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The Lebanese American artist, poet, and writer Kahlil Gibran, in his book The Madman, presents a thought-provoking collection of short parables and poems ranging in length from a single paragraph to a few pages. With a touch of class that is unique to...
Filed under Featured, Self Improvement Books 6 CommentsThe Secret Career Tactic of “Lock In”
In my experience, some of the smartest and most dangerous people in the world are insurance salesmen, copier salespeople, and auto salespeople. They have a secret called “the lock in” that you can use to seriously enhance your career. Insurance Salespeople...
Filed under Advancement, Featured Leave a CommentNapolean Hill’s Think and Grow Rich is probably, in my opinion, the best career book ever written.While the subject of the book deals with earning money, the book itself is actually about much, much more.The book deals with how to use your...
Filed under Featured, Self Improvement Books 1 CommentMoses, Great Religious Figures, the Wilderness, and Your Career
On a Christmas vacation over ten years ago, I went home to Detroit from Los Angeles, where I was practicing law at the time. I was taking a 10-day vacation. Over the course of those ten days, I found myself having trouble getting to sleep every night....
Filed under Featured 2 CommentsA Message to Garcia and Your Career
One of the most inspiring true stories I have ever read is A Message to Garcia, by Elbert Hubbard. It is a short essay that discusses the initiative of a soldier who is assigned a difficult mission of delivering a message and comes through, completing...
Filed under Featured, How to Succeed 5 CommentsPlanning, Grass Seed, Saunas, and Your Career
We are always fixing things. Always. We are always doing everything within our power to fix this or that, and we are continually trying to improve things because nothing is ever perfect for us. However, one of the biggest explanations for this is that...
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, How to Succeed 3 CommentsDon’t Be Dead Weight-Contribute More Than You Take
One of the most important things you can do for any employer is produce value far in excess of what you receive as compensation. When you look at a highly compensated salesperson, for example, the chances are very good that he or she is producing a lot...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 3 CommentsThis week, I’d like to share with you James Allen’s “The Way of Peace”. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I do hope you find it interesting too. –Harrison The Way of Peace By James Allen TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter...
Filed under Featured, Self Improvement Books 1 CommentBad Manners, Rumors, and Your Career
One of the risks you face as you progress in your career is rumors. People may make up various falsehoods and share incorrect (usually negative) information about you. These falsehoods can spread like wild fire and can literally destroy your career overnight....
Filed under Employment Do’s and Don’ts, Featured 4 CommentsRelationships, Inefficiency, and Your Career
One of the greatest obstacles for efficient businesses is the influence of relationships. In fact, relationships are sometimes so strong that they can ultimately end up crippling a business. Conversely, some of the greatest powers you personally have...
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