October 2011 Articles (89)

The Talk of the Town - Estate Buzz

Whether I'm at a networking event, meeting with clients, or forming a wonderful new business partnership, I've heard a theme recently. Estate planning is the buzzword. A few people I can understand, but so many in such a short period just has to be more than a coincidence.

I'm sure my attorney friends are tired of me bugging them asking them pesky little questions. Which to side track a bit, it is always an "it depends" kind of answer. Nothing is as straightforward as it should be… Read More

Added by Remy Heskett on October 31, 2011 at 6:10pm — No Comments

Minimizing Loss

Loss is scary...and not just on Halloween!

I am a big fan of Jay Conrad Levinson. I read his first book, Guerrilla Marketing, back over 15 years ago shortly after graduating college. It was very different that anything I learned in four years at a good undergraduate…

Added by J. Nolfo on October 31, 2011 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Reach Your Goals Faster! Don't Ignore these 2 Essential Steps

Would you like to reach your goals faster? Here are 2 steps that are critical to achieving them much quicker! I'll give you a hint: the key to success lies in your emotions.

Napoleon Hill wrote one of the most classic books ever written on success and achievement, “Think & Grow…

Added by James Murphy on October 31, 2011 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Team Nimbus All-Star of the Week - Tracey Gritz

Each week we highlight a member of the Team Nimbus community and what they have been up to.

This week we highlight Tracey Gritz, Owner of The Efficient Office

Nature of…

Added by Bill Davis on October 31, 2011 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Follow Your Dollars

“If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us.” ~~Jim Rohn

My parents used to joke when I was a kid that we built our dentist’s new office. Braces were expensive, after all. Seriously, though, I am sure you have some businesses you support on a regular basis—veterinarian, auto repair, eyeglasses,… Read More

Added by Steve Hand on October 30, 2011 at 2:29pm — 1 Comment

Do You Want More Intimacy In Your Marriage?

Of Course I Do!

How we express love and how we accept, or avoid, others' bids for love are, in large part, related to the quality of love that was shown us when we were very young. Were our attachment figures, usually our mother and…

Added by Patti M. Zordich, Ph.D. on October 29, 2011 at 12:37pm — 1 Comment

Try to Buy the WHY to Fly!

Odd title isn't it. That is because you were not there. We had a smaller than usual gathering at the Insiders’ Final Friday in Cary today, but the message packed the room. Pat and Martin shared a 15 minute TED video about the importance of “why” in life and in business. In essence, it is not what you do in life that is important, it is why you do it that makes special things happen. We are so focused on the pursuit of results and profit that we tend to forget our causes and our beliefs. Most of… Read More

Added by Jim Vogel on October 28, 2011 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

How to Post Your Resume in an Online Application

It seems easy enough. A company wants your resume. You just click on their site and there's your perfect or next best job. You are excited. Your resume looks good to you. You look for the button to click and send. It should be that easy. But then you get to the proverbial next step. Now your options are limited. Now they want you to fill in an online application. You now have to past each and every date into tiny little boxes. Now you have to cut all those details from the body of your resume… Read More

Added by John M. O'Connor on October 28, 2011 at 12:42pm — No Comments

I’m So Busy, But I Don’t Know How to Delegate

I was at a networking event recently and I met a great local businessman. We chatted for a while and he complained about how he was doing everything in his business – from running the office to booking the appointments to then providing the services he is in business to provide.

I responded…

Added by Gaynor Fries, 919 Director on October 28, 2011 at 9:00am — 6 Comments

No Cooking For This Cat, Cornstarch for Knots

Brushing long hair kitties like me and knots. ..by Slider.

I have mentioned in the past that my mommy brushes me with a “thing” called the Furminator®. It looks really funny and when she uses it there is a huge ball of hair. You would think I have no hair left but I am still very handsome, actually more…

Added by Lois Kelly, 4 Paws Pet Sitting on October 27, 2011 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

When bubble gum cost only one cent

Perhaps you don't remember that; I do.

A kid like me and my friends regularly rode our bikes all around town and even beyond. While cruisin nd we might even spy a soda bottle and bring it into the local deli to collect the two cent deposit.

Golfers at the local course actually used caddies, and paid them! Big money was made by dragging two gigantic golf bags around the 18 hole course. If you were lucky, they even bought you a hot dog during break between the front and back… Read More

Added by Gary Storm on October 27, 2011 at 9:10am — 3 Comments

Author Lett's Blog

Being positive by integrating success principles

Staying positive in today’s economic climate requires faith and focus. I stay upbeat because I explore ways that I can change my life and transform my career to create blessings not only for myself but for others. Despite the challenging situation in society, we can decide to thrive whatever the… Read More

Added by AlexSandra Lett on October 26, 2011 at 9:42pm — No Comments

Dealing With Price Objections: A Semi-Mathematical Approach

How much should any product or service cost? I’ve seen a wide range of pricing research, both formal and informal, and both large scale and small. All of this research makes it obvious that different companies and different salespeople place different value on their products and services. In every market I’ve ever been in, there are suppliers and salespeople who charge premium prices, and also suppliers and salespeople whose only semblance of a marketing plan seems to be offering really low…

Added by David M. Fellman on October 26, 2011 at 2:26pm — No Comments

Emergency, Disaster, Evacuation; Planning + Organizing

You just never know when you might have to evacuate your home due to a natural disaster or other type of emergency.

Be prepared and ready to leave in a hurry by having all the supplies you might need assembled in one easy-to-locate area of your home. Here are suggestions in the event that you want to prepare for the worst but hope for the best.

THREE-DAY SUPPLY

Gather the following in an easy to carry, water resistant container, such as a…

Added by Geralin Thomas on October 26, 2011 at 8:30am — No Comments

Organizing to be Present

One of the reasons why many people have difficulty deleting items from their space is because there are lots of memories attached to the item. If that is the case for you, take the words of Buddha to heart,

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly."

Consider preserving the memory without keeping the item. For instance,… Read More

Added by Janice, Productivity Strategist on October 25, 2011 at 1:02pm — No Comments

What is Plasma TV Anyway?

Added by Marc Larin on October 25, 2011 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Don't Forget That Shopping Competition Is Important!

Back in my early professional days, I worked for a very large national retail company. As I was learning the systems of the company, my boss, the store manager looked over at me one day and said, "Let's go comp-ing." The puzzled look in my face forced the explanation. "Competition shopping," he replied. After gathering some paper and pen to write things down, he said something to me that has…

Added by J. Nolfo on October 24, 2011 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Keep your business moving forward - get unstuck!

My husband and I recently gave a presentation to a group of undergraduate students about leadership. We did a short exercise where we showed pictures of diverse, well known personalities. The question posed to them was, "Leader or not...and what qualities made them a leader (or not)?"

The pictures ranged from Oprah Winfrey to Steve Jobs to Gandhi to Phil Jackson. With each picture, the students commented and discussed what traits and qualities made these people good, bad or…

Added by Esha Herbert-Davis on October 24, 2011 at 10:30am — No Comments

Your Stress-Busting Toolkit: What is Stress? (part 1)

No matter what you do, you can’t get away from stress. We all know that stress can be very detrimental to our health and our productivity in our work. So what are we to do?

Many times I hear people say “I work best under stress” …”I do my best work at the last minute.” In truth, we all force ourselves to work well under some stress. Every one’s tolerance for stress is different. For some people, just a small change in their environment can put them over the edge…

Added by Lauren Paparone on October 24, 2011 at 8:00am — 2 Comments