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Monthly Archives: April 2011
“Another really great article!”
Ho hum. Just another really great article from ETR and Rich Schefren! ETR maintains the greatest number of follow-up flags of any e-mail service I subscribe too. In fact, I had to convert my daily praxis worksheet approach to a database-based design, just to maintain and use information from ETR alone
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How To Critical Think, Part 1
Saturday, 2:33pm Reno, NV “ When I look back on all the crap I learned in high school, it’s a wonder I can think at all… ” (Paul Simon, “Kodachrome”) Howdy.
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Today’s Words That Work: Fetter
To fetter (FET-er) – from the Old Norse for “foot” – is to shackle; to confine or restrain. Example (as used by Charles Caleb Colton): “Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.”
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“Big help”
Thank you for the learning opportunity you guys share.
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Profit Like It’s 1933!
On May 27, 1933 – in the heart of the Great Depression – a crowd of more than 30,000 people stood in line to get into the “Century of Progress” World’s Fair, held in Chicago, IL. Over the next 24 months, 39,052,236 people would attend the fair. To put that in perspective, the entire US population
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Today’s Words That Work: Roue
A roue(roo-AY) – from the French – is a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure. Example (as used by Roger Scruton in the New Statesman): “I spent some time with Desmond, an old roue who was recovering from a lifetime of excesses in a village near Fontainebleau.”
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Are You Pushing Customers Away?
Since the start of the recent recession, many businesses have tightened their credit policies so that only the best-rated customers get payment terms.
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“I now have a new role model”
Hi Michael, I have read 3 of your books and I want to say thanks for the ideas, concepts, and sharing your experiences. I now have a new role model and mentor I look to in my life and that person has your name. If you are ever in Warsaw, Poland, send me a note and it
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True Value: Understanding What Matters in Business and in Life