Robert Ringer and The Great Bailout Stall
Robert Ringer addressed the recent rush of government bailouts in his article “The Great Bailout Stall.” His disparagement of the bailouts – and his own practical solution for America’s financial ills – got quite a response from ETR readers. Here are a few of their comments:
READ MOREHow Often Should You Weigh Yourself?
I know you hate to look at the scale. Some trainers even suggest throwing the thing out. But the truth is, keeping an eye on your weight can help you meet your weight-loss goals.
READ MOREHow to Establish “Brand Presence”
The end goals of direct-response marketing (DRM) and brand marketing are entirely different. Direct response wants to get the customer to provide information or open his wallet. Branding, on the other hand, wants to get the customer to remember the product.
READ MOREEconomy and Markets Often Go Separate Ways
Since we’ve had negative S&P 500 growth in every quarter of our current recession – which began a year ago this month – it may seem that a falling economy is always accompanied by a falling stock market. But this is not true.
READ MORECan Cellphones Really Give You Cancer?
The truth is, cellphones have not been around long enough to give us the kind of long-term studies we really need to know for sure.
And the research is conflicting. Some studies show no increased risk. So I’m not ready to tell my readers and patients that cellphones definitely cause cancer. The FDA says, “The available scientific evidence does not show that any health problems are associated with using wireless phones.” But they then add, “There is no proof, however, that wireless phones are absolutely safe.”
READ MOREHelp Yourself by Putting Your Customers First
An insurance agent named Tolbert had a remarkable ability to sell insurance. He’d been trained to sell people the most insurance that he could and he did it well, according to Stedman Graham in his book Build Your Own Life Brand. But although Tolbert was very successful, he was not happy.
READ MOREHow Can I Clean Out My Arteries Without Surgery?
Chelation (from the Greek word “chele,” which means “to claw”) uses a chemical reagent – ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA), tetrathiomolybdate (TTM), DMSA (succimer), penicillamine, metallothionein (MT), and others – to grab onto a mineral and cause the body to excrete it in the urine. And there are several theories on how it works to clear the arteries.
READ MOREThe Circle of Life
Throughout much of my life, I paid little attention to the miracles that surrounded me. I was too busy thinking about business and money… too busy being annoyed by annoying people. I had no time to think about the real world – the world that matters. Nature and I were perfect strangers.
READ MOREConsider Investing in Long-Distance Properties
Some of the most successful real estate investors you’ll ever meet will tell you one thing: Invest where you live. This is the advice I give to my students, especially if they’re newbies. Though you may hear about hot areas a hundred miles or more away, think carefully before investing there. Why? Because it’s difficult to gain thorough knowledge of a market area if you aren’t living there. And even if you can get a snapshot of knowledge that can carry you through a successful purchase, you won’t be around to notice the nuances of change that could signal the need to sell before problems set in.
READ MOREHow to Help Your Spouse Lose Weight
Researchers from Connecticut, Rhode Island, Ohio, Arkansas, and Pennsylvania teamed up to see if a weight-loss program delivered to one spouse could be “taken home” and have beneficial effects for the untreated spouse as well.
READ MORE3 Reasons to Say No to Crestor
A new study on heart health is touting statin drugs as the best thing since the iPod. But before you head off to your doctor asking for a prescription, let’s take a closer look at the facts.
READ MOREThe Power of a Team Meeting
Meetings get a bad rap. But if you think your company would be better off without them, you may want to reconsider.
ETR has a company-wide team meeting every Wednesday. It takes 30 minutes, and it’s a chance for all employees to share the projects they’re doing and the results they’re seeing.
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