tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-188023362024-02-08T02:32:25.640-08:00Cool Corporate dot COMBusiness News & Info From A New Level Of CoolJ. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-89162841571917718632008-12-04T13:53:00.000-08:002008-12-04T13:55:11.503-08:00Cool Corporate dot Com is dying...Cool Corporate dot Com is dying...<br /><br />Start looking for blog updates <a href="http://fastforwardblog.blogspot.com/">here</a><br /><br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-1589558-9874161" target="_top"><br /><img src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-1589558-9874161" alt="" border="0" width="468" height="60" /></a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-36972136011548517132008-12-04T13:52:00.000-08:002008-12-04T13:53:04.202-08:00Firemen & Vacation DaysOne of early members of child was wanting to be President of the United States. Then, I wanted to be President of NBC. Then a DJ. Then a center for the Atlanta Hawks. Somewhere along the way I ended up going to college to be study to be an engineer, and ended up being an Air Force Acquisitions Officer, to give it all up to become a DJ.<br /><br />Never once did the thought of becoming a fireman cross my mind. But that is main role with my company, despite every effort I take to make it otherwise. This becomes more apparent every time I take a true day off like I did Tuesday...then came back to mass insanity of half-projects yesterday...which lead to me working about 6 hours (so far) on work related project on this supposed day off...and will drive probably drive me insane as I am slated to take off every Tuesday and Thursday in the month of December to burn my vacation days.<br /><br />Because the real reason I hate taking the day off and being to myself: I can effectively schedule a productive day for myself. I can also be flexible enough for interruptions and emergencies. In fact, I found I could make a list of things to do for the day, and then could chose to blow off every activity on the entire list, and would have found some way to accomplish something.<br /><br />At work, I often begin with a long list of things to get done, and find myself quickly confronted with various ‘emergencies’ that take me away from my list that after completion didn’t pan out to be exactly emergencies. And I always end the day by leaving work late, and always leaving work frustrated from not making any actual progress in the job.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I can not change my fate at work (oh, have I tried...) at this moment, and as I choose to continue showing up every morning, I am stuck with the weary and tireless (yes, I know they mean the same thing) life of a fireman, keeping a corporation from coming down on itself.<br /><br />But for you, I offer some advice. If you find yourself stressed out at work by maximum effort but minimum, if any, progress, steal a moment to yourself and think about what your workday might be missing:<br /><br />A Routine: the act of following a ritualistic daily routine will help you easily gage your progress in your daily tasks...unless you routinely never get anything done.<br /><br />Proper Focus: the ability to focus on a single goal as you move toward it, or even focus on a single task as you try to finish it, will do wonders for your sanity and productivity.<br /><br />A Score Card: I might not have mastered getting anything checked off my daily master list, but I still attempt it. Your to do list becomes your roadmap to success, or at least a way to gauge when you have finished something.<br /><br />A System To Keep People Away: If you don’t plan out what you are going to do with your time, someone else will easily fill that time up for you. But if you have bosses that respect what you do for you company and themselves personally, they will find ways to divert some of the problem children and their problem projects far enough away from their office aces (you are an office ace, right?) to minimize distractions. If the boss can’t help, partner up with a co-worker to work a little misdirection for each other. And if you are lucky enough to be a supervisor, make sure you take good care of that assistant who is able to say “no” in just the right manner to get the point across. <br /><br /><br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1589558-10602004" target="_top"><br /><img src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-1589558-10602004" width="468" height="60" alt="MeritAid.com - $11 Billion in Scholarships" border="0"/></a><br /><a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1589558-10602004" target="_top">MeritAid.com - $11 Billion in Scholarships</a><br /></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-68650258238005976062008-11-25T02:43:00.000-08:002008-11-25T02:48:51.544-08:00Job Motivations Must Be More Than A PaycheckEven with the news of more and more layoffs, you CAN NOT lesson your professional goals.<br /><br />If you are showing up for work with the sole purpose of trying not to get fired, you are selling yourself and your company short.<br /><br />I work for <a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:CDL">a company that isn’t doing so well at the moment</a>, but our mission is pretty clear, at least locally. Come to work today, learn a little more, innovate a little bit, keep kicking the competition’s ass, and chances are we’ll get to do the same thing tomorrow.<br /><br />It IS NOT show up, lay low, and take home a check at the end of the week.<br /><br />My personal goals are insanely high. That in itself is a personal problem with failure at times to reach expectations...<br /><br />…but if my only expectation was to show up, lay low, and take home a check at the end of the week, what kind of existence is that? It’s not worth my time, and probably not worth the money my company or personal clients pay me. And they currently aren’t paying that much<br /><br />I have recently finished the book <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-1589558-42121?isbn=9780060583941" target="_top">Fire Your Boss by Stephen M. Pollan and Mark Levine,</a> where the authors pretty much smack you in the face with the notion that your job is your job because they pay you, and you have every right to leave a job if someone offers to pay you more. But what’s going to motivate anyone to pay you more…or let you stay and keep your current paycheck. Marginal effort or massive effort?<br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/40111js0ys-FHLOPLLOFHGLGKIIG" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.thefruitcompany.