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Taglines Passe? Try Six-Word Memoirs.
I recently listened to an interview by Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser (who compiled Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure) on National Public Radio. The basis of their compilations was the legend that when asked to write a six-word novel, novelist Ernest Hemingway responded: “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

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Fred Smith Has Lift-Off: The Beginnings of Federal Express
“By the early '70s when I'd gotten out of the service it was very clear that this new society was coming in earnest,” recalls Smith. “And so, at that point I said, ‘What the hell, let's try to put it together.’” After leaving the U.S. Marine Corps, Smith purchased a controlling interest in Ark Aviation Sales, a company that focused on aircraft maintenance. This was the first step towards realizing his goal of what would soon become Federal Express.

Lesson #2: Never Stop Putting Up A Fight
“I was very committed to the people that had signed on with me and if we were going to go down, we were going to go down with a fight,” says Smith. “It wasn't going to be because I checked out and didn't finish it out.”

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Fred Smith Quotes

Chris Gardner Story
When you first hear the Chris Gardner story, you might think you were hearing the storyline of a Hollywood movie. In fact, the Chris Gardner story was so real that it was turned into a movie, the recently released “The Pursuit of Happyness” starring Will Smith and his real-life son Jaden Smith. But, before becoming the subject of a major motion picture, the Chris Gardner story was one of uncertainty and insecurity.

BILL GATES ON SUCCESS
During an interview once with USA talk show host Larry King he asked Bill Gates, the President and founder of Microsoft for his views on creating success. Bill Gates said that in his opinion there were three major factors...

Taglines Passe? Try Six-Word Memoirs.
I recently listened to an interview by Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser (who compiled Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure) on National Public Radio. The basis of their compilations was the legend that when asked to write a six-word novel, novelist Ernest Hemingway responded: “For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

The most important thing to know about your strategic plan.
As part of the product development process for RapidInfluence we had numerous sessions with individuals both inside and outside of our target market. The purpose of these discussions were to work through the premises of our Strategic Planning Manifesto and to preview the first version of our product. One of the more insightful sessions we had was with Ian Smith of Portfolio Partnership and the author of The Smith Report, a must read for growth companies. In our session we discussed the need for companies to create strategic plans and more importantly to implement them. During our discussion, Ian rightly pointed out that success in strategic plan implementation was largely dependent on knowing what the status of various action items are within the strategic plan.

Springer Financial Advisors President Keith Springer Live Interview on MarketWatch Radio
Investors had better hope they're on Santa's "nice" list. Sacramento’s Springer Financial Advisors president Keith Springer tells MarketWatch Radio's Larry Kofsky that "bad things" happen when Old Saint Nick doesn't come to Wall Street, in the morning stock talk.

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