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Mon 8 Sep 2008

Go It Alone - Bruce Judson

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Bruce Judson is a successful go-it-alone entrepreneur, a bestselling and award-winning author, and one of the nation’s leading experts on marketing and entrepreneurship. His unique approach is to “battle test” his innovative ideas by founding real businesses based on his evolving principles. These practical tests of his theories, combined with his extensive research, then form [...]

 

Fri 8 Aug 2008

Randy Pausch’s - Last Lecture

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Charles Osgood takes a look at the life of Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008), who became famous after his “Last Lecture” appeared on YouTube and inspired millions around the world.

Click here to view the Last Lecture as given on Oprah

 

Mon 16 Jun 2008

TEDTalk - Secrets of Success

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TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. A good example of those who are doing good business and their slogan is: ”TED Ideas Worth Spreading.” www.ted.com
 

 

Sat 26 Jan 2008

The Only Disability in Life is a Bad Attitude

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Champion figure skater Scott Hamilton has proven that there is no challenge too big to overcome. The 1984 Olympic gold medalist has managed to put a positive outcome on every adversity he encounters. Throughout his life, Scott has battled health issues, the loss of his mother, and the strain of heavy training and competition, and [...]

 

Fri 18 Jan 2008

If You Can’t Change Your Fate, Change Your Attitude

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Amy Tan (born February 19, 1952 in Oakland, California) is an American writer of Chinese descent whose works explore mother-daughter relationships as well as relationships between Chinese American women and their immigrant parents. In 1993, Tan’s adaptation of her most popular fiction work, “The Joy Luck Club”, became a commercially successful film.
Ms. Tan was born into [...]

 

Sat 16 Jun 2007

The Mad Butcher - An Example of Enthusiasm

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“In things pertaining to enthusiasm, no man is sane who does not know how to be insane on proper occasions.” Henry Ward Beecher
When Allan Bellamy returned home from the Korean War, his mother invited him to join her in a “Mom & Pop” grocery store. Allan says that it was so small that when you [...]

 

Sat 19 May 2007

Building Character Through the Airwaves

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Anne Beiler, owner of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and several other donors are backing a new television series that examines the character of great Americans. “The airwaves could use some character,” suggests Ms. Beiler.
Candid Conversations with Great Americans, co-produced with Bryan Hickox, a 45-year television veteran, will profile influential people who may or may not be [...]

 

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