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SMARTER Goal Setting - A Key to Making It Great!

In the past, I’ve written about SMART goal setting, but after much reading and thought, I realize now that goals need to be SMARTER in order to be most successful.
SMARTER goals, broken down:
S - Goals must be Specific and the more specific the better. State your goal in as exact of terms as possible.
M - […]

Vonage Shorts Out, Under Armour Has Lofty Ambitions

Under Armour, Inc. (UAI) debuted on November 18, 2005 at $31. The maker of branded performance clothing is growing its brand recognition via the use of hip brand promotion that is trying to wrestle away interest from the traditional buyers of Nike (NKE).
Under Armour has targeted the youth and athletic market where it competing […]

NASCAR Fans Start Your Engines

To begin party planning for a NASCAR themed party, choose a day or race to focus your event around. Start planning 6-8 weeks in advance to give yourself time to do everything - from buying decorations to sending out invitations. Invitations should come about three weeks before the party to give guests adequate planning.
Party […]

Housewife….Is That All You Are?

Scenario: You have taken care of the house, the kids, your husband and everything in between for years. You get a sense of happiness and joy taking care of your family, although you get tired sometimes. You husband works hard to provide for the family, so you think that it’s the least that […]

What Exactly Is “Supernatural?”

Is there anything that really is “supernatural” or “magical”?. Let’s look a little a why we put things in these buckets.
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Arthur C Clarke - author of 2001, A Space Odyssey
Before the 20th century, if something couldn’t be explained by the science of the day, it was supernatural […]

Do You Understand How a GMIB Works?

Is it a big surprise to me that the average investor does not understand how their variable annuity benefits work? No, I wish it was. It is for this reason I launched annuityiq.com. The fact that few people actually understand their variable annuity benefits is absolutely believable.
These benefits are sold as a, “don’t worry if […]

Success Strategy of Bill Gates As Small Business Entrepreneur For Your Own Home Business

Introduction
Strategies are strategies. Dismiss for a moment from your mind what some people are saying about Bill Gates’s offensive practices he used to transform himself from a small business entrepreneur to a titan in the business world. There are yet honest-to-goodness strategies we can glean from his sleeves. We can study, learn from them and […]

Increase Your Profits by Training Your People

What impression do outsiders get when they call your business?
Is it a welcoming greeting such as “Thank you for calling The Office Organiser, this is Lorraine”, or do they hear:
“Lorraine’s phone”
“Hold the line” (before you even speak)
“Hold the line please” (before you have even opened your mouth)
“Lorraine speaking” (doesn’t […]

Great Online Resources for Webmasters

As the web becomes increasingly more crowded, it is important for webmasters to take the extra step to make their web sites user friendly. There are a number of free resources available to webmasters:
What is a Favorite Icon - Favicon? Favorite icons, also known as favicon, appear in the URL bar. When a user bookmarks […]

Lake Victoria the Beaches and the Culture

After a long hard day being a tourist, after driving and walking in the hot equatorial sun head back to the hotel. What is needed to finish the day off and relax is not to sit in the hotel for your dinner, however nice the food and surrounding. You are on Safari and […]