Topic: Mark Twain

What Innovators Can Learn from the Movie "21" and Card Counters

Which will help your business be more successful: statistics or probability? Underwriters at insurance companies use statistics to assess future risks. This is based on years of collected data. Probability is what card ...READ»

FC Bio

Bio [Mark Twain wasn't Mark Twain, Mark Zorro isn't Mark Zorro] Mark Zorro was a pseudonym that I used on-line since my on-line expressions have always been of an experimental/exploration for self-development purpose only. ...READ»

Mark Twain, Doing the Right Thing and Interpersonal Competence

If you want to become interpersonally competent, you need to do three things. 1) Become self aware. Develop a deep understanding of yourself, your strengths and weaknesses. 2) Build solid, long lasting, mutually beneficial ...READ»

Great Moments in Self-Promotion

If you think being ad savvy is a modern phenomenon, think again.READ»

Crisis Buster Tip #1: What Did Mark Twain Say about the Current Economic Crisis?

Do you know your history? If you do, you have no reason for worry, for the current economic crisis is “just” a repetition of the past.READ»

Work Smart: Do Your Worst Task First (Or, Eat a Live Frog Every Morning)

Mark Twain famously said that if the first thing you do in the morning is eat a live frog, you can go through the rest of the day knowing the worst is behind you. Your frog is your worst task, and you should do it first thing in the morning. READ»

Leverage Your Leadership Through Network marketing

Over the past 3 years Warren Buffet has bought 6 network companies one being The Pampered Chef. Roberet Kiosoki " Rich dad Poor Dad" has said If he were to build his fortune again he would choose a Network Marketing model. ...READ»

How to Pack When You Are Traveling for Business

It's easy to overpack. These tips will help you take only what you need.READ»

How to Disagree (Without Being Disagreeable)

Make your disagreements not only easier to handle, but also more productive.READ»

All About Self Confidence

One day last week I saw three quotes that go to the heart of my thinking on self confidence.  I saw one posted at a conference center where I was attending a meeting.  I saw the other two on line.  They were so perfectly aligned ...READ»

Should the Print Newsletter Die - And Let Ezines Takeover?

Print newsletters should have died a long time ago... here are five reasons they are still around...READ»

Work/Life: Offline Is the New Online

"Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated."  — Mark Twain A century ago in 'technologist years' (about seven or 10 for the rest of us), many prognosticators foretold the elimination of the live travel agent, who, ...READ»

He Seconds That Emotion

Almost 20 years ago, Scott Fahlman decided that people using computer-based communications needed a way to express emotions. His solution? The now ubiquitous emoticon. Here's why the man who brought the smiley face to the Net is still smiling.READ»

Integrity and Success

The ability to create positive personal impact is one of the important keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success.  If you want to create positive personal impact, you need to do three ...READ»

Neuroscience Sheds New Light on Creativity

What neuroscience reveals about how to come up with new ideas.READ»

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• Ponzo Scheme
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More Than Meets the Eye

On his blog, Thirty Minutes from Andromeda, my friend Jim Belfiore writes about Michael Jackson.  But Jim’s post points out a side of Michael that goes beyond the iconic King of Pop image.  Did you know Michael Jackson ...READ»

Creativity: The Future of Good Impressions

  The impressionist era of painting arose as a deviation from the accepted, classical techniques -- a creative explosion that spread through the power of unique perspectives. When Monet painted, he shared his personality through ...READ»

The Evolution of PR

 Mark Twain once said, “The report of my death is an exaggeration.” The same can be said about the PR business. The latest death knell can be heard in a great discussion going on in Linked started by ...READ»

Hyper-Local Hero

Ten years ago, Rob Curley was covering city hall for the Topeka daily paper. Now he's lighting up the entire industry. How a "nerd from Kansas" discovered the web, and hit the big time.READ»

Video Games Modifying Behavior Towards Good

Ayogo wants to design video games to make you a better a person.READ»

Surround Yourself With Positive People in 2009

Self confidence is one of the keys to personal and professional success that I discuss in Straight Talk for Success.  If you want to become self confident you need to do three things.  1) Become an optimist.  2) Face your fears and ...READ»

Leadership Lesson: Tiger at Doral

Tiger Woods, the number one ranked golfer in the world and on track perhaps to become the world’s greatest if he wins 19 major tournaments, professional golf’s gold standard. Tiger demonstrated how greatness in sports is not ...READ»

Heart-Hunting

"The greatest challenge of the day is how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution that has to start with each one of us." -- Dorothy Day, civil-rights activist There I was, daydreaming at another business meeting. The ...READ»

How Congress Can Avoid Delaying the Digital TV Transition

Democrats in the Senate have introduced a bill to delay the nation's transition to digital television from February to June. Senate Republicans have blocked the bill, saying a deadline extension would confuse consumers and delay ...READ»

Learning from Our Fascination with Real and Fake

Our society's focus on what's "real" and what's "fake" helps explain the vast popularity of magic shows, of visual effects, of "Unsolved Mysteries," of tabloid magazines, and especially of professional wrestling. It's called the willing suspension of disbelief, the moment in which people can forget what they are watching "isn't real," even as they know it is. What can we learn from it?READ»