Archive for December, 2006
Friday, December 29th, 2006
Step 10. Plan your Work, Work your Plan
Plan your work. Tasks on your Milestone Chart indicate the work to be done. The inverted open triangles indicate when the work is to be started and when it is expected to be completed. The initials and numbers indicate who is to complete each task, and…
No Comments » - Posted in Roadmap for Success by Dell Allen
Friday, December 29th, 2006
Pay It Forward
What began as a work of fiction in its release in January 2000 has already become something much more than author Catherine Ryan Hyde could ever have imagined and has resulted in a real-life social movement , not only in the U.S. but worldwide.
In the book, “Pay it Forwardâ€, Reuben St. Clair, a protagonist and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Doing Good Business by Tom Fairbanks
Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Mankind Is My Business
Charles Dickens’ timeless classic, A Christmas Carol, is a moving illustration of the failures, trials and triumphs of daily life, which reminds us of the importance of compassion and understanding.
Dickens’ main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, is a cold-hearted, selfish man, who has no love for Christmas, children, or anything that seems to provoke happiness. Intent on [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Principles of Good Business by Tom Fairbanks
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
The Uncommon Man
In my opinion there has been much talk about the Common Man. It has been dinned into us that this is the century of the Common Man. The idea seems to be that the common man has come into his own at last.
Thus we have developed a cult of the common man, which means a [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Principles of Good Business by Tom Fairbanks
Saturday, December 16th, 2006
Step 9. Create your budget
Three things your budget should include are: (1) your estimated and actual costs, (2) your time schedule, and (3) personal and physical resources needed. In Step 8 we established a schedule. Now we can easily add personal and physical resources by…
No Comments » - Posted in Roadmap for Success by Dell Allen
Friday, December 8th, 2006
How to Avoid Criticism
Each of us has an innate longing to feel accepted and worthy to belong, and most of us want to become the best that we can be. Being part of a group, being accepted by others, showing others and ourselves that we are alike is a need that is expressed from a very early age. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Principles of Good Business by Tom Fairbanks
Friday, December 1st, 2006
The Potentiometer
It is often an overlooked fact that whatever dominates our thinking causes our experiences. If we think we are poor, we are likely to remain poor. If we believe that lack and limitation is our lot in life, we will generally experience that kind of condition. When we realize, however, that life offers a great [...]
