September
by: Ron G Holland
I first came across these financial instruments in 1984 and since then have come across them and their purveyors many times. The first time I can remember as though it was yesterday. It was in an office in Mayfair, not from where Jack Barclays have their Rolls Royce and Bentley show rooms.
by: John Kenworthy
The search for talent is ongoing. Individuals seek to develop their talents, companies seek to identify talent and retain it, succession planning requires it, politicians plan for it, and the world wants to find it. But what is it?
I was having dinner at a friend’s home and the subject came up because their 11 year old son had recently brought home his school report card which stated from his art teacher: “[His] talent is yet to be fully developed.” His mother, always one for a quick tongue responded “His only talent is making excuses for not doing his homework.”
August
Copyright 2008 Ed Opperman
(What is Identity Theft and How to Avoid It)
O.K., I’ll protect myself from identity theft; but first I have to know what it is. So, what exactly is identity (ID) theft?
Succinctly put, it is the crime of obtaining your personal and / or financial information (i.e. name, address, Social Security number, credit card information, bank information, etc.) to assume your identity to either commit a criminal act, fraudulently secure credit or services, make purchases or secure money while impersonating you.
1. Put Yourself In Their Shoes. Meaning the people who will read your plan who are they and what do they want to hear? Theyll either be investors or a bank or loan company who are lending you the money. Either way theyll want to know how your business is going to generate cash to pay them back and in the case of investors, give them a bit extra as a reward for their risk.
Debt Elimination May Be Your Best Debt Cure
by: Jim Vrana
Credit card debt; almost everyone has some. Unfortunately, too many people are overwhelmed by it. This is a burden that always seems to be with us, no matter how hard we try to overcome it.
We are not born with it. But we catch it, and we can’t seem to shake it loose. In this sense, it is like a disease. A financial sickness with very few remedies. Sure, there are medicines for it. Just keep making your minimum payments and the keep the collectors off your back.
by: Ron G Holland
THE GREAT SECRET OF LIFE IS ACTION THROUGH NON-ACTION
I am a great believer and practitioner of eastern philosophy. I have also benefited tremendously from practices such as meditation and visualisation.
I am the first to confess that most of my BIG ideas and success ideas (Eurekas!) have come as a result of first feeding the subconscious mind tremendous input of the outcome that I want to appear in the real world, and then taking time out relaxing, letting go, and giving time for the assimilation in the subconscious (gestation) and then wait patiently for the outcome. (illumination)
by: Phil Evans
Most CBD’s have an abundance of networking breakfasts, lunches, dinners, seminars, and workshops you can attend. Your budget will usually determine how many of these you can afford to attend, and without any doubt whatsoever, your attitude will determine the outcomes in attending these functions.
Far too many people arrive at these events stressed, angry, basically not wanting to be there. They are not doing themselves any favours by being there, because all they will attract is negative people like themselves.