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6 Secrets to Creating a Powerful First Impression

 Whether you like it or not you are judged by the first impression you make on others. From the moment you first meet someone you have about sixty seconds to make a good impression. This article will show you six secrets to creating a powerful first impression.
Regardless of whether it’s fair or whether it’s correct, [...]

How to Get Total Cooperation from Others

Have you ever needed someone’s help only to find that getting it was like pulling teeth? Maybe you were going about it all wrong. Suppose there was another way to solicit help from others that would almost guarantee their total cooperation. If you are interested, then read on.
Try This Test
Try this test the next time [...]

How Not to Correct Your Child

Some time ago my wife and I were babysitting our two grandchildren for a week while our daughter and son-in-law are off on vacation. We enjoyed every minute of it. Well, maybe not every minute of it but most every minute. It was great getting to know our two grandkids a little more. Their names are Jenna [...]

The Most Powerful Word in the English Language

I want to talk today about the most powerful word in the English language. It has only three letters. It is the word Why.
Often when we are in a situation where we need to influence and persuade someone to see our point of view or to carry out some task, the other person will have [...]

Give a Person a Reputation to Live Up To

I have found that the best way to get another to acquire a virtue, is to impute it to him” – Winston Churchill
Do you want to get your husband to lose weight? Do you want your mechanic to do the best repair job possible on your car and for the best price? Do you want [...]