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Lesson #1: Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously
Newman once pictured his own epitaph as reading: “Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown.” He may be one of the most successful on screen actors of our time, but to hear Newman speak you would never know it. Indeed, despite his iconic status, Newman credits his ability to laugh at himself and his reluctance to take himself too seriously as the single largest factor behind his success today.

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Market Research: Living in the Real World of Business Depends on Comments from the Real World
In the feature film Sliding Doors, I found myself fascinated by a conversation between two friends. Gerry had just been discovered by his girl friend as he was having an affair in their bedroom. Gerry's friend laughs at him and reminds Gerry that he had told him weeks ago that the affair would end without Gerry having to do anything. Gerry's friend asks him, "Do you want my opinion?" Gerry replies, "Am I going to like it?" With a chuckle, his friend responds with, "No. It's based on reality."

The 10 Commandments of Press Releases
In baseball, it’s said that you know an umpire is top-notch when you never notice his presence. If he’s doing his job, he won’t call attention to himself in any way. It’s much the same for the writer of a press release. When the recipient of a release focuses only on its content -- and not on its creation -- the writer has succeeded. With that in mind, here's The 10 Commandments of Press Releases:
To know yourself, know your shadow
It is a common experience. You speak to a friend about some strong negative feelings you have about someone else. Your friend, being a true friend, says, "but aren't you a bit like that too?" You of course don't like to hear this, but it gets you thinking. Maybe you can be a bit like it too. That's a useful admission since it then helps you to manage that characteristic in yourself. This is the sort of self-awareness that is crucial to our growth, to get that the people in our lives are in some way a mirror of ourselves. The concept of the shadow, from Carl Jung, is one of the great insights from 20th century psychology that is invaluable to those of us who seek to build effective relationships with others.
Internet Home Business Ideas - Offer Blog Writing Services
Do you like writing? Are you talented as a writer? Do you want to make money with your writing abilities? If you answered yes to all of these three questions, you should consider of starting an internet home business as a freelance writer.
6 Killer Newsletter Ideas For When You’re Really Stuck!
Every newsletter writer has faced the dreaded 'white page' syndrome... no matter what you do - you're idea deficient. Here are six ways to crush writer’s block and open the floodgates to tons of fresh newsletter ideas.

HOW IMPORTANT IS IT FOR ENTREPRENEURS TO WRITE WELL?
Alas, it’s not as necessary as it once was for an entrepreneur to be a good writer. Today entrepreneurs and business people in general can substitute other communications skills to take them where they need to go. I say “alas” because I’m a writer who loves to write and mourns the demise of good writing in our rapid-paced, text-crazy world.

The hard part (one of them)
A guy asked his friend, the writer David Foster Wallace, "Say, Dave, how'd y'get t'be so dang smart?"
Our Fate is in Our Own Hands
A few years ago a friend had Ned, a small independent contractor, do extensive renovations to his home. Being a very fussy craftsman and cabinet maker, Ned did an especially superb job on the extensive woodwork involved in the renovation. About a year after completing the renovations, Ned bumped into my friend at the local hardware store. "The recession finally caught up to me," Ned told my friend. "I've had to lay off my crew and try to wait out this slow period."

Ask 10 Questions - If You Want Only the Best SEO Content Writer
Making the choice of SEO content writer is not easy. It should be made not only considering the reputation of the writer but one should judge what the writer can do for one’s website. The writer should be accustomed to all the latest development in SEO.
One Page at a Time (on the Writing Life)
Imagine following a writer around through all the years of her life one story at a time. When the writer is an award-winning writer and a superb storyteller, like Dr. Pat Carr, you are most likely to enjoy the trip through marriages, relationships, academic life, writing life....
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