1. Editor's Column
(Column/Editor's Column)

...and let people go, the opportunity is lost. Inside the heads of all those people are potential business ideas, waiting to be realized. Myself, I keep myself busy. I look at business areas that are wo...

2. Letting Money Get In Your Way
(Articles/Personal Development)

... work for is so successful due to your efforts, that it is bought out by another company. They have no idea how to manage things and within a year give up and close things down. You work in a divisi...

3. Kayaking Alouette Lake 2008
(Column/Editor's Column)

...sure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences ...

4. Targeted Customer Appreciation
(Articles/Business Topics)

...ave the most of, and they come back more often. Develop a more intimate business relationship with your ideal customers and you can lock them in. Define Your Best Customer ...

5. Mind Map Software
(Articles/Personal Development)

...d do what-if experiments and see the results. I tried mapping out some processes and brainstorming some ideas in it. Duncan How To Write An Appreciation Speech Appreciate your frien...

6. Blame Avoidance & Redirection Techniques
(Articles/Personal Development)

...ist.com Alibi Network Alibi Direct Make good use of excuses. Have a look here for some ideas. Do not wait until the fecal matter hits the fan to look for an umbrella, have an alibi pr...

7. Clarity
(Articles/Personal Development)

... important. You can be smart and know so much, but you need to be able to communicate your thoughts and ideas to others. If you don't have clarity, it is like a beautiful picture that noone can see. Y...

8. Every Day
(Articles/Business Topics)

I notice from the logs that a lot of people get here by searching for "customer appreciation day ideas". I imagine all these business owners around the world, deciding to hold a customer a

9. The Modern Manager?
(Articles/Business Topics)

...ossed out the word "use" and substituted the word "utilise" Again, there was this idea that in order to make a good impression, you needed to avoid the simple words and use b...

10. New Year 2007
(Articles/Personal Development)

... are around someone who is quitting. I have seen lots of people try and fail to quit smoking. It hurts. Ideally the best thing is to not start, but once you are hooked on something, you need to accept...

11. Do You Realize You Have a Learning Style?
(Articles/Personal Development)

...kido instructor, NLP trainer, and Ericksonian Hypnotherapist. Benefit from Charlie's thought-provoking ideas and various self-help Practices, by subscribing to his complimentary newsletter "Pur...

12. Business Game - What Kind of Business?
(Articles/Game)

The Kind of Business You Want You have an idea of the kind of business you want. Great! You are making progress. Is it: A retail outlet of some kind Service based Product ba

13. Business Game - No Money / No Ideas
(Articles/Game)

No Money and No Ideas It is not the end of the world. Perhaps you need to look around for some ideas. Look and see what businesses already exist. Check out your library for books with titles

14. Business Game - Financing
(Articles/Game)

It Will Need Financing If you have a good idea, you may be able to find funding for your business. There are various government funds, plus venture capitalists. If you want someone else

15. Business Game - Interests and Skills
(Articles/Game)

Your Interests And Skills Good idea! Start with your interests and skills. What you love to do and are good at may have business potential. If you can find a way to earn a li

16. Business Game - Mission Statement
(Articles/Game)

Mission Statement Good idea. It is important to have a sense of purpose. Start with your own personal mission, and then expand out to the mission of your business. You should choose a

17. Business Game - Think Carefully
(Articles/Game)

Think Very Carefully Good idea! Starting a business is not to be taken lightly. There are lots of things to think about. There are lots of things to plan for. They say that people don't plan s

18. Business Game - Business Course
(Articles/Game)

Take a Business Course Good idea. Take courses, read books, learn all that you can. There is a lot of good material out there. Taking courses will provide you with skills and knowledge that c

19. Business Game - No Money
(Articles/Game)

...ney, then you can't make money with money either." Select from the following: I have an idea for a business with low startup cost I have an idea for a business, but it will need fin...

20. Business Game - Business Cards
(Articles/Game)

... You rush off to the printers to get business cards and stationery, and realize that you have no idea what you would call your business  you have no idea what your business would be doing...

21. The Teacher Will Come
(Articles/Personal Development)

...999 that in order to become one, you need to establish credibility. To do that, you need to share your ideas with others, either by starting your own publications or writing articles for others. Whi...

22. Continuous Learning
(Articles/Personal Development)

...new things. In The Artists Way, the author says to continually re-stock the well of your mind with new ideas. In Darwin theory, the law of requisite variety says that the one with the most ways to ...

23. Toast Speech
(Articles/Miscelaneous Articles)

...uence I would present. That is actually done at a later stage. It frees you up when you are thinking of ideas to include, because you don't have to think about the sequence you will present at that ti...

24. Customer Appreciation
(Articles/Business Topics)

... patience You had to reschedule and you appreciate the customer was flexible I hope that gives you ideas. Now is the time to come up with a list of your own, so that you are prepared and ready fo...

25. Finding Your Dream
(Articles/Personal Development)

...ieve. He suggests visualizing your own funeral and imagining what people would say about your life. The idea is to contemplate what you want to have achieved by the time you pass on. Then bring that b...

26. Worrying
(Articles/Personal Development)

...Clearly if it was not worth waking up for then it was not worth worrying about. Here are some more ideas for you to try: Related Products Beat Stress, Depression, Anxiety & Worr...

27. Dare To Dream
(Articles/Personal Development)

...rhaps if he just worked harder, he might survive future rounds of downsizing. He tried to come up with ideas on how the company could cut costs. If it was just dollars that caught their attention, p...

28. Small Business Networking
(Articles/Business Topics)

Networking is ideal for those of you who are starting out in business, with no existing clients and a limited budget. The investment is more of time than of money. There are plenty of opportunit

29. The Ultimate Self-Help Course
(Articles/Personal Development)

...at would it contain? Here are my thoughts. Excuse me if this sounds like rambling. If you have your own ideas, I welcome you to add them in the comments at the end of the page. Financial Freedom You...

30. Photo Exhibition
(Articles/Miscelaneous Articles)

...rints of my photographs. If you have been in this situation yourself, I would certainly appreciate your ideas on marketing my photographs. March 24 Update: My photos are on display in [[Port Coq...

31. Nice Dice
(Articles/Personal Development)

...that happened” or 2) “The leaning experience is not YET readily seen from this seemingly non-ideal outcome……..however, I’m confident a point to be leveraged for growth will soon become ap...

32. Where to go from here?
(Articles/Miscelaneous Articles)

...ion, and I try to share the good things that I find. It’s like I fill my cup to overflowing with cool ideas and they spill out. Duncan ...

33. Editor's Column
(Column/Editor's Column)

...hings I learned, or still am learning, I have been reading a book called "A Return to Love". :idea A key idea I got last week was seeing other's faults not as flaws but wounds. This perspect...

34. Sunrise
(Articles/Miscelaneous Articles)

...n I saw a nice view of the sunrise, so I took these photos:       It is always a good idea to have a camera handy, you never know when you need it. Duncan ...

35. Submission Guidelines
(Column/Editor's Column)

...Big Dreams. Before you write an article. Read the past articles from Big Dreams. It will give you an idea of the sort of articles that would fit. Big Dreams is a free newsletter. I have no money ...

36. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
(Web Links / Helping Others)

...es people to practice kindness and to “pass it on” to others. We provide free educational and community ideas, guidance, and other resources to kindness participants through our website...

37. www.helpothers.org
(Web Links / Helping Others)

Get ideas to do something nice for someone you know or a stranger!