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"><br /><img src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/eg108y7B-53PRVYZVVYPRQVQUSSQ" alt="The Fruit Company" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/40111js0ys-FHLOPLLOFHGLGKIIG" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.thefruitcompany.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">The Fruit Company</a><br /></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-71569800807295546852008-11-24T13:29:00.000-08:002008-11-24T13:31:32.541-08:00Keep A 'What Worked Journal'This is a trick I learned from a farmer friend of mine. This person has learned to log everything--and I mean just about everything--attached to growing his crops. He says it’s a lot easier to do today than it was twenty years ago, with computers able to automatically record things as minute as soil temperature and weather condition from his tractor, but the result is the same as if he were taking a pencil to his ledger in the 80’s.<br /><br />Because he records just about everything, the farmer ends up with an incredible amount of data. Much more that the farmer would seem to need for the normal season. Until he finds himself facing a problem with a growing crop.<br /><br />Once the farmer stops getting a decent yield from a crop, he goes back to his logs and studies the data. Piece by piece, line by line, step by step. If there is anyway possible to correlate one factor that is not being done that could be the difference in his current yield, this farmer will find it. Just about any good farmer would find it, because they have plenty of examples and information to test to make sure you were doing it right in the first place.<br /><br />From this example, I’ve come up with the suggestion of a different kind of journaling. I have brought up the power of a journal many times before, and often steal a phrase from <a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-1589558-10431282" target="_top">Tony Robbins</a>, ’any life worth living is worth writing down.' This time, I am proposing a mostly 'work' journal that will take a good bit of effort, but can save you time in long run in back research, and may prove to be the perfect tool to save you from a <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_your_ass%E2%80%9D">CYA</a> situation.<br /><br />This ‘What Worked Journal’ is simple in concept, but is a bit labor intensive. It requires writing down JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING that is relevant about a project as it happened and notating whether it actually succeeded or failed.<br /><br />And then you let it sit for a while. You add a little more for you next project, and then it sits. New project, new inputs, then more sitting.<br /><br />The usefulness of the What Worked Journal is the ability to go back to that place in time when you were working on a similar project, and compared what you are doing now to what you did then. If your current project is on a path heading for obvious failure, open up the journal and look back to the past, and see if you can find some step you missed that could have been the critical key to actual progress. If things going a little too well for you comfort, turn back to your similar projects that did end in failure, follow the road map backward, and find a way to not do it again. <br /><br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1589558-10431681" target="_top"><br /><img src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-1589558-10431681" alt="Anthony Robbins. Personal Power II" border="0" width="468" height="60" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-1589558-10431681" target="_top">Anthony Robbins: Personal Power II</a><br /></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-36256323788724581502008-11-12T15:39:00.000-08:002008-11-12T16:04:41.455-08:00Three Reasons Why Your Customer is Your Best AdvertisementWritten By Scott Oliver<br /><br />While you might already know that your customer is always right 'and make steps to ensure that they know this too' did you realize that your customer can also be your best advertisement? It's easy to forget that customers interact with our businesses more personally than we ever will. And while we think we know our business inside and out, it's actually the customer that sees whether or not our business is doing the job it says it can do. Here are three reasons why your customer is your best advertisement ' and why you need to make sure they're always satisfied.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">They Will Share Their Good Experiences</span><br /><br />Nearly everyone has a story about a good customer service experience they've had with a business. Whether there was a problem that got quickly addressed or perhaps the business simply went above and beyond what was expected, nearly everyone has had one moment in which they wanted to sing the praises of their business transaction. So, if you had this experience, you told people and then they went to the business you did and then they told others of their experiences, etc. When something good happens, people are going to talk about it, letting you get more positive advertising than you could ever get on your own.<br /><br />But at the same time, you need to remember that if there is a bad experience; customers are more than likely going to share that too. When things go wrong and you don't take the time to fix them, you are going to start a conversation between your customer and their friends ' one that ends up in you getting less business. Each experience that your customer has with your website or with your business should be as positive as possible. While you don't have to go out of your way each and every time, it's better to be more than they need than to be less than they deserve.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">They are More Believable Than You Are</span><br /><br />So, what makes these customer experiences so important to your advertising? Customers who talk to their friends and to their family are more believable than you will be. This isn't to say that you're not trustworthy, but people tend to believe things they hear from their friends more than they will trust things that come from a business that wants to make money.<br /><br />Again, this is why treating the customer well is so important. Because whatever they share with their friends is going to be taken as the absolute truth, you aren't going to get a second chance to change their minds.