In Matthew Van Fleet’s novelty books, baby birds’ beaks open to receive worms, a dog scratches at a flea, and stinkbugs do indeed stink. One of his books, Monday the Bullfrog, is in itself a cloth puppet. Another common thread, besides their use of movement and texture—they sell. Van Fleet has published eight books, including […]
It is the inevitable topic of conversation at a networking event: Tell me about your job. When I explain my life's work -- teaching leaders to achieve their dreams through powerful public speaking -- my conversation partner often shrugs and says, "Oh, I could never deliver a speech. I get too nervous." My response: "What […]
"Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out." Michael Korda ………………………………………………………………………Resource for the Week Do you want to turn your business into a cash cow that works without you? Then […]
Does language shape what we perceive, a position associated with the late Benjamin Lee Whorf, or are our perceptions pure sensory impressions, immune to the arbitrary ways that language carves up the world? (...more)
At one time or another, your boss has probably said to you, "Don't get caught sitting down on this one." The problem is, many sales presentations are made while you're doing exactly that - sitting down. It's more difficult to be impressive and in control when making a seated presentation than when standing, say Judy […]
REVIEW OF GREAT TASTE NO PAIN ************************** Quick Description ************************** With more than 1 out of 3 adults in the US (70 million) taking OTC or prescription pills for digestive disorders and the pain associated with them, as a nation, we have serious health problems. And we're spreading our problems around the world. What most […]
The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate "apparently ordinary" people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners: it is in making winners out of ordinary people. K. Patricia Cross
[via Publisher's Weekly] Disney Book Group has signed a deal with Miley Cyrus (star of Hannah Montana) for world rights to her first book, to be published in spring 2009 by Disney-Hyperion. The book will cover Cyrus's upbringing in Tennessee, close relationship with her family and rise to fame, and will include family photos and […]
