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Category Archives: Business Advice
What You Can Learn from Woody, Boo, and Mr. Incredible
Pixar movies are awesome. The Pixar library includes such amazing movies as Toy Story and Toy Story 2, The Incredibles, Monsters Inc., Ratatouille, and Wall-E. On Rotten Tomatoes their worst reviewed movie is at 75%. 75% is their worst reviewed … Continue reading
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5 Things You Can Learn From a Comedian About Business
I have a guest post on Businessweek.com! Check it out here: 5 Things You Can Learn From a Comedian About Business If you like it (and why wouldn’t you?) pass it around !
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Market Research, Generosity, and the Curse of Bad Wine
Sometimes you can display a little selfishness and come out ahead. Usually though, the universe smacks you in the head when you forget to be generous. I sadly learned this lesson this past weekend… I was at my parent’s place, … Continue reading
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What Are You an Example Of?
Late one night (yes, after a couple drinks) I got into a discussion with some friends about rock music. The question of the hour was, “if you met someone that had never heard ‘rock music’ and had no idea what … Continue reading
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Success Can Be Simple, But Maybe Not Easy…
You know, most people don’t give it a lot of thought, but there is a difference between something being simple and something being easy. Similarly, there is a difference between something being complicated and something being hard. If you look … Continue reading
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Perception Matters – Even in Plumbing
Have you ever thought about how little it takes to implant an opinion in someone’s mind? I learned this on a recent expedition to engage in a little home-plumbery. Recently, I decided to cook myself dinner. And I’m not talking … Continue reading
Politeness CAN be Automatic
For those of you who think I can only rant about the stupid stuff in the world (such as when people forget to be polite), here’s an example of someone who seemed to do the right thing automatically. Yesterday I … Continue reading
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ALL CAPS IS SHOUTING!!
To all of you who have been living under a rock for the past 15 years, let let you in on a little secret: TYPING IN ALL CAPS IS THE WRITTEN EQUIVALENT OF SHOUTING! You may be thinking, “Avish, that … Continue reading
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Sure, But What Have You Done *Lately*?
You ever get the feeling some people are desperately holding on to the successes of the past? This past weekend I went bowling. Don’t ask me my score, it’s embarrassing and a bit of a sore spot. Let’s just say … Continue reading
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Are You Annoyed When Customers Try To Give You Money?
As a professional, do you get annoyed when people try to give you more money? This may sound like a stupid question, but it seems like some people just want to be bothered when you give them more business… This … Continue reading
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