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The Perfect Practice Session For Guitar
In the book "Outliers", Malcolm Gladwell explained that it takes ten thousand hours of training to master an art or area of interest. However on guitar (and also other talents) the amount of time you spend practicing is merely a portion of the challenge. ...
10 Must-Read Public Relations And Marketing Books By Ronn Torossian
10 Must-Read Public Relations And Marketing Books By Ronn Torossian
Owning 1 of the 25 largest US PR Firms, I am regularly asked about the best Public Relations books and as such, in no particular order wanted to offer my thoughts of the Top 10 PR books,...
Can You Make a Great Impression in Seven Seconds?
In some circles of Internet Marketing, there is a pervasive thought that says you have less than 10 seconds to make a good impression with the homepage of any website. If someone views the homepage of a site and doesn't like it within the first 10 seconds...
Outliers Book Review – Stories of Success
Malcolm Gladwell’s ability to take the somewhat obscure patterns of everyday life and bring attention to them in easy to understand language is his true strength as a writer and really as a researcher.
The book Tipping Point (Time Warner Book Group, 2...
Books That Inspire You To Change Your World
One book that is very popular today is Chris Guillebeau's The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World. This book offers brilliant insights on your can transform your life and make the world a changed and imp...
How to Use the "Riveting Opening"
Imagine an opening statement that silences the room and locks every eye on you, the presenter. The audience is left figuratively "hanging," staring at you, waiting for the next word.
That's the "riveting opening" - my favorite because it can be so powe...
In the Race for Traffic, Facebook Wins
For some time now marketing analysts have waited on the sidelines to see who would win the war between Facebook and Twitter. Both are wildly popular within the youth demographic. Both enable the type of “friending” and “following” that makes PR gurus sa...
Are You A Late Bloomer?
I have to admit that the world as we know it now is largely inhabited and powered by the youth.
Youthfulness is prized and sometimes we, er, mature ones have to take a backseat and see young people in its prime do amazing things right before our ver...
QE2 and the Tipping Point
You may have heard of Malcolm Gladwell's book from 2000 called 'The Tipping Point' where ideas, messages and behaviours spread like a virus to reach a boiling point. Right now, traders and investors are on alert for the tipping point in the sharemarket. W...
Wright Leadership on Singles
SINGLES COACHING
Singlehood is a place of opportunity and a time to make decisions about the life you want as a single person. Our Singles coaches help you build the life you want now without waiting to meeting "the one". Develop a great friendship net...
The Top 10 Business Books Ever
I've read a lot of business mindset related books over the past ten years. Some were excellent, some should have stayed in the authors head and never made it to paper.
Although I believe I can express many of the ideas I've learned from these books qui...
Your Environment: A Determining factor to your Success
In his book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell covers a topic on Priming The Subconscious Mind. I feel there is an interesting point being exercised here, and would like to share it with you. He mentions about a very curious test conducted by a psychologist named Jo...
Luck is what happens when preparedness meets opportunity
Being an avid aviation fan since childhood, planes (especially general aviation) have always had a special place in my heart. And I remember very clearly the time when I had an opportunity to work for Boeing. I was invited for the interview and result was...
Abduction and Neurogenic PainThe Problem of Like Goes With Like
The patient says, "I know it's the muscle because I can feel it." Those of us familiar with abnormal neurodynamics know full well that this complaint is due to a nervous irritation and that the muscular nociceptors aren't significantly involved. We also k...
Listen like an Executive – A three step process to improve your career progression
The popular TV show House features a genius doctor whose abrasive manner clashes with patients. It's great entertainment although it's amazing House doesn't get sued every week! In Blink, Malcolm Gladwell showed how doctors with poorer interpersonal skill...