December 2009
17 posts
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“We still live in a world that’s filled with opportunity. In fact, we have...”
– Seth Godin on how things were two years ago: Only two years left
Dec 31st
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Dec 21st
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“User experience design (or UX) is the practice of designing things by first...”
– Kevin Mattice (aka. Mr. X) on What is User Experience Design?
Dec 21st
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“Usability is like cooking: everybody needs the results, anybody can do it...”
– Anybody Can Do Usability (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
Dec 21st
“Designers should be arbiters of the truth: They should be the kind of people who...”
– The Clear War by Kevin Mattice (Mr. X) | Dustin Curtis
Dec 21st
Upcycling
We have… Recycling Hand-me-downs Passed on Donations Give-aways Freebies Gently used …and now, Upcycling. Thanks Veer!
Dec 20th
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“Smart businesspeople focus on the things they have the power to change, not...”
– Seth Godin on You don’t have the power
Dec 20th
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“CHALLENGE: Take ten of your people - your sales team, your office team, even...”
– Jeffrey Gitomer from Sales Caffeine Issue 423 December 15th, 2009
Dec 16th
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“A customer who is made to feel grateful most likely becomes enduringly loyal as...”
– Via Andy Servnovitz - Newsletter #760: The “Make Their Day” Issue and NYTimes - Hyatt’s Random Acts of Generosity
Dec 14th
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How to Land an Interview (and human resource...
Here are two three ideas that A) you won’t find anywhere else and B) are based on the belief that: Human resource managers have feelings too. If consumers buy based on emotions and businesses buy based on emotion, wouldn’t HR folks act on emotion too? Of course they do. Human Resource mangers are no less human than you or I. They are delighted by experiences like consumers are...
Dec 9th
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“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in...”
– Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)
Dec 8th
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“[Newspapers] are in trouble because they forgot to build a scalable, profitable...”
– Seth Godin on the challenge for people who create content.
Dec 7th
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“Here’s the secret to true happiness: Don’t run toward trouble, don’t flirt with...”
– Psalm 1:1-2 (RRPV)
Dec 4th
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“Kimo’s high expectations set a new pace for me. He taught me “the...”
– Derek Sivers on There’s no speed limit. (The lessons that changed my life.)
Dec 4th
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“Your success as a manager depends upon one ability - to bring driven,...”
– Aaron Wall on Growth Areas, Independent Webmastering, Hiring and More (Interview)
Dec 3rd
“Customer satisfaction is worthless — Customer loyalty is priceless!”
– Jeffrey Gitomer
Dec 3rd
“I spend most of my day writing. I write everything on our website. Communicating...”
– Jason Fried, 37Signals from Inc. Nov 2009, pg. 120
Dec 3rd