Author: Quentin Pain
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No One Ever Lost By Coming First
Introduction: The Power of Being First Olympians follow a simple yet rigorous rule: eat, sleep, train, repeat. Their relentless dedication exemplifies the importance of focus and perseverance. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, he highlights a fascinating concept: those who dedicate approximately 10,000 hours to mastering a skill tend to become experts. This idea, rooted in…
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How To MOVE People With Images
Words are brilliant! – as are images. Take Snapchat, Pinterest or Instagram – all claim to be the fastest growing social media network depending on who you read – but so what? (and incidentally, Facebook has plateaued out in this respect – even though it’s miles ahead with 71% take up amongst internet users) …but speaking…
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Falling Off Your Perch
I’ve just returned from a short break to CenterParcs. 18 months ago I was there with my family and I decided (again) to try to conquer my fear of heights. I do this by paying stupid money to walk along thin pieces of wire 40 feet above the forest floor. Every time I do it,…
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The Perfect Day – Building A Stress Free Business
Could you set up a business with no stress and still achieve your objective? And if you did, would you describe that as your perfect day? And if you could live the perfect day everyday, what would it look like? Which demands the answer to the question: so what’s stopping you? In 1882 the philosopher…
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How Can I Get People To Recommend Me?
Have a pen and paper ready. Here’s the problem: “My list of contacts is growing and they seem engaged but they’re not recommending me, how can I get people to recommend me?” If you’ve got this problem, we’ll get it fixed shortly. Bear with me. Here’s the same problem rephrased: “I’ve got this product and it’s really…
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How Much Does It Cost To Build A Website (Or Anything Else)
Below is a checklist you can go through to find out the value (and fairness) of whatever it is you want to buy but are stuck on (be it a website or anything else). First though, a look at why we get stuck. It matters to know this. Without the technical expertise to value something,…
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Ambition – Why It’s Good To Want More And How To Get It – By Rachel Bridge
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose” – Dr Seuss The opening chapter of Rachel Bridge’s new book, “Ambition – why it’s good to want more and how to get it” kicks off with that wonderful quote and continues upwards until we…
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Valuing People Will Always Pay More Than Undervaluing Them
I used the word ‘pay’ on purpose in that headline “Valuing People Will Always Pay More Than Undervaluing Them” since we all seem to be so focused on money – seemingly above everything else. Now that’s easy for me to say, because right now, I have some of the stuff, but what if you don’t?…
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Agreement or Aggression? Which gets you what you want more easily?
If you want something, the obvious answer to all pacifists, bleeding heart liberals, do gooders, and most intellectuals is to get agreement (ie. not use aggression). Every self-help book on the planet tells you this is so. Almost every psychological study proves it to be the case. Even the idea of the pen being mightier…