It was just last summer that Charlotte Perkins made the hardest decision of her life as she and her husband Jim were caught in the vise of the housing bust. Wanting to downsize their lives as they headed toward retirement‚ they bought a new house in Mesa‚ Arizona‚ before they sold the old one‚ also in Mesa. Their previous home had been appraised at nearly $400‚000 at the height of the market‚ but as the housing crisis ravaged Arizona‚ they were told they’d be lucky to get $200‚000 for it. They
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Do you know what your purpose is? Do you know what drives you? As you think about that question‚ you may be picturing a certain aspect of your life. For example: · Home life · Spiritual life · Work life · Recreational life · School life · Etc. We have compartmentalized our lives. But with God‚ there is no distinction between the different areas of our lives. God has a purpose for our life. Sadly‚ many of us don’t have any idea what that purpose is. · Joke: Did you hear about the little girl
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that memory works something like a videotape. Storing information is like recording and remembering is like playing back what was recorded‚ with information being retrieved in much the same form as it was encoded. However‚ memory does not work in this way. It is a feature of human memory that we do not store information exactly as it is presented to us. Rather‚ people extract from information the gist‚ or underlying meaning. In other words‚ people store information in the way that makes the most sense
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Writing the Story of Your Life Many students ask me‚ “Whenever I meet a foreigner‚ I want to talk to them‚ but I never know what to say.” Others are merely interested in their careers and only want to learn “Business English‚” so they can “get many‚ many moneys” when they get out of college. Truth is‚ even a successful business person has got to be a person first of all‚ and since mutual trust is a must in business‚ you’ve got to have the ability to engender that trust in you with your future business
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Everyday Applications What is your EQ? Lucas Ward 1. Imagine you’re on an airplane and it suddenly begins rolling dramatically from side to side. What would you do? (It would not be rolling. It would be pitching from side to side) answer- c. a little of A and B. 2. Imagine that you expect to earn an A in a course you are taking‚ but you get a C on your midterm exam. What would you do? Answer- A. Develop a specific plan to improve your grade‚ and resolve
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“What does your heart tell you?” Do I have company in the living room when I am watching one of my girly movies? Please. I’m sitting there alone (unless I have some girl-friends over). But with “She’s the Man” males were present watching it and enjoying it. Amanda Bynes strives to prove a point that girls can do anything that a guy can and not only scores the final goal to win the game against Cornwall but also wins over my stingy brothers. Everything about the cover of the movie screams chick
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essay by professor Craven is “Your experiences with writing 101”. Briefly‚ it was a radical change from high school writing which included letter to the editor or an email‚ to university level writing that consists of writing five paragraph long essays. Initially‚ most of the students seemed clueless about the subject’s guidelines and tasks. However‚ with the help of the professors‚ most of us managed to do well and gain immense knowledge about the subject. Writing a five paragraph essay in two
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freshman in high school‚ and nothing has yet changed my mind. Through athletic experiences‚ and playing three sports throughout high school career‚ injuries from that sport‚ shadowing opportunities‚ and classes that have impacted my choice of my major. I have chosen the major of Athletic Training‚ and I have many reasons behind why I chose it. From all of my experiences that may have been poor at the time‚ but at the same time I have felt and have been supported and that is a big part of athletic training
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Can you say what your strategy is? - David J. Collis and Michael G. Rukstad The authors emphasize on the importance of having a short (35 words max) company strategy‚ and communicating it to the employees. This is important to direct the companies operations in a coherent manner. The company and its employees need to know where the road is going. A strategy is not about your values of your mission‚ but simply about what your competitive game will be: what are you doing differently to your competitors
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HBR Case Review: Can You Say What Your Strategy Is? David J. Collins & Michael G. Rukstad Issue: * Executives cannot articulate the objective‚ scope and advantage of their business in a simple (35 word) statement. Supported By: * Leaders assume that strategic planning process will be communicated succinctly and ensures success. Proposed Solution: * Leaders must draft a simple‚ clear‚ succinct strategy statement that everyone can internalize and use as a guiding light
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