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">They Can Give Testimonials</span><br /><br />When a customer does have a good experience with you, you might want to talk to them about writing a testimonial. This is simply a summary of the compliments they have about your business that can be posted on your marketing literature or on your website. In exchange, you might want to offer them a discount on future purchases, but many people will simply be excited to see their name and their picture on your business site. These testimonials should be verbatim of what your customer says, along with a release that says you can use the statement for your business. If you receive a testimonial that isn't written as well as you might like, as the customer if you can edit it and then show them the changes you made. If they agree to the final copy, then you have another marketing tool at your disposal.<br /><br />Your customers are the best advertisements for your business and you need to make sure they are advertising well.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the Author:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Scott Oliver offers free video coaching to help you build a profitable home business FAST. Get an hour of "Website Traffic Secrets" and "Minisite Creation Tactics" for FREE -- immediate access here: <a href="http://www.instantwebsitebusiness.com/">http://www.InstantWebsiteBusiness.com</a></span><br /><br /><center><br /><script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-2528167257991968"; /* 728x90, created 11/12/08 */ google_ad_slot = "0589638763"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--><br /></script><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"><br /></script></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-52276862060623458332008-10-20T19:55:00.000-07:002008-10-20T20:07:20.168-07:00Economic Downturns The Perfect Time For One Of Those Leaps Of FaithSure the economy is bad, but is that just an opportunity to get into business at bargain basement prices? That statement might be an exaggeration, but Paul Graham does have a great post on <a href="http://www.paulgraham.com/badeconomy.html">Why to Start a Startup in a Bad Economy</a>.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/40111wktqks79DGHDDG798DHCDEG" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.logodesignguru.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"><br /><img src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/59104o26v0zKMQTUQQTKMLQUPQRT" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/40111wktqks79DGHDDG798DHCDEG" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.logodesignguru.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">Logo Design Guru</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-49973418872675222352008-10-20T17:12:00.000-07:002008-10-20T17:41:28.247-07:00Every Job Isn't Worth ItDo you take the time to evaluate just what you might be getting into when you accept a new project? You might want to check out this post from BusinessPundit.com on the <a href="http://www.businesspundit.com/5-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-accepting-new-work/">5 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Accepting New Work</a>. It might save your sanity and a good relationship.<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2057517-10594801" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://creativejobscentral.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"><br /><img src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-2057517-10594801" alt="Advertising Jobs Central - 100+ Jobs Daily" border="0" width="468" height="60" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2057517-10594801" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://creativejobscentral.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">Advertising Jobs Central</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-26594167062814380112008-10-15T06:28:00.000-07:002008-10-15T06:29:22.235-07:00LearningWhen you take on new responsibilities, it is amazing what you learn about yourself.<br /><br />I have taken on a weird hybrid role with out sales staff in helping them and clients understand our capabilities from the websites. In this time, I have been able to confirm that I am still a horrible sales person. Not exactly earth shattering, but knowing your limits are important.<br /><br />But I have found that I am a much greater marketer than I thought. Which isn't the same thing. I have been able to rationalize that my 'ability to close the deal' isn't up to par, but my 'ability to push the idea and product' is strong. Very strong. If I am ever able to work full time as on-air talent, I think this will prove valuable.<br /><br />I have also gain another level of respect for our fine sales staff. While all are trying to do the best they can for themselves, its not every man and women for themselves. No serious jealousy, backstabbing, or sabotage. Our sales staff do there best to hype each other up, just like a solid sports team. Our sales staff know how to work each other to get the best competition for themselves internally, without being over-competitive. They are impressive.J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-53720234651061791572008-09-07T09:21:00.000-07:002008-09-07T09:22:10.348-07:00Your Career, The Little Dutch Boy & The DykeDoes your career follow a warped version of the story of the Little Dutch Boy?<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.pantheon.org/articles/l/little_dutch_boy.html">Cliff Notes Version of the Little Dutch Boy</a> has a hole in a dyke that was threatening to burst, and little boy walks up an sticks his finger in the hole and shores up the dyke with the simple act...a decision that is a little tough because it makes him late for school, which will get him in trouble. Eventually, some passerby sees the boy, and brings back help to fix the dyke. The story is told to teach quick action and self-sacrifice, because if the boy leaves, the dyke is back in the same peril that it was in before, and he has no guarantee that help is on the way.<br /><br />Switch the story to an analogy of your career. Were you on your way to something bigger and brighter, came across a problem that you could offer up a quick fix, and then got stuck supporting your quick fix forever? In real world work, sometimes the people whose job it is to actually fix things will do everything in their power to go nowhere near the problem, sticking you with your quick fix approaches, and bogging you down with unresolved issues that keep you from accomplishing bigger goals and moving forward.<br /><br />I believe you have three ways to approach this problem:<br /><br />1: JUST DON’T STICK YOUR FINGER IN THE DYKE: If it’s not your problem, its not your problem, and don’t lift a finger (pun intended) to fix it.