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The Best Decline Letter of All-Time: Edmund Wilson
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| Edmund Wilson, recipient of both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal for Literature, was one of the most prominent social and literary critics of the 20th century.
He realized, like most uber-productive people, that, while there were many behaviors needed to guarantee high output, there was one single behavior guaranteed to prevent all output: |
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What Leaders need to know about failure
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| Failure is not the opposite of success, says Phil Dourado, leadership author. Organizations, particularly their formal leaders, need to re-think failure, he argues in this short article. |
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The Two Most Devastating Vanity Goals
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| There are two common goals that are promoted in American society more than any other to the point that people believe they are concrete and valuable goals to achieve. Most importantly, most devastating, is that these goals are so superficial and irrelevant, but negatively mind altering, that a person or business cannot do anything but fail trying to meet them. And if they are achieved, they are done so at the peril of a person's character and integrity. These are called "vanity goals", goals that should be avoided at all costs if you want your personal and business lives to succeed and make a difference. This article describes the two most common vanity goals that have caused the most destruction by far in our society. Free your mind of these and you lay the course to achieve real purpose. |
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Life Isn't FAIR!
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| Purposeful Pondering Question for Today: Are You Living a Grace Filled Life?
A few years ago, my daughter, Amber, went through her 'that's not fair' phase. Seemed like every time I turned around I heard her say, "but that's not fair." Didn't seem to matter much what the 'that' was she was talking about, life just seemed to be unfair all the way around.
Have you ever thought that way -- that life just isn't fair. Well, I want you to know that you're right. Life isn't fair.
It's actually rigged in YOUR FAVOR. That's right. |
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Is the Dow Over-Valued?
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| This week the market is all gloom and doom. PIMCO’s Bill Gross thinks that the Dow’s fair value should be 7,000. GMO Chairman Jeremy Grantham also believes that the U.S. stock market is almost 25% above fair value. |
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How To Safeguard Your Image Online
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| Have you tried Googling yourself? If you haven’t yet, you should. Some would readily dismiss it as mere vanity or ego search, yet at this very moment, an HR manager from a company you’re applying for or someone who’s been eyeing you for a date could be scouring the Web looking for every bit of information about you. |
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Know your Rights in the FDCPA
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| The Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) has laid down guidelines for fair debt collection. It has clearly listed the regulations and violations of fair debt collection. As a consumer you have rights for fair debt collection even if you owe. |
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FDCPA Laws
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| The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was passed by the Congress and is enforced by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) to ensure fair debt collection by debt collectors. The Act has laid down laws to regulate the debt collection practices. |
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Debt Collectors should follow the FDCPA Laws
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| The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) was shaped by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and passed by the Congress to ensure fair and lawful debt collections. |
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PRIDE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF LEADERSHIP:
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| Leaders keep themselves away from Vanity: |
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Monkey Business: Fairness in the Workplace
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| Fairness is often a question of perception, so while we may do our best to practice fairness, others may not always view us as fair. Of all the leadership qualities, this is perhaps one of the hardest to practice on a consistent basis. This article provides seven practical tips to help you be fair in the workplace. |
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Fair Trade - not just for coffee
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| There is a universal law concerning wealth and it revolves around the fair trade concept. The fair trade law says that unless fair compensation is offered for services rendered there is an imbalance. This puts both parties in a transaction in a state that is negative.
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