We're off with a bang!
We just started sending out invitations to our November Info-Marketing Bootcamp, and our entire office is already counting down the days.
This is the biggest event we hold all year. In fact, many people in the info-marketing business view this as our industry's "flagship" conference.
Whether you're a professional public speaker or someone occasionally called upon to speak at company meetings... or to prospective clients... you want to make sure your audience quickly "gets" your message.
Whether you're a professional public speaker or someone occasionally called upon to speak at company meetings... or to prospective clients... you want to make sure your audience quickly "gets" your message.
Have you ever encountered the word retronym? Whatever your answer, I can guarantee that you’ve heard and read and used retronyms. Here’s the story…
Once upon a time, only one type of guitar existed. When the electric guitar was invented, a term was needed to differentiate it from the original [...]
Today, we introduce a new voice to Early to Rise, Shah Gilani. Shah is a contributing editor and market expert with our Agora sister publication, Money Morning. In his piece today, he forecasts trouble ahead for the stock market... despite a rosy outlook from some market watchers.
We all know that bonds offer lower (but more reliable) returns than stocks, with better resistance to the whims of the market.
But there's also something called high-yield bonds, also known as "junk bonds" because of their low ratings (below investment grade) and unusually high risk of default.
Inexorable (in-EK-ser-uh-bul) — from the Latin — means relentless and unyielding.
Example (as used by David Denby in a New Yorker review of the film Salt): “Heroic inexorability is, of course, a movie staple, going back to the silent serials, and there’s no reason that women shouldn’t be super-studs, too.”
You know what an "affirmation" is. It's a statement of something you want to be true. Advocates believe that repeating affirmations over and over again helps you change the way you think and, thus, make positive things happen in your life.
You know what an "affirmation" is. It's a statement of something you want to be true. Advocates believe that repeating affirmations over and over again helps you change the way you think and, thus, make positive things happen in your life.
Mumsy (MUM-zee) — is a Britishism for “mom.” The word is often used to describe clothing that is dowdy or drab — what a stereotypical mother might wear.
Example (as used by Lauren Collins in an article about the Laura Ashley company in The New Yorker): “Eventually, the Ashleys became known for [...]
By Laura Rodini | Fri, Aug 6, 2010
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