<br /><br />2: PUT YOUR FINGER IN THE DYKE FOR A WHILE, THEN TAKE IT OUT AND DEMAND ACTION: Save the company for just a little while, figure out what the real problem is, then kill your quick fix and get in the faces of those who have the responsibility to fix it, and make sure they fix it.<br /><br />3: PUT YOUR FINGER IN THE DYKE, AND PRAY THAT THE RIGHT PEOPLE WILL DO THE RIGHT THING ON THERE OWN: …which probably won’t happen…but a little faith might help…<br /><br />When I came across the idea for this post, I knew I was going to be short on answers, but I hope that just putting the thought out there will help those stuck ‘with their finger in the dyke’ to get a better picture of their current situation, and find a way out of it.<br /><br /><center><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.e-zrentacar.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/ed81shqnhp46ADEAAD465ACAD6E" target="_top"><br /><img alt="Car Rental Coupons" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/q465z15u-yJLPSTPPSJLKPRPSLT" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.e-zrentacar.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/ed81shqnhp46ADEAAD465ACAD6E" target="_top">E-Z Rent-A-Car: -The Car Rental Coupons Online!</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-8927956491130979142008-08-19T18:47:00.000-07:002008-08-19T19:11:06.632-07:00Introducing...The Anti-Bio<a href="http://www.businesspundit.com/the-drudgery-of-about-me/">Inspired by Drea Knufken at BusinessPundit.com</a>.<br /><br />For those of you having trouble putting down your accomplishments in a CV, resume, or traditional biography, try a new exercise: The Anit-Bio.<br /><br />This is my attempt here:<br /><br />J Cleveland Payne hates his bio. While he is extremely proud of all his accomplishments, he hates having to take the time to write them down.<br /><br />Payne has always been more comfortable being a little bit socially awkward, and spent the bulk of his life trying to prove to others that he was a slacker, and his master plan to accomplish this was by working hard at every day at making sure the job was always done to the best level possible (not one of his more well thought out plans, but he’s had worse). From this, Payne acquired a work ethic that is second to no one, and the ability to outperform in just about any task put in front of him. Payne has never let minor details like lack of talent, resources, or authority get in the way of getting the job done.<br /><br />Payne has come up with a title to describe his work self: Reluctant Jack Of All Trades Looking To Become A Master In Something. Current goals are to survive the week without killing someone. Future goals include becoming a college business professor (small school, junior college, or vo-tech), a consultant for businesses and personal development, a certified fitness instructor, a certified life, life coach, and a radio talk host (a regular radio talk show host with a regular gig...and getting paid for it).<br /><br />Payne created “10 Rules For Life” as a basis of his personal beliefs and motivation, but his simply life goal is to live a life by the Yiddish word chutzpa, to live without apologies.<br /><br />Payne works best when he is in the capacity of being a catalyst, able to make things around him work better without changing, or at least overly taxing, himself. He also works fairly well as a filter or gatekeeper, keeping unwanteds of various kinds out and only allowing the wanted or not-necessarily-wanted-but-necessary in.<br /><br />Payne believes you can't judge anything, especially life, on a scale of 1 to 10 unless you begin with something that is worth a one and something that's worth a 10, and a lot of things in between.<br /><br />Payne likes to think of himself as being in the people business. His products are tools and systems used to help people get their business off the ground and keep them in gear.<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-1589558-10356961" target="_top"><br /><img height="60" alt="Click. Work. Collect" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-1589558-10356961" width="468" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.kqzyfj.com/click-1589558-10356961" target="_top">Go Freelance: Click. Work. Collect.</a><br /></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-26244142469205185382008-07-17T06:17:00.000-07:002008-07-17T06:18:31.985-07:00Plan Of Attack Of Your WorkloadA simple, two-part plan for improving your output at work:<br /><br />Part 1: Do the best job you possibly can today.<br /><br />Part 2: Tomorrow, try to do a little better.<br /><br />If it were only that easy…<br /><br />In order to improve your output, it’s going to first take a little detective work, and then a little doctoring. In extreme cases, major surgery.<br /><br />Take some time to examine your workload, and do a better job of pre-planning your work before you actually start doing it.<br /><center><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.travelocity.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/rf121cy63y5LNRUVRRULNMPVRQRT" target="_top"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/h6116qmqeki359CD99C3547D989B" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.travelocity.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/rf121cy63y5LNRUVRRULNMPVRQRT" target="_top">Travelocity.com</a><br /></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-46434241056178566812008-07-12T09:48:00.000-07:002008-07-12T10:05:38.844-07:00Taking Your New Year Career Audit Halfway Through The YearI came across Joan Lloyd article's “<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttp://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/crossroads/print.htm?id=2739%E2%80%9D">Career Audit for a New Year</a>” as I was clearing out some old and duplicate files on my computer this morning. It had a great set-up of re-evaluating your mental job contract with your employer, whether there has been major change or not, just to see if you are still the right person for your own job, or if you should start the process of moving on.<br /><br />There is just one flaw in the New Year time frame. A regularly scheduled audit of your career can be the key to help you maintain your career goals and your sanity. But when do you usually schedule your career audit?<br /><br />If you are like most people, you set yourself for you annual dreaded time of reflection at the traditional end or beginning of something. For most, that means Christmas time reflections and New Year's Resolutions, where you swear you will take time to sit down and patiently go through your last 12 months in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the over-commercialized holiday season. No, this is not really a good time.