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Apr

28

1 Billion Words registered for the English Language

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The late Earl Nightingale used to stress the connection between learning your native language and your success.  Since the first indication of your education are the words that are uttered from your mouth, if you do not have a good vocabulary, it immediately shows. 
He went on to say most people only learn a dozen [...]

Apr

13

Google Calendar Beta Released

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Well, it looks like Google has done it again.  They have released an online calendar you can use to manage your schedule from a web browser.  Their Google Calendar is in beta and looks to be stable and easy to use.

Seeing the big picture
With Google Calendar, you can see your friends’ and family’s schedules
right next [...]

Apr

08

Fire Your Boss! Freelance Instead

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If you are looking to give up the daily grind in favor of being your own boss, sitepoint has a good article about doing just that.  Neil Flanagan and Jarvis Finger have put together a self-assessment quiz and outline about how you can “fire your boss!” and start your own business as an independent consultant. [...]

Apr

03

Are you an employee or an owner?

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One simple way to improve your career is to make a mental shift from being an employee to being an owner.  I am not talking about buying your company or purchasing majority stock.  No, the shift I am talking about is a powerful  way to stand apart from the average run of the mill employee [...]

Mar

13

43 Folders Starts Series to Keep Your Inbox Squeaky Cleanu

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As I mentioned last week in my review of SpeedFiler, I can get a little bent out of shape if my email in-box starts getting too full.  To support the concept of emptying the inbox.  Merlin Mann has started a new series called Inbox Zero, which will tackle the subject in a number of different [...]

Mar

13

Better Study and Learning - Start Early

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Part of having great ideas is having great curiousity.  Curiosity leads to learning.  Learning gives your ideas strength and reason.  So when you find your nose in a book studying - whether for an exam or your next big project, honing the old study skills is a task worth doing every now and again.  About [...]

Feb

21

Moleskine Question…What about handwriting?

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As I posted last month, I picked up one of the the little mini Moleskine notebooks.  I like the idea of keeping it in my back pocket for jotting down ideas and quotes.   I often get ideas for posts when I’m away from the blog, so having a quick place to jot down the ideas [...]

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