July 2010 Articles (70)

Ordering a Catered Lunch from us is as easy as sending Two Emails

1. Email greg@catering-by-design and include which menu option you would like from Boxed Lunches or…

Southern Roast Coffee in Holly Springs, hosts our area group. The first meeting was 2 months ago. There were 20 or so people there, some I knew from other networking venues others I have seen their profiles on Inside919, others…

When I was younger, oh so much younger than today; I used to do many things that everyone still does now days but I did them differently. I got to thinking about this over the weekend as I was working in my garage and found an old oil changing tool that I used to use to open and pour out those round cans that you can only find in an antique store these days. Hey, when I was growing up there were no self service gas pumps either; every…

For anyone who knows John Maxwell, you know he is a leadership expert.



Reading his latest article in Success Magazine, I came across three questions that everyone should ask themself to get good feedback. This should be done not only in your professional, but personal life as well.

1. What should I stop doing?
   
   
   
   
2. What should I keep doing?
   
   
   
   
3. What should I start…

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Psst, guys. Do you like sex? Would you like to "get lucky" more often? Allow me to let you in a not-so-well-kept secret, chick flicks put women in the mood.

I'm always amazed at my male clients who absolutely refuse to watch any movie or television show that is aimed at women. I wonder, are they crazy? Actually,…

While researching Fuquay-Varina, found out that William Fuquay’s great-grandson found a natural spring that was touted to be mineral water with healing properties. Word spread and many came from road and rail to “take…

Folks, this is a big deal and I guess we should have some kind of a celebration or something - at least we should have a toast the next time we are together at a inSide919.com event!

If you see Pat or send him an email be sure to thank him for this wonderful network he has created!

The first half of the year recently ended! Yikes, where did all the days go and how did they slip by so fast? Time moves quickly when we are busy. It is interesting that for our country to be in an economic slow down it sure feels like everyone I talk with is working mighty hard.

In the past two weeks I've spent six days involved in attending “live” events for social media networking communities. All this was highlighted with Final Friday Forum in Cary where Dancing Elephants…

The most effective and powerful training ground for becoming a savvy, skilled copywriter is working in the “fundraising” world—as nothing requires greater skills of persuasion, emotional connection and hitting the psychological triggers than writing effective fundraising letters.…

by Ed Yourdan

Blanche DuBois, a character in Tennessee Williams "A Streetcar Named Desire", famously claimed, "I've always dependend on the the kindness of strangers".

The importance of this line came back to me when I was talking to a couple in my office last week. I was again amazed by how life partners give themselves…

Different personalities are a good thing. Occasionally an extreme personality can be a good thing too. The part of unique individuals that can at times be challenging is also the part that is an asset if you are open to it. In the work environment people will bring their experiences with them. It makes them who they are. They cannot separate themselves from them either. You…

• Pillboxes for holding rings and earrings, stamps, paperclips, safety pins, even pills!
• Mesh laundry bags for hand-washing small items.
• A night-light.
• Extra-large…