<br /><br />So how about right now? Yeah, right now, in the middle of the summer, just about SIX MONTHS into the year that is and before the year to come, where the only burdens weighing you down are to much potato salad at the 4th of July picnic and how to cut down on use of air conditioning. Waiting around until right now, in the slow days of the summer time could be just the right time to get away from yourself (and possibly get away from the trappings and distractions of work and life for a short period of time) and do a true evaluation of your live and career.<br /><br />So take a weekend, take a deep breath, and take the time to sit and go <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttp://www.net-temps.com/careerdev/crossroads/print.htm?id=2739%E2%80%9D">through this list</a>. And for more information on how Joan Lloyd & Associates can help you out, visit their website at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttp://www.JoanLloyd.com%E2%80%9D">http://www.JoanLloyd.com</a>.<br /><br /><center><br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/d977tenkem137AB77A1A295535" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.entrepreneur.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;"><br /><img src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/pf65ax0pvtEGKNOKKNENFMIIGI" alt="25 businesses you can start and run from your home" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/d977tenkem137AB77A1A295535" target="_top" onmouseover="window.status='http://www.entrepreneur.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;">25 Businesses You Can Start & Run From Your Home From Entrepreneur Magazine</a><br /></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-71076384375925394622008-07-12T05:55:00.000-07:002008-07-12T06:10:39.210-07:00Free Listbuilding SoftwareI'm evaluating a <a href="http://www.listhero.com/45226">viral listbuilding software</a> tool from the folks at ListHero.com. It's the fastest, simplest and easiest way to build your list that I've seen in a long while.<br /><br />Here's all you do...<br /><ul><br /><li>Create a short ad that promotes your newsletter or ezine</li><br /><li>Add some code to the pages of your website</li><br /><li>... sit back and watch your list grow.</li><br /></ul><br />ListHero helps you generate 1,000's of highly targeted subscribers for free and pays you generous affiliate commissions as your list grows.<br /><br />I'll let you know what I think of it once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile go grab access to this free <a href="http://www.listhero.com/45226">viral listbuilding software</a> while it's still free.<br /><br /><br /><center><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.WorkTree.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/6677shqnhp46ADEAAD4A5755BD" target="_top"><br /><img alt="WorkTree.com" src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/dc100drvjpn8AEHIEEH8E9B99FH" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.WorkTree.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/6677shqnhp46ADEAAD4A5755BD" target="_top">WorkTree.com</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-9766255952917296452008-07-08T13:21:00.000-07:002008-07-08T13:30:00.161-07:00Staying After Infidelity Is Still Going To Cost YouAs the crazy details ars starting to unravel on <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,377821,00.html">A-Rod's pending divorce</a>, Lela Davidson at Business Pundit tell us about her introduction the the little known but booming ‘<a href="http://www.businesspundit.com/how-much-is-your-relationship-worth/">relationship industry</a>.’ And it looks like a scary and expensive method for those looking to actually fix a failing relationship.J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-8116305659938794452008-07-08T10:09:00.000-07:002008-07-08T10:18:49.624-07:00Gladwell Breaks Down Draft Combines For Egghead AcademicsMalcolm Gladwell is a genius. And he has great hair. Watch Gladwell and his hair give a speech on problems of modern firing practices, especially using a 'combine' system to weed out the best available players from <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/video/conference/2008/gladwell">“Stories from the Near Future,” the 2008 New Yorker Conference</a>.J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-87235797483865969322008-01-13T13:28:00.000-08:002008-01-13T13:29:25.700-08:00Everybody Is A SalespersonEverybody is a salesperson. Period.<br /><br />Whether you are representing yourself or your company, every time you step out into public, you are representing something that should be highly important to you. You might not be getting a commission from the ‘sale,’ but do not discount the impact your image in person, and these day online, will have.<br /><br />And because everyone is in sales, you can always use a little refresher to keep your sales skills up. Here are some books that I got off a suggestion list (I think they came from <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">Mark Cuban</a>) that I found that helped me understand how to become an more effective salesman in all aspects of my life:<br /><br />- <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-800498-42121?isbn=1598691481" target="_top">Cold Calling Techniques That Really Work</a> <img height="1" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-800498-42121" width="1" border="0" />by Stephen Schiffman<br />- <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-800498-42121?isbn=1580621724" target="_top">Closing Techniques That Really Work </a><img height="1" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-800498-42121" width="1" border="0" /> by Stephen Schiffman<br />- <a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-800498-42121?isbn=1580626149" target="_top">25 Sales Skills They Don't Teach at Business School</a> <img height="1" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-800498-42121" width="1" border="0" />by Stephen Schiffman<br /><br /><br /><center><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://affiliate.constantcontact.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/1c74mu2-u1HQIIMRQHKQLKJRI" target="_top"><br /><img alt="Direct Email Marketing with Constant Contact" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/2d100snrflj4D559ED47D876E5" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://affiliate.constantcontact.