It's Odette here! I wanted to reach out to you specifically and let you know that ...I am committed to making a difference in your business. I can't believe how quickly everyone has responded to the news about my new online group coaching program - it really has surpassed my craziest dreams and hopes. It's also wild how fast these limited spots are being claimed! I'm ecstatic...but also worried. What this means is that the program could fill up well before we all expected. I'm worried … [Read more...]
Celebration House™ features MICHAEL BALLARD – NOV 26
October 23, 2013 by
SAVE THE DATE - NOV 26 Imagine Yourself© The Imagine Yourself© program was developed by Michael H. Ballard. It is available as a keynote, workshop, training or train-the-trainer session. This is a program to assist people of all ages to learn what to do to prepare them, or assist them work towards recovery should they feel overwhelmed when faced with unrelenting stress, adversity, grief and or a serious loss. We have and do work with groups on how to use this material in … [Read more...]
Thailand to Scrap Luxury-Goods Tax to Lure China Travelers
September 17, 2013 by
Thailand to Scrap Luxury-Goods Tax to Lure China Travelers Thailand’s government said it will scrap import duties on luxury watches, clothes and cosmetics to help the country compete with Hong Kong and Singapore for wealthy travelers from markets including China. The duty on some luxury goods will be cut to zero from 30 percent by the end of the year, Permanent Secretary for Finance Areepong Bhoocha-Oom told reporters in Chonburi province. Thailand’s SET Index jumped 3.6 percent, as Minor … [Read more...]
“Three Things I’ve Learned From Warren Buffett”, Bill Gates
August 27, 2013 by
I’m looking forward to sharing posts from time to time about things I’ve learned in my career at Microsoft and the Gates Foundation. (I also post frequently on my blog.) Last month, I went to Omaha for the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting. It’s always a lot of fun, and not just because of the ping-pong matches and the newspaper-throwing contest I have with Warren Buffett. It’s also fun because I get to learn from Warren and gain insight into how he thinks. Here are three … [Read more...]
Greek Myths and Reality
August 10, 2013 by
The Brookings Institute shares: Greek Myths and Reality The crisis Greece has been going through has been one of the most serious challenges any country, anywhere, has faced in peace-time. It has also had a big impact on Europe. A successful Greek recovery is crucial, not only for Greece itself, but for the whole of Europe and the eastern Mediterranean region. Greece has and can continue to have a stabilizing role in the region, and has played this role particularly effectively after George … [Read more...]
Irene Becker, 10 Practical Ways To Build Essential Success Skills
August 1, 2013 by
Ten Practical Ways To Build Essential Success Skills At The Speed Of Change (Including 18 Bonus Links-Practical Tips, 3 Videos & More) © Irene Becker, Just Coach It-The 3Q Edge™ | (IQ-EQ-SQ) Reach-Resonance-Results 3Q Leadership™ Blog- 27,000+ Social Media Followers & Growing! Success at the speed of change means embracing a mind-set and skill-set that can help YOU play to strengths, AND -- USE changes, challenges, stressors, even failures to ideate, communicate, collaborate, … [Read more...]
TORONTO EVENT: Networking: Your Ladder to Success! (June 4)
May 20, 2013 by
Toronto Women's Expo Event Partnering with A Celebration of Women™ Networking: Your Ladder to Success! Come do the best networking possible! TWE & ACOW are thrilled to host Toronto's Best, the 'Queens of Networking' speak at our Business Series Event on Tues. June 4th at Milestones, Yorkdale from 6:30pm Getting word of mouth referrals will help to boost your business profits up. But how do you do get them? Where do you meet those people? How do you … [Read more...]
Celebrating Africa’s Wealth: Building Businesses for Shared Prosperity
May 12, 2013 by
FACILITATING BUSINESS AND MARKET CREATION NOT ONLY GENERATES INCOME, BUT ALSO BASIC GOODS, SERVICES AND CHOICES, WITH IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR EACH OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS. (PHOTO: UNDP BURUNDI) Cape Town – Involving low-income communities in markets and businesses across Africa is essential for economic growth to translate into sustainable development, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released today. “Realizing Africa's Wealth - Building … [Read more...]
Lorre White, ‘Your Voice Could Be Costing You Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars’
April 19, 2013 by
James Earl Jones: CEOs earn more if their voices sound like his. If James Earl Jones were the boss, he would likely make hundreds of thousands a year more than a CEO who sounded like Mike Tyson. Those are the findings of new research by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. The study, published online April 8 in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior, shows that male CEOs with deeper voices tend to manage larger companies, make more money and stay in their jobs for … [Read more...]
Business: Leading Forward in a New Millennium – MAY 7 (Toronto)
April 16, 2013 by
In partnership with May 7, 2013 Business: Leading Forward in a New Millennium When Tuesday May 7, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM EDT Add to Calendar Where Milestones Empress Walk 5095 Yonge St North York, ON M2N 6Z4 Driving Directions Special Guest Speaker: Michael Ballard Michael is an Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Coach and Trainer themed on Resiliency. Michael Ballard helps people learn how to deal with adversity & failure, and become … [Read more...]
US federal government, grant & loans directory 2013
February 5, 2013 by
The American Grants and Loans Catalog is now available. Our new and revised 2013 edition contains more than 2800 financial programs, subsidies, scholarships, grants and loans offered by the US federal government. In addition, you will also have access to over 2400 programs funded by private corporations and foundations. That is over 5200 programs available through various sources of financial providing organizations. NEW: You will also have access to our live Database that is … [Read more...]
JAN 29 – FREE Online Seminar: DIVINE COMPENSATION
January 22, 2013 by
I'm delighted to announced a FREE, 75 Minute Online Seminar that I'm giving on Tuesday, January 29th, based on my new book, THE LAW OF DIVINE COMPENSATION. Click here for information and details! I'm eager to support the transformation of your life from limit to limitlessness. Join me for the seminar – by phone or via the internet - on Tuesday, January 29, during which I will delineate the principles of Divine Compensation -- the rules of a self-organizing and self-correcting … [Read more...]
