1. July 4th Paddle
(Articles/Miscelaneous Articles)

...s calmer than when we were paddling out. We had to be careful to avoid several children letting off fireworks early. They did tend to point them out over the ocean, which was directly at us. Also some...

2. Editor's Column
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How is the economy affecting you? Have you noticed any changes? Until September I was working on a project for a large company, but when that finished they said there was no new work. I got the same

3. Coffee For Link
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4. Frequent Buyer Program
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...he customer. It gets you back in the customers field of vision, so they are aware you exist and you are working for their best interests. It is best to plan out a schedule of these points of contact,...

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

...mpany closes its doors, and then I am left with no job and no business. There is little security in working for a company these days. This may sound hugely negative, but you have no control over ...

6. Targeted Customer Appreciation
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...its. Duncan How To Write An Appreciation Speech Appreciate your friends, customers, co-workers and employees ...

7. Super Villans
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... Duncan How To Write An Appreciation Speech Appreciate your friends, customers, co-workers and employees ...

8. Mind Map Software
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...t. Duncan How To Write An Appreciation Speech Appreciate your friends, customers, co-workers and employees ...

9. Hybrid Car
(Articles/Miscelaneous Articles)

...inking to myself that one day I will get a hybrid car. I was waiting for the technology to mature, and work out the kinks and for the cost to come down where I could afford such a vehicle. ...

10. Blame Avoidance & Redirection Techniques
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... the less appealing you will be to others. What others think of you has a big impact on your success at working with others. To many people, you are guilty until proven innocent. To be blamed for so...

11. Weight Loss
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...ne replied that you could always fit more things into your life if "you really work at it." "No," countered the speaker. The point is, if you...

12. Every Day
(Articles/Business Topics)

...edictable income. Sometimes I hear phrases like "If it wasn't for our customers, we could get some work done around here." Well, without the customers, you have no work. I think it was T...

13. Be Happy
(Articles/Personal Development)

I was talking with someone on LinkedIn recently, about happiness. He asked what makes you really, truly happy deep down. The question implies my happiness is controlled by external sources. To a

14. Set Clear Goals
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Be careful what you wish for, you may get just what you ask... Not too long ago, I was working in a job that was less than desirable. Things were not going my way. So I put a to-do item in my PDA

15. The Modern Manager?
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Some years ago I came across a sheet at work, from some communication course. It's title was "Want to show what an up to date modern manager you are?" It had three columns and nine row

16. Appreciation Speech Generator
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..., "our most loyal customer", "our most generous benefactor" ); $deed1 = array( "for their hard work and dedicated service", "for being an all-around good guy", "for taking out the t...

17. Burst Pipes And Lights
(Articles/Personal Development)

...than to have to go looking for them each time. It took me about a couple of hours to get everything working again, so that we had hot and cold water working again. Pat was tired, and let me finish...

18. Love Your Job
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...tinguishes the best project managers is that they really love their job. They look forward to coming to work and they are less anxious about work when not on the job. Attitudes &amp...

19. Flying Bed
(Articles/Personal Development)

...f the bed assembled. It has some dents, but nothing that is obvious in the photo or interferes with its working. It was a fortunate recovery from what seemed to be a disaster. What I gleamed from ...

20. New Year's Switch
(Articles/Personal Development)

...the switch were not waterproof, and that had led to the failure of the switch. This switch had not been working for a long time. New Switch Installed This next photo shows the new ...

21. 2006 Photo Review
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... on next page... The summer had us visiting friends, cycling, and I took photos at the wedding of my co-worker's son and his bride. Julie, Elsa, Heike Bruce Trevor ...

22. New Year 2007
(Articles/Personal Development)

...n overweight and obese and my goal is to get down to just being overweight. Here are my tips if you are working on this resolution: Regular exercise is essential. It has been associated with more ...

23. Burst Pipes
(Articles/Personal Development)

...lder. We had quite a bit of plastic pipes (pex tubing), with compression joints. Some of those had just worked loose. There I just had to tighten them with a couple of wrenches. The hard pard was gett...

24. Editor's Column
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... for protection in the cold weather. I have spent some time visiting friends and doing some rennovation work on the cabin. I put in some new sub-floor and some laminate flooring in the kitchen area. I...

25. Home Improvement
(Articles/Personal Development)

...reflection of you and your own thoughts. If your environment is looking run down, untidy and in need of work, it is a clue to your current internal state. The good thing is that this connection works ...

