Category Archives: Productivity

Bill Gates Hates Facebook

“Facebook performed an illegal operation and should be shut down” said Bill Gates speaking on a recent tour to India. Bill signed up and promptly got 10,000 requests to be his “friend”, which he admits overwhelmed him.  He especially found the process of reviewing new friend requests too arduous.  I wonder how far he got? [...]

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Earth Nearly Full.

It is estimated that 1.5 exabytes (1.5 x 10^18) of unique new information will be generated worldwide this year. That’s estimated to be more than in the previous 5,000 years. ..according to Glimpse of the Future by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod.

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It IS Your Fault

Written by Clay Collins on his inspiring blog www.financeyourfreedom.com/blog/ Read the full post here: http://www.financeyourfreedom.com/blog/it-is-your-fault/ One of the most “successful” phrases in the history of direct sales copywriting is this: “it’s not your fault.” Fortunes have been made with this phrase. Billions of dollars have been collected by telling people that their obesity, their poverty, their [...]

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Brilliant example of mentally engaging with a physical problem

An excerpt from one of my favourit blogs, www.fluentself.com.  Havi, the author, works with her own sore arms.  This sort of engaging with physical symptoms using dialog and logical reasoning was a breakthrough in modern psychotherapy and can yield dramatic results.  Often found in the world of hypnotherapy.   The Fluent Self   Tension. Attention. [...]

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Feel-good Video!

Can’t help but get a good buzz going when I have a listen of this:

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How to better manage your critical inner voice

This was written by Janet Bailey of the Mindful Time Management Blog - a brilliant idea! The power of the split screen Posted on March 20, 2009, 6:55 pm, by Janet Bailey, under Mindfulness and noticing. Years ago, when I was making my living mainly from freelance writing, I tried an experiment to help me cope with [...]

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If You Build It, They Won’t Come

This post was written by Naomi of www.IttyBiz.com – a highly recommended blog IttyBiz If You Build It, They Won’t Come Posted: 17 Nov 2008 01:43 PM CST ….. If you run a service business — and in service I include coaching and consulting — and to a degree if you run any other kind [...]

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Sell what Sells, NOT what’s Cool by Worldwide Brands

Sell what Sells, NOT what’s Cool by Worldwide Brands: “One store leads to two, two lead to four, and so on. Never get stuck limiting your entire business to just one type of product!”

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CafePress.com : About Us

CafePress.com : About Us A brilliantly put together video about CafePress, would make you want to change the world. Also, a good model for selling customised products at over the odds as a fundraising tool.

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Want to Start a Startup? by Paul Graham

Excellent article

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