English: Snare drum strainer, used to enable o...

Why Social Media May Not be the Best Marketing Tool

Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google +, that’s all we hear about. Bang, bang, bang goes the social media drum. But what if it’s not the answer for you? What if it’s not the marketing miracle that everyone thinks it is? Maybe it’s just a big, fat waste of time… Gasp! I can hear the roaring thunder [...]

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Pomodoro Kitchen Timer for Action Logging

Start Your Timers!

Pomodoro technique until recently. I am was familiar with speed bursts and energy levels, but was surprised to know that there existed this whole school of thought and a plethora of online and mobile apps to support its usage. You learn something new every day! And if you don’t you are probably dead (that was [...]

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English: Quads Aces, to represent poker games.

BUSINESS IS A GAME

I loved this concept from Tony Hsieh. BUSINESS IS A GAME Everything I know about business I learned from poker: financials, strategy, education, and culture. FINANCIALS The guy who wins the most hands is not the guy who makes the most money in the long run. The guy who never loses a hand is nor [...]

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7 Ways to Stay Productive While Working from Home

Today’s post is a guest post by Amanda Tradwick. Enjoy… You’ve worked only one hour, and it’s nearly 4:30. The kitchen smells like a wharf with last night’s shrimp leftovers, the neighbor needs you to trim those branches that keep shedding leaves onto his precious lawn, the dogs peed on the carpet again, but the boss [...]

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Create a Life Plan in 30 Minutes or Less…and Why You Need to

Do you have a life plan? If not, it’s time to think about creating one. We are not talking about some 20 page research paper with charts and graphs and maps. Just a general snapshot of where you are right now in all the areas that matter and where you’d like to go in the [...]

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