26. Editor's Column
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...can explore it here. Next week I have to be ready to compete in a humorous speech contest, so I will be working on my speech this week. Wish me luck! Duncan Small Business Networking Network...

27. Are You Talking To A 3?
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Communication skills are great, but do they always work? Not everyone responds the same way to your fancy techniques. Sometimes you need to take a step back and look at things. "I have comm

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

...uld communicate better with each other. This time around I'm using a very different learning style. I'm working with a computer program that shows a common interaction between two people, as their wor...

29. Business Game - Income Escalator
(Articles/Game)

.... If you have a job, or a service business, your income is dependant on your time. When you stop working, your income stops (but the bills don't). This is called down escalator income. Up ...

30. Business Game - Product Based
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...ed to have a warehouse to stock inventory? Will you rely on advertising or publicity? How about networking? After you finish thinking, << go back. ...

31. Business Game - Service Based
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...e, or an office, or a home-based business? Will you rely on advertising or publicity? How about networking?   Important For any service business, your income depends on your efforts....

32. Business Game - What to do first?
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...t-time. Keep your day job. Perhaps the easiest option is to start a small home-based business or a network marketing business. After you finish thinking, << go back. ...

33. Business Game - Financing
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...nvest significant funds to start the business, how can you recover your funds if the business does not work out? Also, how much could you sell the business for in 5 years? What aspects of the busine...

34. Business Game - Freedom
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All The Freedom You may be surprised how much freedom you will have. Most business owners work much longer hours than employees do. In most large businesses there is a degree of insul

35. Business Game - Interests and Skills
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... boss, they have several bosses - all their customers. Instead of being a business owner, they end up working in the business as an employee. For more on this topic, read The E Myth by Michael Gerb...

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

...es will provide you with skills and knowledge that can improve your chances of success. You can also network with the people taking the courses with you, and also the teachers. These people could be h...

37. Business Game
(Articles/Game)

So You Want To Start Your Own Business Imagine you are working in some dead end job. You deserve a better life than this. You are not excited about staying there, so you figure to start your

38. Elastic Band Theory
(Articles/Personal Development)

... they hold up. Hang on to the ones that are stronger. One of the reasons goal setting and affirmations works is that it strengthens and reinforces your thoughts. It firmly establishes your thoughts a...

39. How To Get Appreciation
(Articles/Personal Development)

...k and appreciation, that could be more a self-esteem issue. And if that applies to you, you may want to work on that. If you come from the position that you are lovable and capable, and worthy of appr...

40. Cascading Opportunities
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...ctions will cause something to happen, and I am excited about that. Duncan Small Business Networking Networking for leads and referrals. ...

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

...vating System (RAS). Whatever you call it is unimportant. What is important is that it exists; it can work for you if you trust it. If you are still unconvinced, let me tell you a story: ...

42. Continuous Learning
(Articles/Personal Development)

...ou have to be clear in your own mind when you share it with others. Duncan Small Business Networking Networking for leads and referrals. ...

43. Business Spotlights
(Articles/Business Topics)

A business spotlight is the opportunity to give a presentation about your business at a networking meeting. Most Chamber Of Commerce meetings or networking meetings offer spotlight opportunities to

44. Toast Speech
(Articles/Miscelaneous Articles)

... In Toastmasters, we are safe to try almost anything in terms of topics, and see how it works out. I like to try interesting things like this, to see where it takes me. I use [[min...

45. We Have Moved
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...rk to this site, you should update your bookmark though. Please help me check out that everything still works as it should. if you find something broken, please contact me so that I can fix it. I am l...

46. Finding Your Dream
(Articles/Personal Development)

...u knew you could not fail, what would you do? If you won a million dollars, and you did not have to work again, what would you do? Examine your life so far and note which parts gave you the mo...

47. Customer Service
(Articles/Business Topics)

...tion, even though they have low prices. It was W. Edwards Deming who first talked about the benefits of working with a single supplier vs. going for the lowest bids. It is not just the cost of th...

48. Worrying
(Articles/Personal Development)

... box for the next scheduled time. This may sound a bit silly to you, but try it and you will see it works. This technique should stop you from worrying about the same thing continuously. Another c...

49. Dare To Dream
(Articles/Personal Development)

Dave is Restless Dave was just an ordinary kind of guy, working in an ordinary job. He had been employed with the same company for more than ten years and been loyal and dedicated. He'd always

50. Small Business Networking
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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