I found the following sentences online. Can you spot what’s wrong with them? “NYC’s ‘Sidewalk Santas’ sidelined due to economy.” “When is school closed due to weather?” “[Basketball's Utah] Jazz star Deron Williams had to leave his team on a road trip to return to Salt Lake City due to a family illness.”
By Brian Tracy | Thu, Jan 21, 2010
When we do strategic planning for corporations, the first thing we think about is how to increase the company’s rate of return on the equity it has invested in the business. This is done by allocating more resources to areas with higher potential, and taking resources away from those with lower potential. By developing or [...]
By Early To Rise | Thu, Jan 21, 2010
Proclivity (proh-KLIV-ih-tee) — from the Latin for “sloping forward” — is a natural inclination or tendency. Example (as used by Brian Tracy today): “As a result of your genetic structure, your education, your experiences, your background, your interests and proclivities, you’re a unique and rare combination of talents and abilities.”
By Jason Holland | Wed, Jan 20, 2010
You’re fed up at work. You can’t seem to get a promotion. And it looks like cost of living adjustments are the only pay raises you can expect.
By Early To Rise | Wed, Jan 20, 2010
Braggadocio (brag-uh-DOH-shee-oh) — from Braggadocchio, a character in Spenser’s Faerie Queene — is empty boasting. Example (as used by Michael Masterson today): “If this doesn’t sound like too much braggadocio to you, read on.”
By Michael Masterson | Wed, Jan 20, 2010
Okay. You want to be a super-successful investor. I get it. You are already living on a fixed income. Or you are nearing retirement and worrying about whether you’ll be able to kick back and earn a passive living from your investments. I’ve been there. I’ve retired three times. I know how you feel.
By Jason Holland | Wed, Jan 20, 2010
You already know that your savings account and 401(k) aren’t going to be enough to give you the retirement you dream of. Beach vacations and that little red convertible are just not in the cards. So how do you avoid bagging groceries to pay your bills well into your 70s?
By Early To Rise | Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Savvy (SAV-ee) — from the Latin for “to be wise” — is another way of saying shrewd; experienced and well-informed. Example (as used by Marc Charles today): “[ClickBank affiliates] are a savvy bunch. The most successful ones are constantly scouring ClickBank for the best and most profitable products.”
By Jason Holland | Tue, Jan 19, 2010
I met up with a friend from college the other day. I hadn’t seen him in years. And the last I heard, he was fixing computers — living and working in his parents’ basement. And then he rolls up to my house in a BMW Z4 Roadster. “How they hell did you get those wheels, man?” were [...]
By Marc Charles | Tue, Jan 19, 2010
Having a reliable source of side income is practically a “must ” these days. And don’t let the thought of setting up a business, creating products, finding customers, and marketing to them scare you. The fact is, you can get by with the bare minimum.
By Don Hauptman | Fri, Jan 22, 2010
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