Gift cards always “fit,” never go out of style, and are the perfect choice for the hard-to-shop-for. As a result, gift cards have become very popular. In fact, a recent survey found that two-thirds of consumers will buy them this holiday season.
But before you join the crowd, you should know that under certain conditions a [...]
Meetings get a bad rap. But if you think your company would be better off without them, you may want to reconsider.
ETR has a company-wide team meeting every Wednesday. It takes 30 minutes, and it’s a chance for all employees to share the projects they’re doing and the results they’re seeing.
“This is a great opportunity [...]
The Unexpected Side Effects of Making Money (and How to Avoid Them)
09 Dec
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My life changed when I decided, one day, that “make a lot of money” would be my number one goal. Focusing on that goal and making it a priority changed my income… from about $50,000 a year to seven-plus figures. It changed my business status from that of a nameless employee to that of an [...]
In Germany, the tradition of entertaining children at malls and private parties with a bearded, red-robed Santa Claus is more popular than ever before. “People are turning to traditions to protect their children from the ‘evils of the real world,’ especially in the wake of this financial turmoil,” Jens Wittenberger, head of Santa Claus recruitment [...]
Just about any event - whether a holiday cocktail party or industry conference - can be a major networking opportunity. Many partnerships and multimillion-dollar deals have started as impromptu and informal five-minute conversations. Here are four tips to help turn your small talk into something more:
• When describing yourself and your business, focus on details [...]
A “farrago” (fuh-RAH-goh) - from the Latin for a mixed crop of feed grains - is a hodgepodge.
Example (as used by Virginia Heffernan in a New York Times review of The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowell): “[Sarah Vowell] delivers a farrago of free-floating pedantry… having evidently made it her job to enlighten slacker Gen-Xers with [...]
Psychiatrists are reporting a new disorder, one that, researchers say, illustrates the influence pop culture has on mental illness. Patients with “Truman syndrome” (named after the movie The Truman Show) are under the delusion that their lives are being recorded and broadcast as a TV reality show. So far, about 50 cases have been seen [...]
It’s Saturday morning, and the biggest party of the year is going down… starting tonight and lasting through Sunday. Somehow, you’ve wangled a spot on the VIP list. It’s in Atlantic City, and your good buddy has arranged a limo - absolutely free to you - that’s leaving in 20 minutes. Trouble is, you have [...]
Serious genealogical research once meant hours spent combing dusty archives in libraries and government offices, travel to distant records collections, checking multiple sources, and other time- and money-eating activities.
But a new free online service now makes it easier to find your ancestors’ death, birth, marriage, census, and other records… across the United States and overseas.
Offered [...]
To “apotheosize” (uh-POTH-ee-uh-size) - from the Latin - is to deify or glorify.
Example (as used by Charles Isherwood in a New York Times review of Ziegfeld: The Man Who Invented Show Business by Ethan Mordden): “[Ziegfeld] apotheosized the showgirl and changed the entertainment rulebook by making the revue an ethnic stew.”
[Ed. Note: Become a more [...]
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