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Managing Oneself

The Idea in Brief We live in an age of unprecedented opportunity: If you've got ambition, drive, and smarts, you can rise to the top of your chosen profession--regardless of where you started out. But...

Tags: Peter F. Drucker, ethics, career, environment, performance

Articles 2008-04-14

Robert Tercek: Learning Vs. Earning

Why does a successful entrepreneur roll the dice? PeopleJam President Robert Tercek says it isn't always for the money. While Tercek certainly has his eye on the $11 billion personal development market, he says learning is just as important as the bottom line. Here, Tercek talks about spotting opportunity, taking...

Tags: Entrepreneurship

Videos 2007-12-10

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Gila Corporation Recognized as a Compassionate Employer

National Organization Honors Local Company's Efforts AUSTIN, Texas -- Gila Corporation, d/b/a Municipal Services Bureau MSB, has been honored by The Compassionate Friends as a recipient of the 2008 Compassionate Employer Award. The Compassionate Friends is the world's largest self-help bereavement organization, providing support and friendship to families...

Articles 2008-05-05

Orphan and Former Foster Child Who is Now a Doctor of Education, CEO, and Author of Fast Selling Self Help Book is Now a Keynote and Motivational Speaker

BETHLEHEM, Pa., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Nathaniel J. Williams, an Orphan and Former Foster Child and now a Doctor of Education, CEO, and Author is now available as a Keynote and Motivational Speaker for schools, colleges/universities, organizations, and corporations. Dr. Williams spent 13 years in the New...

Articles 2008-05-01

'I am a sex addict', says Tory donor

Lord Laidlaw, the multimillionaire Tory donor, has pledged a 1m donation to an addiction charity after a Sunday newspaper published lurid claims about his addiction to sex. The Monaco-based peer admitted his lifelong problem after the News of the World claimed he had held sex parties with...

Articles 2008-04-28

Highmark Helps Those in Need During 'Cover the Uninsured Week'

Resource guide gives people a hand in identifying their health insurance options PITTSBURGH, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- As one of Pennsylvania's leading health insurers, Highmark Inc.'s mission is to provide access to affordable, quality health care enabling individuals to live longer, healthier lives. Since navigating the insurance...

Articles 2008-04-25

If you don't ask, you won't get

RECRUITMENT When it comes to negotiating salary, women need to assert themselves, but remain calm, says Liz Lightfoot A friend who had swapped teaching law at university to practising law at a firm of City solicitors told me that he was going to...

Articles 2008-04-17

SNAP: Clergy Sex Abuse Victims List 'America's Worst Cardinals'

Group cites 5 prelates who are mishandling child molestation SNAP wants Pope to 'show he means business' by censuring 'at least one of them' The cases show that 'church cover ups and recklessness continue,' self help group says Heads of Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston...

Articles 2008-04-16

21 Days to Creating Your Dream Life Will be Unleashed on April 28, 2008

ATLANTA, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Dream Board Publications LLC today announced that its highly anticipated book "21 Days To Creating Your Dream Life" (ISBN: 978-0-9816275-0-2) will be released on April 28, 2008 in the United States. Now available for pre-purchase at many online book retailers including Amazon.com. ...

Articles 2008-04-16

Susan Powter The Politics of Stupid: The Cure for Obesity

NEW YORK, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- An internationally-known brand name, New York Times best-selling author, and the woman dubbed "the Lenny Bruce of Wellness" by Shape magazine, Susan Powter's "Stop the Insanity" mantra was a self-help sensation in the 1990s. Her personal story of losing over l30 pounds...

Articles 2008-04-15

Two Dynamic, Enthralling 'World Explorers' Together in Booth 211, The L.A. Book Festival, April 26 & 27th: Jan Dynes, Novelist & Chuck Clayton, Self-Help Author

LOS ANGELES, April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Chuck Clayton's latest book, "The Re-Discovery of Common Sense - A Guide to the Lost Art of Critical Thinking," is a practical, step-by-step guide on how to make great decisions. Excellent decisions improve confidence, minimize stress, and free up time for more...

Articles 2008-04-15

NHL and Paramount Pictures Partner on Mike Myers Film "The Love Guru"

The National Hockey League NHL and ParamountPictures have entered into a strategic marketing alliance supporting thenew Mike Myers comedy film "The Love Guru," due out June 20, which featuresthe Toronto Maple Leafs' pursuit of the Stanley Cup under the guidance ofthe Guru Pitka, a self-help spiritualist played by Myers. In...

Articles 2008-04-14

Oklahoma House committee advances tort reform bill

More than two months into the legislative session, Republicans have finally produced a tort reform bill, using a controversial process to quickly move the measure to the governor's desk. In a meeting that stretched well into the evening on Wednesday, members of the House Judiciary Committee...

Articles 2008-04-11

Book buzz

First-quarter report: What has been selling in bookstores the first quarter of 2008? Thanks to Oprah Winfrey's book club, Eckhart Tolle's self-help A New Earth has dominated USA TODAY's Best-Selling Books list. This week it is No. 1 for the ninth consecutive week, creeping up on the consecutive-week mark set...

Articles 2008-04-10

Why Am I So DAMN Unhappy?: And What to Do About It

Why Am I So DAMN Unhappy?: And What to Do About It James Downton, Jr., PhD, aka Dr. Bob, The Happiness Coach Robert D. Reed Publishers P.O. Box 1992, Bandon, OR 97411 (541) 347-9882, www.rdrpublishers.com 9781934759028, $11.95, 2008 ...

Articles 2008-04-01

Navigating For Success

Navigating For Success Moss A. Jackson Corporate Initiatives 125 Coulter Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003 Maryglenn McCombs Book Publicity publicity 2817 West End Avenue, Suite 126-274 Nashville, TN 37203 9780615180458, $14.95 www.corporateinitiatives.com Sometimes the only thing harder...

Articles 2008-04-01

Nexus: A Neo Novel

Nexus: A Neo Novel Deborah Morrison and Arvind Singh Manor House Publishing 9780978107000 $14.95 Nexus offers an engaging and insightful journey of an odd mix of people drawn together to a spiritual retreat to overcome personal pain. This book will please readers...

Articles 2008-04-01

Dreaming BIG: Energizing Yourself and Your Team with a Crystal Clear Life Dream

Dreaming BIG: Energizing Yourself and Your Team with a Crystal Clear Life Dream Bobb Biehl and Paul Swets Authentic Publishing 1820 Jet Stream Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921 www.authenticbooks.com 9781934068366, $16.99, 2007 Looking to make big changes in...

Articles 2008-04-01

Winner of oddest book title award announced

M2 BEST BOOKS-C2000-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The winner of this year's oddest book title competition, run by trade magazine The Bookseller, has been named as the self-help manual entitled 'If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs'. Second place went to a work...

Articles 2008-03-31

Legs, pygmies and cheese top British odd book poll

LONDON AFP — "If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs" ran away with top prize of oddest book title of the year in Britain, according to a new poll. The book, described as a "self-help manual written by a man for the benefit of...

Articles 2008-03-29