In an eerie coincidence, two acquaintances almost simultaneously sent me e-mail messages that concerned the proper use of whether. One suggested that my use of whether should have been if. The other wondered if the phrase whether or not contains two unnecessary words. Let’s consider these issues in turn. First, whether vs. if. Garner’s Modern American Usage, [...]
By Early To Rise | Fri, Feb 18, 2011
Yesterday, I introduced you to Matthew Adams - and I told you about the very profitable form of networking he has mastered. I don't mean handing out business cards at Chamber of Commerce mixers.
By Jason Holland | Fri, Feb 18, 2011
Yesterday, I introduced you to Matthew Adams – and I told you about the very profitable form of networking he has mastered. I don’t mean handing out business cards at Chamber of Commerce mixers. I’m talking about actively building a group of contacts who can help you with your wealth-building goals… as you help them with theirs. Depending [...]
By Early To Rise | Thu, Feb 17, 2011
To foment (foh-MENT) – from the Latin – is to instigate or foster; to promote the growth or development of. Example (as used by Abigail Adams in a letter to her husband John): “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves [...]
By Early To Rise | Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Michael Masterson was shocked. He was at a meeting with some heavy hitters in South America - government officials and developers who were discussing a massive housing project.
By Jason Holland | Thu, Feb 17, 2011
Michael Masterson was shocked. He was at a meeting with some heavy hitters in South America – government officials and developers who were discussing a massive housing project. When one official, Mr. X, said the project would be in the $1 billion to $10 billion range – even Michael wasn’t prepared for that. And he immediately calculated [...]
By Early To Rise | Wed, Feb 16, 2011
Are you trying to build a successful business by copying your main competitor? Doing what they do just "a little bit better"...
By Early To Rise | Wed, Feb 16, 2011
Spectral (SPEK-trul) – from the Latin – means ghostly; referring to a phantom. Example (as used by Michael Wood in a New York Times review of Destiny and Desire by Carlos Fuentes): “Destiny and Desire is a novel that [...]
By Early To Rise | Tue, Feb 15, 2011
A Cacophony (kuh-KOF-un-nee) – from the Greek – is a loud, harsh mixture of discordant sounds. Example (as used by Craig Whitlock in The Washington Post): “In a region long devoid of democracy and stifled by repression, Egyptians celebrated [President Hosni Mubarak's resignation] with fireworks, a cacophony of horns, and a sea of red-white-and-black national flags.”
By Early To Rise | Tue, Feb 15, 2011
Yesterday, I talked about the tremendous year the solar industry had in 2010. While the S&P was up nearly 20%, some companies saw gains as high as 80% and 120%.
By Don Hauptman | Fri, Feb 18, 2011
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