Archive for May, 2006

5 Ways to Say No

My son’s birthday is exactly one week before Christmas. He’s turning 12 this year and is doing some serious negotiations on whether I can combine whatever I would spend on his birthday with what I would spend for a Christmas present to get a more expensive gift for Xmas.

Use Body Language to Power Up the Message of Your Presentation

In any speech or presentation, your body language adds power to the message. It support what your words are saying. The operative word here is, of course, “support”. Body language must be in tune with the message. And the corollary is that body language must also not distract or detract from the message. If they [...]

Is It Marketing or Advertising- Tips for Massage Therapists

Brand building requires an understanding of the industry terms: marketing and advertising. The two terms may seem to mean the same; however, they are not. Marketing is defined as a business function that guides how the needs of the customer are recognized, anticipated, and satisfied. You create a brand (an effective marketing image) by knowing [...]

How To Manage Long Term Environmental Influences (1)

The environment is the number one change driver; either for your personal change “program” or for organizational moves. The environment brings the necessary conditions for change. There is a paradox behind this relation because the change and especially growth of the same businesses also cause changes to the environment. Companies need more “land” when they [...]

How to Be Successful in Business

Starting a business and making it work is the primary purpose for having a business to begin with. If your goal for starting a business was to fail, why start one at all. When you start and run a business, you have only one option and that is top succeed. The only problem is that [...]