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From the Vault: Putting fun into business

From the Vault: Putting fun into business

We need this reminder now more than ever... Being positive and happy is often a determining factor in the ultimate success of most people’s lives. Well-known Australian comedian Jack Levi, whose alter ego is a character called Elliot Goblet, is certain that workplace...

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Building an audience for your blog

Building an audience for your blog

UK based Alan Stevens has been working in the media and speaking worlds for a very long time, and what he doesn’t know about them is probably not worth knowing. I learn a lot from his weekly newsletter where I found this article.When you start a blog, it's like...

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Another commercial

Another commercial

Every year we see a ‘lamb commercial’ for Australia Day but I don’t remember seeing this one from a few years ago. No mention of lamb really but a nice little message in there anyway. Enjoy the Australia Day Lamb Ad of 2017. Discover the 3 black boxes to get your...

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Great Networking

Great Networking

With people a little tired of Zoom conferences, many of them are starting to venture out to in person meetings, meaning that there will be more opportunity to network. Unfortunately, great networking is a skill that few people seem to have achieved. A colleague of...

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10 Tips from Happy People

10 Tips from Happy People

Thought you might like this which I discovered in a How Stuff Works article where you will find an explanation of the tips and heaps more information. You may find some thoughts of interest and value. Number 10 is an interesting tip! If you want to do more, be more...

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A puzzlement!

A puzzlement!

Yep, I’ve pinched Yul Brunner’s lovely phrase, when playing the King of Siam in the movie The King & I, he was confounded by a question he couldn’t answer. I am confounded by the question of why companies who claim they can generate your business truckloads of...

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Remember the 5 P’s!

Remember the 5 P’s!

Here’s a very enticing leaflet that was dropped in our letter box in December. With the magic word ‘free’ bold and beautiful it really got my attention. It had me thinking I might mosey on down and buy a burger for the missus and claim my free one. Regrettably one...

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Another commercial

Another commercial

“Okay, okay,” I hear you shout, “We’ve had enough of Christmas, already. No more of those expensive tear jerkers… well, okay but it’d better be good!” So, I reckon it’s great, but then maybe I identify with the main character. Anyway it’s a beauty, produced for...

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A tradie to trust

A tradie to trust

More often than I care to remember I hear people say how rare it is when tradies return a phone call or even turn up at the time they promise. That’s why on this Australia Day I’m proud to tell you about a young tradie who not only returned phone calls but turned up...

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Boast, just a little

Boast, just a little

We were wandering around the lovely Victorian tourist town of Bright (actually more like forcing our way through hordes of lycra-clad bike riders getting ready to tackle some of the state’s steepest climbs) when the park public conveniences caught my eye. Now this is...

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Lessons from Dr. Seuss

Lessons from Dr. Seuss

When I hear some people’s presentations or read what they’ve written I’m often reminded of Mark Twain’s comment when apologising for the length of a letter… “If I’d had more time, this would have been shorter.” Being able to express yourself clearly and succinctly is...

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Start the day well!

Start the day well!

Ah, interstate travel! Hopefully I can repeat this experience soon, but I can still share the lesson I learned. There I was at the crack of a dawn on a very sunny day on my walk along the Maroochydore boulevard on the Sunshine Coast (just to drop a name) when I saw a...

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