"People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges." Joseph F. Newton …………………………………………………………"Lifestorms" trip you up and cause you to keep going through the same cycle of failure in life and relationships. Find out what they are and how to fix them. http://www.pivotalpersonalbest.com/thought_lifestorms.htm
Entries by bronwynr
A jump in human history
With a seemingly endless stream of new books on the subject of the end of the Mayan Calendar everyone wants to know about 2012! Are we at the beginning of the most amazing and wonderful time on Earth, or is Armageddon just over the horizon? http://bit.ly/9iPcZ1 Futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard brings us insight and excitement […]
Putting the Power in your PowerPoint
This is a 13-Page eBook The use of PowerPoint as a presentation tool is well acknowledged and accepted. However, Fripp and Prost believe it is frequently used as a crutch that often distracts your audience from the main messages of your presentation. If you are using PowerPoint®, why not learn the "inside secrets" of doing […]
Thought for the Day
"Fear is a question: What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, our fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if we explore them." -- Marilyn Ferguson
How to create a TED talk
In a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek analysis, Sebastian Wernicke turns the tools of statistical analysis on TEDTalks, to come up with a metric for creating "the optimum TEDTalk" based on user ratings. How do you rate it? "Jaw-dropping"? "Unconvincing"? Or just plain "Funny"?
"Only as high as I reach can I grow, Only as far as I seek can I go, Only as deep as I look can I see, Only as much as I dream can I be." -- Karen Raven
Children’s stories that can still make you cry
A few of the books I sobbed over in childhood can still raise a tear. Anyone else? Many books make me cry when I encounter them for the first time, although fewer these days than during my mascara-smeared teens. But it's rare that a childhood favourite still has the power to call forth tears. Mostly, […]
2010 Eisner Nominations Encompass Wide Range of Works
Comic-Con International (Comic-Con) is proud to announce the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2010. The nominees, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, reflect the wide range of material being published in comics and graphic novel form today, from multivolume deluxe hardcovers to online stories to traditional comic book format. Read more […]
Finish strong
Here's a story about perseverance right out of Dan Green's newest book, Finish Strong: Teen Athlete (Click here to see inside the book: http://bit.ly/bnoSnW)
Understand …
... words of wisdom from a top executive coach
