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We are living in the digital age and we often can’t imagine our days without the Internet, cable TV, and such. I’m not sure that many of you can travel without any mobile phones or tablet PCs with you.

In one hand, you can be as productive as you want with all of those devices. However, on the other hand, connecting to the Internet (almost) 24/7 has proven to be counter-productive to many; indeed, the Internet and those iPads and … Click here to continue »

Did you know one of the main traits of successful people have? That’s right, the answer is persistence.

Being persistent, people can focus on what they are going to achieve – and they achieved it big time.

Let’s have a couple of examples… an entrepreneur is successful because every time she falls, she picks up the pieces, and move on – repeat and rinse, until “the coveted prizes” are obtained. A basketball player from the NBDL (basketball development league … Click here to continue »

I work at home and manage dozens of site. I have to admit that I often forgot what to do. I do have a reminder system in my laptop to help me do things better. However, it seems that at times my brain is experiencing a short circuit.

For example, I think about this fantastic ideas for new business ventures, but somehow an unimportant event interrupt me from what I’m doing and there you go – the ideas got lost … Click here to continue »

Have you ever wondered why your close friend is more successful than you? You feel that you were just like twins – your personality traits are strikingly similar. You went to the same schools and colleges, and both of you were graduated with similar GPA. However, when kicking off with your career – in the same company as your close friend’s – both of you seem to go separate way in term of career success. How can it be, you … Click here to continue »

I lost 2 businesses in about 4 years ago. It was devastating, and it frustrated me as I watch my businesses stumbling down helplessly. That was 2007 – the recession has just started to hit countries worldwide. I was tempted to blame the economic situation for my business failure, and start pointing fingers at my partners, suppliers, employees – virtually anyone but me.

I was lucky I can have the right mindset in my head – I was blessed I … Click here to continue »

One of my colleagues and friend, Stephen Shapiro, just released his newest book from Penguin/Portfolio called Personality Poker. It is an engaging and insightful read with a fun interactive twist and I am supporting him in reaching the New York Times Best Sellers list.

Personality Poker is unique, not only because it raises insightful and counterintuitive perspectives, but it comes with a deck of innovation personality cards that makes determining ones personality style (or that of an entire team) both … Click here to continue »

You can work five times faster and get things done five times as much as before. How?

The key has already been around for decades, but people seem underestimate it. Behold – Implementing Pareto’s Law in your life can increase your productivity by 200 percent easy, even tenfold if you are dedicated.

What is Pareto’s Law

Pareto’s Law or 80/20 rule is basically explaining that 20% of what you do can contribute to 80% of results; this could also means … Click here to continue »