First it was Stephen. Then Shawn got into the act. And finally, Stephen Jr. - The Covey family has written some of the best books for personal growth and development for all of our generations! "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey A true classic for the past 15 years.
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02/16/2009
2008 was a year of change and challenge for real estate in the Greater Toronto Area, as it was with most sectors of the economy. The average price increased fairly substantially in the Spring, as it does in most years, but stalled and fell back as we moved into the Autumn market. (Yes. I purposel
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02/15/2009
It started with an email that I received last fall. I hadn't yet done my usual calendar order through the company that I normally get them from. This email offered a much better price - fully 30 to 35% per cent less for a good quality calendar. The product was certainly of at least equal quality
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02/15/2009
(with apologies to Monty Python) Rather than the usual, "you have to change and do this and develop that", Marshall Goldsmith shows us that it's not what you should start doing, but what you should STOP doing to move to the next level. This is one of the most refreshing books on leadership tha
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02/15/2009
This book is one of those "sleepers" that I just happened to notice at Costco and was fortunate enough to pick up. Frank Luntz is a "wordsmith extraordinaire". A long-time political speechwriter, he has influenced the political and promotional vocabulary of our entire generation. It is amazin
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02/14/2009
It's nice when you get home after a long, hard day to feel welcomed. No matter what time of the day or night I'm tapping away at the 'puter they're usually at my side (especially if I have any munchies with me!) Now, in this picture, they both look like angels ... But if we look at unscripted
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02/08/2009
If you managed to see my previous post about disrupting "PEE", I mentioned that I just had to continue milking my idea, so here is where it went: I went to the local supermarket and wiped out their supply of PEZ candy dispensers. I got all different types. At the "All Associates Meeting" (sale
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02/07/2009
Recently, I was heading home from the office and found myself feeling negative. As I considered and analyzed my negative frame of mind, it occured to me - that it WASN'T MINE! A couple of associates in the office had been having challenges as we all do from time to time, but the energy that was
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02/07/2009