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/1c74mu2-u1HQIIMRQHKQLKJRI" target="_top">Direct Email Marketing with Constant Contact</a><br /></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-90842625248447718932007-12-12T16:52:00.000-08:002007-12-12T17:10:10.017-08:00What's Really Important At Work: CoffeeNow for something really important. Over at Dumb Little Man, they've got an article on <a class="post" href="http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/12/pros-and-cons-of-coffee-drinking.html">The Pros and Cons of Coffee Drinking</a>.<br /><br />Now I can tell my doctor that my 12 cups of coffee before 9am are actually helping my Type II Diabetes, not hurting it. (DISCLAIMER: I actually wake up at 3am, so its only two cups of coffee an hour. I don't think that is unreasonable...)<br /><br /><center><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.coffeeforless.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/j7115vpyvpxCLDDHMLCEDGJDFMD" target="_top"><br /><img alt="Free Shipping!" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/2d100m-3sywHQIIMRQHJILOIKRI" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.coffeeforless.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/j7115vpyvpxCLDDHMLCEDGJDFMD" target="_top">Coffee For Less</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-81575917910010192612007-12-12T05:36:00.000-08:002007-12-12T06:39:19.206-08:00Maybe It Is Time To Break AwaySo you've read my post on <a href="http://coolcorporate.blogspot.com/2007/12/deconstructing-struggling-start-up.html">Deconstructing a Struggling Start-Up</a>, and you still want to find a way to leave your boss behind, and step into the world of a business owner?<br /><br />Here's an article by Sally Hogshead written for Advertising Ad Magazine on <a href="http://adage.com/article?article_id=122404">How to Know When It's Time to Strike Out on Your Own</a>. Read that, and if you still haven't been scared away, check out more from Sally at her <a class="body" href="http://www.radicalcareering.com/hogblog/" target="_blank">blog</a>, or pick up one of the more awesome books I've come across in the last few months, <a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-800498-42121?isbn=1592401503" target="_top">Radical Careering</a><img height="1" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-800498-42121" width="1" border="0" />.<br /><br /><center><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.climber.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/t8118iqzwqyDMEEINMDFEILEFIE" target="_top"><br /><img alt="Visit Climber.com" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/2p98nswkqo9IAAEJI9BAEHABEA" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.climber.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/t8118iqzwqyDMEEINMDFEILEFIE" target="_top">Climber.com: Your Perfect Job Is Out There Somewhere</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-20868434892996474702007-12-09T17:45:00.000-08:002007-12-09T18:18:16.257-08:00Deconstructing a Struggling Start-UpThink you're ready to tell you boss to shove it and leave the rat race of a 9-5 and take on the adventure of a start-up? Just remember, for every Yahoo! (NASDAQ:<a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?q=yahoo&hl=en">YHOO</a>) and Google (NASDAQ:<a href="http://finance.google.com/finance?q=google">GOOG</a>), there are thousands of ideas that are just crazy, stupid, or poorly planned.<br /><br />Take some advice from Philippe, co-founder and CEO of <a href="http://www.mycarpoolstation.com/">MyCarpoolStation.com</a>, who is now running like crazy from his own creation. Take a little time to read his story on how <a href="http://phlskl.com/?p=4">the start-up he created to change the world and make a little money just didn't work</a>.<br /><br />Before you step out to follow your dreams, just make sure you are ready to suffer a fair amount of unexpected consequences (maybe some good ones, probably some bad ones).<br /><center><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://reseller.ebay.com/ns/rmstart.html';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/kf117ar-xrzENFFJONEGFKFNKIH" target="_top"><br /><img alt="Sell excess inventory. " src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/sb122drvjpn8H99DIH8A9E9HECB" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://reseller.ebay.com/ns/rmstart.html';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/kf117ar-xrzENFFJONEGFKFNKIH" target="_top">Reseller Marketplace</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-63458305897410553892007-12-02T07:09:00.000-08:002007-12-02T11:06:27.975-08:00Tired Of Fighting Other People's FiresAfter a very long week, I woke up yesterday with no real plans for the day, and a few ideas that were burning to get down on paper. I sat down to my computer and <a href="http://coolcorporate.blogspot.com/2007/12/hiring-right-replacement.html">sketched out a beginning to a piece</a> I was going to post on <a href="http://coolcorporate.com/">Cool Corporate dot COM</a>, did a quick review of the special document to be posted at <a href="http://bachelorcookingblog.blogspot.com/">Bachelor Cooking</a>, ate breakfast, and began to get the laundry started before I sat down to continue to write.<br /><br />Then the phone rang, and all that forward moment was gone. No writing done, and I barely had the mental capacity to do laundry.<br /><br />That's what I've been fighting for some time now. Other people's fires. Starting a day with a solid plan, or even just a good idea of where the day should run, and some seemingly random piece of news or someone else's emergency destroys the hope for a successful day. It eats away time, energy, resources, and at times sanity.<br /><br />Luckily, there are a few things you can do to deal with it<br /><br />DON'T DEAL WITH IT: What should be fairly obvious is the hardest to handle. Letting other people handle the messes they've gotten themselves into should be straight forward, and should end your involvement before it begins. This only works if they can't find a way to convince you that there problem will soon be your problem. Usually, you'll see realize this will soon become your problem before they even bring it up.<br /><br />DEAL WITH IT JUST THIS ONCE: Put your foot down from the git go. You'll step in and assist now, but never, ever, EVER again. This usually works about as well as refusing to not assist in the first place, as you will end up stepping in to help again anyway.