What really makes consumers tick? It's a question every marketer, innovator, entrepreneur, or trend-watcher strives to answer-especially in an age when certain types of consumers are increasingly instrumental in shaping national and even global buying habits. Karma Queens, Geek Gods and Innerpreneurs is your hands-on guide to getting inside the minds of the people who […]
Nowadays less and less children dream of becoming teachers for the simple reason that people want to do something "for a living", not to work all for nothing. I am afraid that qualified teachers will soon be an endangered species and even those who still exist, have no motivation to do their work properly ("no […]
Having a problem you are stuck on? An obstacle you can't seem to solve or overcome? A goal you can't seem to figure out how to make come true? Try my 17 solutions system using the well known SCAMPER system I'll explain below. Here's how the process works: 1. Write your current problem, obstacle or […]
To have a successful job interview, you'll want to appear poised, calm and confident. By Lucy Cohen Blatter As CEO of Media Training Worldwide, TJ Walker coaches clients on how to speak to live audiences and the media. Those same skills apply to job interviews, Walker said. “You want to look comfortable and relaxed. You […]
By James McNair Our reading retention rate depends on how active we are in the learning process. It is so common for someone to sit and read a whole chapter or section of information, and at the end, not remember any of it. Usually that person goes back and starts all over again. This is […]
"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face." Helen Keller …………………………………………………………………… Become unstoppable You probably already know that the most successful people have incredible levels of self-confidence. They have accomplished great levels of success and happiness in their lives and seem to be unstoppable in everything that they […]
Did you know that Annie Barrows, author of the popular Ivy and Bean series of children's books (Chronicle) and Annie Barrows, co-author of the bestselling adult novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, are one and the same person? "Bless the booksellers’ hearts, but you could knock some of them over with a […]
Anthony Browne has been appointed the sixth Children’s Laureate in the U.K. Browne, who won the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Medal, is only the second illustrator chosen as Children’s Laureate. The two-year position recognizes the contribution an individual has made to children and reading. more » » »
-- Mariah Burton Nelson (Mariah@MariahBurtonNelson.com) What does the audience hear when the speaker says "Good evening"? "Blah, blah, blah." If the speaker then proceeds to thank the introducer, the committee, the... see what I mean? I don't even want to finish that sentence, because I'm going to lose your attention -- just as you will […]
