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Readers, you might want to check out the TEDtalk by Ron Gutman on SMILES – now I understand there is a Kindle book based on Ron’s talk called: Smile: The Astonishing Power of a Simple Act.

My theory about books and reading, part 1. We all have so much reading to do – business books, business journals, Wall Street Journal, etc. I suggest you go to www.eyeqadvantage.com (mention I sent you to get a nice discount – I do NOT get a referral fee) and learn to double, triple or even quadruple [...]

I love the new Wall Street Journal format – especially the Friday & Saturday issue – try it – I think you will enjoy it. I understand they are coming out with a 100% digital paper in 2011 – can’t wait.

The U.S. government is borrowing $5 BILLION dollars every single business day! As Jim Rohn would say, “Who sold you on that plan?”

The current issue of Outside had an interesting section called “Your Guide to Life – Presenting 51 dream things to do”. I’ve selected a few from their list so here goes: 1) Get a passport – only 28% of Americans have one; 2) Chase down your hero and meet them- It took me 3 years [...]

If you haven’t spent some time hiking the Grand Canyon, you’ve missed an amazing experience – put it on your “Bucket List.”

CDC Survey Results Obesity: In a recent CDC survey, 21% of those with a college education are obese versus 33% for those with less than a college education. Annual medical costs associated with obesity are estimated to be $147 billion. Obese people have average annual medical costs that are $1,429 more than people with normal [...]

Forbes 400 richest Americans – I assume you checked to see if your name was on the list – assuming it wasn’t, now it’s back to work. Top 5 richest in order: Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Larry Ellison, Christy Walton and tied for number 5, brothers Charles and David Koch.

This morning I’m speaking to a TEC group in Vernon, BC – tonight I will fly to Calgary – spend the night there and then tomorrow morning fly on to Nashville. My guess is, that in general, most governmental bodies just by their very nature are at best 50% effective and efficient (there are certainly [...]

The University of Michigan researchers believe they have found a link between vision and Alzheimers. Using a scale of ranking vision from excellent (one) to totally blind (six), researchers found that the risk for dementia increased by an average of 52% with each step up the scale. The obvious conclusion is declining vision precedes dementia [...]