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By George recently came across an insightful piece by Sujan Patel in the magazine Entrepreneur.com in which she listed “phrases you’ll never hear a successful person say.” See how many of these utterances you recognize as being repeated by the nay-bobs in your workplace. Be sure to catch yourself next time you hear yourself saying……
Industrialist Andrew Carnegie was the wealthiest man on the planet in the early 20th century and was a student of what it takes to achieve greatness. In 1908, he met with the journalist Napoleon Hill who collected and edited notes from initial conversations with Carnegie. In 1948, Hill published “Think Your Way to Wealth” which…
The sirens are now going off south of the border that Canada’s provincial governments (namely Ontario and Quebec) are spending beyond their means and endangering their future taxpayers to a mounting tax headache. Here is the Wall Street Journal’s news column: Canada’s Budget Watchdog Says Provincial Debt Unsustainable The WSJ writes: Canada’s budget watchdog Tuesday…
An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had recently failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked well since no one would be poor and no one would be rich, thus providing a great equalizer. The professor then said,…
The ‘selfie’ is now officially a mental disorder as confirmed by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). Many people have already suspected ‘selfie’ as a serious mental disorder. Those theories are now confirmed by the APA. ‘Selfies’ are officially classified as a mental disorder! The APA announced this vital information at its recent annual board of…
Don Tapscott is working to rethink democratic capitalism. He is he chancellor of Trent University a fellow at the Martin Prosperity Institute, and author of 15 books, most recently The Digital Economy. A few weeks ago he published a very provocative piece on democratic capitalism: 5 New Crises of Democratic Capitalism: Ideas on Solutions, Anyone?…
There have been a few reports in the American media recently that have described the clandestine tactics of Saul Alinsky – how they have served the campaigns of President Barack Obama and are present in the current presidential runs: “At this very moment Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals are being employed by the Left, again, with…
Canada has just been recognized as the “most admired” country with the “best reputation” in the world. This enviable title was awarded by The Reputation Institute. Acording to an annual survey ranking the reputations of developed nations across the globe, Canada ranked as the most reputable country in the world, based on a variety of…
(ed. – The American who wrote this is a college law student, studying law.) A Divorce Agreement between Americans Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al: We have stuck together since the late 1950’s for the sake of the kids, but the whole of this latest election process…
Neil Macdonald is the senior Washington correspondent for CBC News and this week he announced he is leaving the American beat and “coming home.” Macdonald began his Washington post in 1988 and has served more than 25 years south of the border covering Congress and the affairs of the Nation. In an editorial piece Macdonald…
Public administration expert Donald Savoie calls ‘em as he sees ‘em. In a recent study he has published, Savoie views the federal public service as (ed. -get ready for this vivid imagery!!) – “a big whale that can’t swim.” The whale-like simile is on account of the federal government having too many management layers and…
Here is a play list of special songs that make the most of this season’s heat and sweat – and, if you’ve managed to book off, of its water fun. By George presents our dozen favourites to kick-back and enjoy the summer: #1 – We have to start it off with a classic Beach Boys…
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In my father’s footsteps, this past month I have entered the fraternity of AHEPA. For future articles where AHEPA and its good works will be mentioned, here is a brief description of this wonderful organization. Visit AHEPA Canada to learn more – and for Canadians of Greek heritage, I encourage you to join with us….
The websource Social Media Examiner released a compilation of study data that provides a picture of current social media trends all businesses and organizations should be aware of when making decisions on their sm strategy. For a quick 5-minute scan of the trends, here is the data provided by the SME’s post: Total social commerce…
Last night was, well, the last night… After a total of 6,028 The Late Show broadcasts, David Letterman signed off with class: “The only thing I have left to do for the last time on a television program is say thank you and good night.” And here’s the final tweet from The Late Show –…
A recently released study by Microsoft shows that digital lifestyles are decreasing Canadian attention spans. Microsoft asks: with news reduced to 140 characters and conversations whittled down to emojis, how is this affecting the way consumers see and interact with their worlds? The most alarming finding in the study is that our minds are easily…
Saturday May 16th marks Canada’s 1st National Fiddling Day and fiddlers across the country will be celebrating their music at jam sessions and public events. Our oldest boy is a fiddler and he will be out at a few special events in Ottawa. So, our whole family will be celebrating fiddle music tomorrow on what…
A successful business man was growing old and knew it was time to choose a successor to take over the business. Instead of choosing one of his Directors or his children, he decided to do something different. He called all the young executives in his company together. He said, “It is time for me to…
These days, Americans are considerably less likely to identify themselves as middle class or upper-middle class – a growing percentage put themselves in the working or lower class. This is the finding of a recent Gallup Poll. Gallup tells us that 51% of Americans say they are middle class or upper-middle class, while 48% say…