Archive for July, 2007

  • Steve Olsen shares some wisdom in his article describing 6 ways to build exceptional character and integrity. Highlights include:
    1. Become other person centric
    2. Contribute first  (without expecting rewards)
    3. Develop mental toughness
    4. Encourage everyone around you to be the best they can be
    5. Praise effort, progress, and success
    6. Do the right thing even when it is unpopular
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  • Greenpeace Canada has a well written article with 5 ways to make your summer “green”.   0 #
  • TheStreet.com offers 5 simple ways to reduce stupid spending decisions. The article is long, and divided over a few pages, so here’s a brief summary:
    1. Make a list before you go shopping
    2. Don’t buy things not on your list
    3. Create a waiting price for your items, and wait for the price to go that low
    4. Create a waiting period, a time out after which you may violate the waiting price
    5. Decide to only purchase high-priced items at 20% below retail price
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