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Productivity

Recent posts related to

Productivity

Taking Risks Is All Part of the Game

By John Carlton | 05/7/2009

In business, the best opportunities don’t usually announce themselves ahead of time. There is no warning. And there is precious little time to consider your choices.

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Taking Advantage of Skyrocketing Demand for Agricultural Products

By Ted Peroulakis | 05/7/2009

Agricultural products, including corn, wheat, and soybeans, are absolute necessities for human existence. And with the world’s population quickly increasing, demand for these commodities will skyrocket… and push prices much higher.

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Relaxed Mind – Relaxed Body

By Matt Furey | 05/6/2009

It is imperative that you learn to relax, physically and mentally. Why is this? Because a mind that is filled with stress cannot easily transfer a positive mental picture to your subconscious.

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Networking the Wrong Way

By Jason Holland | 05/6/2009

Networking is a great way to establish personal connections with people in your industry, whether you’re interested in joint ventures, finding a business partner, seeking funding, or looking for a new job.

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Why Your Favorite Guru Won’t Take Your Call

By Bob Bly | 05/6/2009

My readers often complain to me that the gurus they follow are aloof and inaccessible. You can’t reach them by phone… and either you get no reply to your e-mail or you get a reply from an auto-responder.

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A Formula for Dealing With Tenant Upgrade Requests

By Julie Broad | 05/6/2009

My husband and I recently turned down a tenant’s request for blinds in the living room of one unit of a triplex. (They were unhappy with the “dirty curtains” on the window.) At the same time, we agreed to put a new toilet in another unit.

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Have You Sharpened Your Axe Lately?

By Suzanne Richardson | 05/5/2009

“I just can’t make the time management seminar tomorrow,” Amy announced to the editorial team during a recent meeting. “I’m so busy, it’s going to kill my productivity this week!”

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What You Should Know About Hormone Replacement Therapy

By Dr. Ray Sahelian | 05/5/2009

One of the most controversial subjects in the medical world today is hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for women going through menopause. Many doctors bitterly oppose synthetic HRT in favor of bio-identical hormones. Others note that bio-identical hormone use hasn’t been around long enough to know if it’s safe.

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Are Social Media’s King and Queen Worth Your Advertising Dollars?

By Edwin Huertas | 05/5/2009

With 200 million and 125 million users respectively, Facebook and MySpace have got marketers everywhere frothing at the mouth. “Look at all those potential customers!” they say. “How can we harness the overwhelming popularity of these sites to our benefit?”

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Defeating Info Overload: Read to Succeed

By Mark Morgan Ford | 05/4/2009

The average American adult reads about 150 words a minute. At that rate, a 500-page book would take 24 hours to finish. If you had two hours a day to devote to it, you could read a book every two weeks.

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Does Being “Slightly” Overweight Matter?

By Jon Benson | 05/4/2009

In the 2008 Physician’s Health Study, researchers tracked 21,094 male doctors for two decades. They found that even those who were only modestly overweight had a higher risk for heart disease, and the risk grew along with the amount of extra weight.

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7,000 Points to Go, and That’s the Good News

By Steve McDonald | 05/4/2009

For months, my colleagues and I at ETR’s sister newsletter, Investor’s Daily Edge, have been pounding the table about how this market is a stock picker’s dream. We have said things like, “Millionaires are made at this point in the market cycle,” “Stocks are really cheap,” and “Build a bulletproof portfolio now.” But most people can only hear the doom and gloom news, and it always ends up costing them money.

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