<br /><br />TEACH/HIRE SOMEONE ELSE TO DEAL WITH IT: While convincing HR that you need someone on the payroll to sit back and wait for catastrophes to happen is feasible to the companies bottom line might be a challenge, pulling key employees away from key activities to fight other people's fires, some key, some just dumb, isn't the most effective use of there time either. And if you can't hire that backup backup who only seems to come around when trouble strikes or during corporate softball season, train some of the lower-level employees to step in and handle the dire situations. It earns you points for leaderships and earns them points for initiative. Just make sure you train people you believe have the ability to handle the situation, not just the people your bosses say have potential. That potential may be to make things even worse.<br /><br />LEAVE: Not the easiest decision to make for you career or life, but sometimes, you just know things will never get better, and you will never achieve the goals you thought you were hired for because you're to busy keeping superstar employees from doing stupid things. If you can move out of your mother's basement and stop dating that hot chick who wanted to pick out china patterns on your second date, you can ask to be reassigned to another department at work, or find work elsewhere. No need to start drama either, just look for a good opportunity within your current company that your manages would be crazy not to put you into, and make sure you won't find yourself troubleshooting as much in the old position. Or just find a new job. If you're as good as you think you are, someone somewhere will see it.<br /><br /><br /><center><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.shopgetorganized.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/tn83gv30v2IRJJNSRIKJMSRMQJ" target="_top"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/ia66y7B-53PYQQUZYPRQTZYTXQ" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.shopgetorganized.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/tn83gv30v2IRJJNSRIKJMSRMQJ" target="_top">getorganized.com</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-83771218399293393022007-12-01T06:26:00.000-08:002007-12-02T10:57:05.094-08:00Hiring The Right ReplacementThe University of Arkansas is dealing with a coaching change in the football program. After ten years, <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/11/26/nutt.arkansas.ap/index.html">Houston Nutt is out as the head football coach of the Razorbacks</a>, only to <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/11/28/nutt.introduced.ap/"><br />take a new job the next day as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi</a>. But if you can separate yourself from the irrationalities of team loyalty in college football, what it all boils down to is a common personnel/HR issue (need to fill the position) that adds a few minor wrinkles of complexity (top leadership position, high paying position, and we lost the old guy to our direct competition).<br /><br />At my day job, we went through a recent ‘coaching change,’ with our general manager leaving. After a few weeks of interviews from around the country, our new GM was hired from within. The General Sales Manager took the top position as a promotion, but left the same need to now fill a her vacant position.<br /><br />Whether you're looking for a new CEO or parking garage attendant, filling a vacant slot is hard enough when you don’t factor in the actual reason why you have to fill the position. Sometimes a person gets promoted, moves on to a new company, gets fired, dies…and now you’ve got to put somebody in thier old position, and the more important the position, the more critical it becomes to hire the right person, and the sooner it needs to happen.<br /><br />Pay close attention to all the visible workings of the hunt for replacements around your company. Do they look for the best available? The cheapest? The quickest person they can get hired? Is the search being directed internally or externally? Do they really want to do away with the empty position, but can't figure out how to divide the work that person did? Do they really want to expand the position, and can't get the proper approval?<br /><br />And don't think you're helpless in the decision making process. You're going to have to live with the new boss, peer, or peon that gets hired, so if someone asks for your input, give it freely and honestly. If no one directly asks your opinion, bring up the job search in small talk conversations with those involved, with prior knowledge that you won't get the full scoop. Try to listen more for what isn't said and how the information is delivered to you.<br /><br />In the end, you have to refer to the old adage, 'The only thing constant is change.' The University of Arkansas may have had the luxury of a football coach with ten years tenor, but Houston Nutt wasn't going to be there forever. Your boss will not be your boss forever. You will not be in your position forever. Eventually, they'll have to find replacements. Study up on the process while its still not your responsibility, so that when you do get the power to hire and fire, you'll have some experience in making a search process as painless as possible.<br /><br /><center><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.Calendars.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/g181biroiq5E66AFE576AE7CE9" target="_top"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.tqlkg.com/nk105jy1qwuFOGGKPOFHGKOHMOJ" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.Calendars.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/g181biroiq5E66AFE576AE7CE9" target="_top">Calendars.com</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-45862643517667912142007-10-31T12:58:00.000-07:002007-12-02T11:09:54.918-08:00A Potential Star Employee's Wish ListIf you are a manager, every so often you will come across an employee in your organization, hopefully under you supervision, that just shines above all the rest of their peers without much effort. That star or potential star employee is a gem you may have lucked upon, but it will take more than a little luck to keep them working for you and your company. And even worse than them leaving for your competition, they could get sullen and just stop putting forth any effort, and are no longer working 'with' your company.<br /><br />How do you keep your stars happily working in their cubicles and shining for your company? If you were to ask any of these employees, I bet the following items would all be on their wish list:<br /><br />* Give Them Co-Workers Who Can Keep Up - Nothing is more frustrating to a highly motivated, highly mobile worker that being partnered with a slug who just simply can't keep up. Chances are your star is not stuck up or conceited, but if you place them in teams that aren't performing because they truly can't perform or just don't care all long as the checks don't bounce, you’re just showing your star that you don't care about their level of effort. They'll find a place where movement at their speed matters.