone and then immediately say, “Oh, great. This lady's looking for a product we don't even have. She'll never buy.” It could be for
Tags: Sales, Persuasion, Motivation, Influence, Leadership, Presentation, Team Management, Success, Time-management