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Issue 13 | Jul 2010

Hi Subscriber.

This is the first issue of year two. What'll you get? More of the same. As always, feel free to make suggestions.

PS What are your plans for a summer vacation?
Five Ways To Take A Guilt-Free Vacation

A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking.
--- Earl Wilson

Dear Annie: Taking a vacation makes me feel guilty and worried. What should I do?

Dear Tired: read more

How To Keep Out Of The "Busy Trap"

If you do things before decide what to do, you're caught in the "busy trap". What's the answer? read more or watch the video

How To Leverage Your Connections

This detailed article helps you make the most of your connections and build an ideal network. read more 

By the way, do you use LinkedIn with business savvy? To find out how, read more

What's The Most Successful Business Advice Book Ever?
30,000,000 copies sold. Maybe you have one. Maybe you've even read it. What's the title and what does it teach us? read more

Why Change Is So Hard

We want to change. We're not lazy, but we have trouble. For a video and article, read more or watch the video

Warning: the video shows fresh baked chocolate chip cookies

Here are recent blog posts you may have missed or wish to review

  1. How to get bigger clients, elephants, whales or fish
  2. How to make your "cherry farm" worth visiting
  3. A dentist shows how to raise client expectations
  4. Seven questions to describe your business
  5. The BMW Innovation Drive and the new 5-series
  6. The most dangerous part of driving
  7. Donation guidelines from Warren, Bill and Melinda
  8. How to leverage your philanthropic gifts
  9. Meet indispensable comrades on Linchpin Day
  10. How to visit India
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Are you in the world of five year plans or other conventional business mantras?

To challenge your thinking, read REWORK from 37signals. It's snappy and thought-provoking.
Here's a brief summary. You may not agree, but what if they're right?  The ideas may change you and help change those around you.

Thanks for reading. Feel free to send your comments, questions and article suggestions. Let's learn and share.

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--- Promod

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In This Issue

Five ways to take a guilt-free vacation

How to keep out of the "busy trap"

How to leverage your connections

What's the most successful business advice book ever?

Why change is so hard

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