Monthly Archives: October 2011

Seth’s Blog: How to get a job with a small company

By Timothy | Published: October 31, 2011

1. Learn to sell. Everyone has sold something, some time, even if it’s just selling your mom on the need for a nap when you were three years old. A lot of people have decided that they don’t want to sell, can’t sell, won’t sell, but those same people need to understand that they’re probably [...]

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Traders talk back to Occupy Chicago | The Daily Caller

By Timothy | Published: October 30, 2011

We are Wall Street. It’s our job to make money. Whether it’s a commodity, stock, bond, or some hypothetical piece of fake paper, it doesn’t matter. We would trade baseball cards if it were profitable. I didn’t hear America complaining when the market was roaring to 14,000 and everyone’s 401k doubled every 3 years. Just [...]

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Young Entrepreneurs: “Quit being such babies!” Tim Sykes Tells it Like it Is

By Timothy | Published: October 25, 2011

You’re a pretty controversial figure in the world of finance sometimes. What drives you to put your neck out and “tell it like it is?” Most people in finance are full of BS because while they have studied and learned the basics, they are truly average and have no special talents that would allow them [...]

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Seth’s Blog: The difference between management and leadership

By Timothy | Published: October 23, 2011

Managers work to get their employees to do what they did yesterday, but a little faster and a little cheaper. Leaders, on the other hand, know where they’d like to go, but understand that they can’t get there without their tribe, without giving those they lead the tools to make something happen. Managers want authority. [...]

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Mitch Albom: A Tigers run, if not an end, to cherish | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

By Timothy | Published: October 17, 2011

Sometimes it’s the show, sometimes it’s the tent. What I choose to remember this morning about the 2011 Tigers campaign is the way it pulled the state under its flaps, how we all crunched together and swayed in rhythm as one big baseball community, really, from midsummer on. How people across the state would ask, [...]

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Seth’s Blog: The atomic method of creating a Powerpoint presentation

By Timothy | Published: October 16, 2011

The typical person speaks 10 or 12 sentences a minute. The atomic method requires you to create a slide for each sentence. For a five minute talk, that’s 50 slides. Each slide must have either a single word, a single image or a single idea. Make all 50 slides. Force yourself to break each concept [...]

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Business Strategies from a Billionaire | Inc.com

By Timothy | Published: October 15, 2011

Explain the double-bottom line business model. When developed correctly, a double-bottom line creates a happy and what I believe to be a more successful organization. A company should strive to make profits, but it also should be in pursuit of a high calling or some larger purpose. It also provides an outlet for employees to [...]

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The Creative Brain On Exercise | Fast Company

By Timothy | Published: October 10, 2011

As Dr. John Ratey noted in his seminal work Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain 2008, exercise isnt just about physical health and appearance. It also has a profound effect on your brain chemistry, physiology, and neuroplasticity the ability of the brain to literally rewire itself. It affects not only your [...]

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If you want more jobs, look to Steve Jobs | Sovereign Man

By Timothy | Published: October 7, 2011

While people like Warren Buffet are pleading with the government to raise their taxes and give away their wealth to sycophantic bureaucrats, Jobs showed time and time again that the best way to improve people’s lives is to create value and be productive. via If you want more jobs, look to Steve Jobs | Sovereign [...]

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links for 2011-10-05

By delicious | Published: October 5, 2011

NPR.org » Like The Lions, Detroit Finally Has A Winning Season Seth's Blog: What to do next

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