Napoleon Hill’s Self-Confidence Formula

Cleaning and reorganizing some papers, I came across a handwritten page that is most likely a quote from Think and Grow Rich. But, I’m not sure. i didn’t source it on the page or even note if it was partly paraphrased.
It seems like a useful hit on Napoleon Hill’s philosophy. The following is what I [...]

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Julie & Julia Demo Blog Success

When I mention Julie & Julia to my musician friends, most of them haven’t seen it. The movie was recently released as a DVD. That makes it easier to access. It’s a smart idea combining two personal stories, very well done.I have two inspirational hits from this film, one for Julie and one for Julia.
The [...]

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A Flawed Sales Letter Online

Two paragraphs here tell the story quite well. What follows is just my opinion.
It’s the interminable length that drives you crazy. You keep thinking, “Okay, what’s the deal?” Do you ever skip to the bottom to see what the offer is exactly?
Sometimes you click for the next page and receive a series of Russian Matrushka [...]

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The Fractalization of Online Communication

My experience with Twitter and, lately, with Amplify has led me to think of online communication becoming fractalized.
You know what fractals are. They’re little things that are part of bigger things that look like the little thing when you step back from it. “Any of various extremely irregular curves or shapes that repeat themselves at [...]

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Three Twitter Delusions

Whatever may be your motivation to post a short message on Twitter, do not delude yourself about three issues. These three delusions about Twitter reveal themselves repeatedly in my reading people’s Tweets, and in my email.
Two of these misconceptions show up in my Tweet stream, the list of messages from people I choose to follow. [...]

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