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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Cultivate Creativity to Grow Success
Paul was majoring in zoology at college.
Today’s Words That Work: Negligible
Something that’s negligible (NEG-lih-juh-bul) – from the Latin for “neglect” – is so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be disregarded. Example (as used by Bob Bly today): “The connection [between you and a potential joint venture partner] could be as solid as having a common friend or colleague, or as negligible as you being a fan of their work.]
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How to Turn Any Hobby Into a Saleable Photograph
During his time off from grad school, Danny Warren takes trips with his wife and friends to hike, camp, and climb in the woods and mountains of the Pacific Northwest. It’s one of his favorite things to do
Posted in Blog Tagged easily-targeted, flowers, hobbies, it's good/fun to know, lifestyle, photographs, photos, pictures, time, video, wife, world Leave a comment
Today’s Words That Work: Gainsay
To gainsay (gane-SAY) – from the Old English for “against” + “to say” – means to deny or dispute; to oppose or contradict. Example (as used by Thomas M.
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Today’s Words That Work: Bastion
A bastion (BAS-chun) – from the Italian for “to build” – is a fortified place; anything seen as preserving or protecting some quality, condition, etc. Example (as used by Daniel Levis today): “I suppose there are people quaking in their cyber-boots at the thought of venturing into the savage outer reaches of the Web… that bastion of evil lurking beyond the safe, mediated womb-world of Facebook. But do you really want those people as YOUR customers?”
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Bubble Theory and the Madding Crowd
In the investing world, we talk about bubbles. A bubble happens when stocks in a particular sector are over-hyped, and greed starts driving the market. In a stock market bubble, investors stop thinking about what they’re buying and start looking around them to see who else is buying it
Posted in Blog Tagged credit-card, facebook, groupon, history, internet, investing, investment, marketing, mastery-club, online-marketing, price, stock-market, video, world Leave a comment
Making Our Lives Golden: The Choices We Have
Now that our last child is about to leave home, K and I are talking about getting television service. For about 20 years, we have been without it. The idea was that our children would become better readers without the distraction – and that objective was achieved.
The Language Perfectionist: Give My Regards
Can you spot any mistakes in these quotations, all found via online search?
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Today’s Words That Work: Paean