Archive for February, 2007

Leadership Quote #3

February 10, 2007 at 2:19 am · Filed under Management & Leadership, Treasured Quotes

Candle Light Leadership QuoteGreat spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
—Albert Einstein

What Milo thinks:

I found myself working for that kind of boss and eventually I left and looked for another environment. When faced in a similar situation, don’t feel bad and instead look for the right crowd.

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The impact of the death of Anna Nicole Smith

February 9, 2007 at 8:47 am · Filed under Ambition & Dreams, Attitude & Outlook, Courage & Fear, Food for Thought, Health and Fitness

Anna Nicole SmithI was still lying on bed when I heard over the radio that Anna Nicole Smith died. I cleared my head and thought they were just talking about her 20-year old son who died middle of last year; unfortunately it was the 39-year old actress.

I was taken aback by the sudden death of her son and now Anna who is still very young had the same fate.

This year I decided that my top most priority is my health which includes losing a great amount of body fat percentage, strengthen my heart, eat healthy foods, kick away any bad eating habits, etc.

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Leadership Quote # 2

February 9, 2007 at 2:17 am · Filed under Treasured Quotes

Candle Light Leadership QuoteIt’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse.
—Adlai Stevenson

What Milo thinks:

If you become a leader make sure you show confidence in yourself and in the people you work with. No matter what others think, believe in yourselves.

See all posted on the Leadership Quote cover page.

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Dress for Success

February 9, 2007 at 1:59 am · Filed under Attitude & Outlook, Food for Thought, Goals/Setting Goals, Great/Successful People, Personal Development, Power & Money, Striving for Excellence, Success/Career & Techniques

A few years back I read about Larry Ellison, CEO and founder of Oracle, about his emphasis on dressing for success mantra. Substance should be the first and foremost priority in gauging an employee; but presentation is your first blood attack that leaves a lasting impression on people.

The way a person looks greatly contributes to the respect and seriousness of your business.

Tips for dress for success

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Unless it is for Yourself, Write and Deliver Your Message for Your Target Audience

February 9, 2007 at 12:42 am · Filed under Business, Management & Leadership, Street Smart Skills, Success/Career & Techniques

I recently had a painful experience with my bank where they presented my reporting transactions in a manner that gave me a very hard time understanding.

To make things easy I called the bank to clarify the transactions I did not recognize based on what I printed from their online access.

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Awesome Link Reads: 02.08

February 8, 2007 at 11:11 pm · Filed under Attitude & Outlook, Courage & Fear, Food for Thought, Link Reads, Management & Leadership, Personal Development, Productivity, Success/Career & Techniques

6 Reasons to Keep Receipts…Or Not! (Life Hack)
It Might Be Time to Take a Risk if… (Christine Kane)
Stikkit: Magic words, functional emails, and a handy cheat sheet (43 Folders)
Create New Habits: Self-Regulation (Senia)
Why you need to worry about coincidence (Seth Godin)
Yahoo! column: How to deal with a bad boss (Penelope Trunk)

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Leadership Quote

February 8, 2007 at 2:11 am · Filed under Treasured Quotes

Candle Light Leadership Quote I thought it would be cool to have a quote theme for each month.

Since it is still early in the year, I decided to have leadership quotes for the month of February to be able to inspire us to lead ourselves and others the whole year round.

At the end of the month I would be updating this page to include all quotes that were published. To begin with,

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