<br /><br />* Give Them The Resources They Need - Just like being placed with bad people, having poor or no resources available to get the job done means it will be harder--if not impossible--to get the job done. Make the jobs easier to get done, and they'll get more jobs done.<br /><br />* Give Them The Time They Need - Micromanagement is awful. Insane deadlines are awful. Not letting your stars get their job done, or rushing them to complete tasks sooner than they need to be completed will frustrate, confuse, and infuriate.<br /><br />* Give Them A Chance To Screw Up - If Jack Welsh gets to blow up a building and still become CEO of General Electric, a star employee in the making could surely survive a missed deadline, target, or even bombing a presentation. They're not screwing up on purpose. They'll learn a valuable lesson from the occasional failure, and especially from a huge failure.<br /><br />You've got a star employee, or a potential in the making. You've got a prime chance to directly effect the career and life of person who could be an eventual rock star CEO, or just another business burnout. Most of their outcome will truly be up to time, chance, and their own efforts. Don't be the jerk that makes it harder that it needs to be.<br /><br /><center><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.StealthSurfer.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/24106tenkem1A226BA1325A7657" target="_top"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/md117p59y31NWOOSXWNPORWTSRT" border="0" /></a><br /><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.StealthSurfer.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/24106tenkem1A226BA1325A7657" target="_top">StealthSurfer: Protection from spyware and online ID theft</a></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-54775553399553364092007-10-30T18:49:00.000-07:002007-10-30T18:50:07.146-07:00On Not Getting The Blogging Job Done In 2007(This is being cross-posted to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/”http://coolcorporate.blogspot.com/”">Cool Corporate dot com</a> & <a href="http://www.blogger.com/”http://jazzycoolone.blogspot.com/”">Life in Fast Forward</a>)<br /><br /><br />A newsletter I receive for talk radio host and producers recently had a rant on the basics you really needed to be a good talk show host:<br /><br />1) have a personality<br />2) have something to say<br /><br />For bloggers, the same applies, except you have to add a third axiom: have time to post. Under that point, I am definitely failing in the 'big-time' blogging talent department.<br /><br />Excuses aren't really necessary, since no one is really reading my blogs these days (based on my lack of posting of course). It no one's fault but my own that I planned on growing these blogs (and other blogs and personal projects) and have been constantly sidetracked by my twin nemeses, “Real Life” & “Paying Job.” But it really hurts me personally that ever plan to make my personal business ventures and a personal sense of accomplishment/peace can be so easily hijacked.<br /><br />Trust me, I'm not missing the chance to blog because of lack of ideas. What I have is a true lack of time and energy coming from personal exhaustion. 2007 was supposed to be my break through year, and it has turned into a near breakdown.<br /><br />That's near breakdown, mind you.<br /><br />Two more months and then a whole new year. Big plans missed in 2007 will hopefully mean a chance for bigger plans to come to pass in 2008. That is what I'm shooting for, and hope you will still be around for the ride.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />-J.C.J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-31554647541678501402007-10-14T16:36:00.000-07:002007-10-16T12:41:25.578-07:00Cool Corporate Blog Picks 10/16/07lifegoalaction would like you to <a href="http://www.lifegoalaction.com/122/">stop faking it until you make it</a><br /><br />An article from the Atlantic from March of 2004 <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200303/rauch">Caring for Your Introvert</a>,<br />which may have unwittingly touched off <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200602u/introverts">an Introverts' Rights revolution</a>.<br /><br />Over at The M.A.P. Maker, a post on <a href="http://mapmaker.curtrosengren.com/2007/10/the-great-balan.html">The Great Balance Boondoggle</a> dicusses the reality of "work/life balance" and gives a quick over of the book "<a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.booksamillion.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-800498-42121?isbn=1591841712" target="_top">Juggling Elephants</a><img height="1" src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-800498-42121" width="1" border="0" />" by Jones Loflin and Todd Musig.<br /><br />Businesspundit.com takes a look beyond resumes and uses the example of rare sports find to to show <a href="http://www.businesspundit.com/50226711/what_derrick_locke_can_teach_you_about_hiring_good_people.php">What Derrick Locke Can Teach You About Hiring Good People</a><br /><br />And Edith Yeung.com give you <a title="Permanent Link: 12 Reasons Why People Want to Keep Your Business Card" href="http://www.edithyeung.com/2007/09/21/12-reasons-why-anyone-want-to-keep-your-business-card/" rel="bookmark" phvfv="0" w0kj2="0">12 Reasons Why People Want to Keep Your Business Card</a><br /><br /><br /><center><a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.investors.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/f0100lnwtnvAJBBFKJACBFKICIK" target="_top"><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/6i104p59y31NWOOSXWNPOSXVPVX" border="0" /></a> <a onmouseover="window.status='http://www.investors.com';return true;" onmouseout="window.status=' ';return true;" href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/f0100lnwtnvAJBBFKJACBFKICIK" target="_top"><br />Investor's Business Daily</a><br /><br /><br /></center>J. Cleveland Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767427366773912622noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18802336.post-8300416388218047812007-10-13T13:21:00.000-07:002007-10-13T14:15:25.372-07:00Cool Corporate Blog Picks 10/13/07PickTheBrain drops some knowledge I really needed right now: <a href="http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/overcome-fear-of-failure/">7 Ways to Overcome the Fear of Failure</a><br /><br />Does your energy flow in cycles? 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