What Does a Positive Attitude Do For You?

Now, more than ever, you need to keep a positive attitude or mindset towards work, life and those around you. In fact, the Center for Public Resources did a national survey and found that 90% of the time people are fired for poor attitudes, inappropriate behavior and poor interpersonal skills rather than deficient job skills.

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Damashi Peer Review – Too Much Red!

On the first loading of the site what hits me is the abundant use of red and size of text. The page just jumps out and smacks my eyes. Ok this is a karate site but still.

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I Hate My Boss. How Can I Stay Motivated?

I'd like to tell you a story about a fellow "Wiz-dom" subscriber who wrote me with a story of workplace woe. "Sally" likes her job, but has a hard time staying productive and motivated to do a good job because she hates her boss.

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Common Question: Is this business viable?

Starting any small business is, for lack of a better term, a challenge. You can't just jump into it without plenty of thought and research. Running your business is a never-ending roller coaster of good days and bad; ups and downs; rewards and failures; all from which we learn.

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Simple, Cheap and Effective Marketing Strategies

Every start-up business goes through phases of needing to try something different to increase their exposure and bring in new clients. Even established businesses need to revisit their marketing strategies every once in a while to help bring in new and repeat business.

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