Entries by bronwynr

Today’s read: the book behind the movie “Social Network”

The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook: A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal Ben Mezrich You may think you know the story of the Facebook phenomenon, but you haven’t heard the whole story and never like this. Recreating the unbelievable rise of the world's biggest social network—not to mention the planet's youngest billionaire, […]

Nameless, Faceless Children (Blogs & Internet Safety)

Julie A. Cunningham writes Online threats related to student blogging, as long as students are not disclosing personal information like “I’m home alone after school and here’s my address” or utilizing chat rooms/messaging where they engage in cyberbullying, are really not a threat. and more ... I think we need to realize that we put […]

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How to craft a story

Kate started out with a powerful quotation .... “The highest-paid person in the first half of the next century will be the ‘storyteller.’ The value of products will depend on the story they tell. Nike and many other global companies are already mainly storytellers. That is where the money is — even today.” -Rolf Jensen, […]

The TOP 7 To-Do List Mistakes People Make

A well-constructed and properly utilized to-do list is a great first step in becoming a person of action, a doer who gets things done and, as a result, gets what they want in life. However, if you make any one of a number of critical mistakes, your to-do list may do more harm than good... […]

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...the basic difference between an ordinary man and a Warrior is that a Warrior takes everything as a challenge ~ whereas an ordinary man takes everything as a curse or a blessing ~ by don juan

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Eye contact

From some old notes of mine - old yes, but still very relevant!! From Barksblog I caught part of C-SPAN's Washington Journal this morning while on the exercise bike at the gym. As usual, the sound was muted and the closed caption was on. As a result, I couldn't hear the guests, one of whom […]

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Learn to cultivate 6-figure clients

Cultivating $100,000/Year Clients™: How to Stop Chasing Single Speaking Events and Start Creating Wealth Selling individual speaking events gets tiresome, and you can go broke on this model. Leveraging your client relationships makes much more sense as well as being more lucrative. There are key elements to make this happen over and over again. Brian […]

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Fear of public speaking is "normal"

A huge range of successful people like Helen Hayes, Johnny Carson, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, Lisa Minnelli and Sydney Poitier are known to have suffered from nerves. The published survey that identified public speaking as Americans’ number one fear also shows that you are not in a minority, you are not a freak or a […]