Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Welcome to the March 30, 2008 edition of e-3 carnival of success principles.
Stephen Dean presents Positive Thinking Is Worth Less… posted at Stephen Dean’s Copywriting And Internet Advertising Blog - Copywriter.
Marcus Hochstadt presents How To Save 2 Hours Per Day posted at Marcus Hochstadt.
Ruth Mitchell presents Encouragement posted at Buy Outside the Box, saying, “Use the power of encouragement to nurture yourself and others.”
Karl Goldfield presents Training: Habits for Success | The Sales Coach, The Sales Blog posted at Karl Goldfield.
Goal Setting
Erica Douglass presents Are Your Business Cards Still Stuck In The 1990’s? posted at erica.biz - Erica Douglass challenges you to change your life! What is holding you back from your dreams?, saying, “Are your business cards boring, or do they grab people’s attention right away? I share “four steps to business card bliss” based on conversations with top bloggers.”
Todd Goldfarb presents The Secret to Success (Podcast) posted at We The Change, saying, “Wonderful article and podcast on success. Enjoy!”
Robert Phillips presents Lessons Learned from The General posted at CYBERCA$HOLOGY.
Joshua Seth presents Overcoming Procrastination posted at Joshua Seth Blog.
Marcus Hochstadt presents Think And Grow Big posted at Marcus Hochstadt.
Law of Attraction
Gary Evans presents A Secret Meditation for Law of Attraction Followers posted at Good To Feel Good.
Carter presents Why Do You Complain? posted at SuperSonicSuccess, saying, “Why Do You Complain?”
ITAKEOFFTHEMASK presents Mastering Life Transitions is the Key to Happiness and Success posted at itakeoffthemask.com, saying, “You’ve reached a career dead-end, how do you make a job transition? Your heart was broken into a million pieces, how do you survive the days ahead? You’re migrating into another country, how do you face the challenges before you? How do you survive the transition?
Make that much desired JOB TRANSITION
Create an ABUNDANCE TRANSITION
Achieve RELATIONSHIP TRANSITIONS
Be HEALED and TRANSCEND Physical and Spiritual Barriers!
This article just might change your LIFE!”
Joel Chue presents Healing Power of the Mind - Sacred Bone Story posted at Mind Power: Unlock The Subconscious Mind Power Secrets.
Problem Solving
Karl Goldfield presents Training: Coaching vs. Managing | The Sales Coach, The Sales Blog posted at Karl Goldfield.
Marcia Francois presents 3 steps to confident decisions posted at Marcia’s take charge blog, saying, “One of the common characteristics of successful people is that they make decisions and take action.
Here are 3 steps to confident decisions.”
David B. Bohl presents Are You Too Passive at Your Job? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Like being in a relationship, work can become a predictable dance of expected reactions to expected events. Do you find that you can generally count on people to always behave in a certain way?”
Productivity and Time Management
Louise Manning presents Customer care posted at The Human Imprint.
Rich Vosler presents The System Will Give You Posture - But You’ve Got To Use It posted at Sales Training Tips.
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Welcome to the March 22, 2008 edition of E-3 Carnival of Success Principles.
Ralph Jean-Paul presents Be THE Presence in Any Room posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, “So you want to be one of those people who seem to get noticed wherever they go? You want to have an invisible magnetic attraction that can be felt? You want to come across as confident, cool and in control whether you are in front of an audience or walking down the street? Then you want presence.”
Law of Attraction
Erek Ostrowski presents Tips for Aspiring Leaders (#2 Speaking Your Vision) posted at Verve Coaching, saying, “Effective leaders have the ability to carve out space in the world for their ideas and commitments in such a way that the world actually shifts and changes around them…”
ConsciousFlex presents Conscious Flex: How to Find Your Passion and Make It Your Career: by Nicholas Powiull posted at Conscious Flex.
Problem Solving
Taylor Coburn presents Time Sequencing, Not Time Management posted at Internet Business at ProcessToProfits, saying, “How you sequence activities can be even more important than how you manage time…”
GreatManagement presents On Leadership by Allan Leighton posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “I totally believe if you want to improve a certain skill then you should model yourself on someone who already has had success in that skill.”
Productivity and Time Management
Shawn Driscoll presents Are You Busy or Productive? posted at Shawn Driscoll.
SJ Yee presents Time Management for Lazy People posted at Personal Development for the Book Smart, saying, “Time is Money. Here’s a detailed summary of the key concepts in the time management lecture by Randy Pausch… You can skim through it to get the points you need…”
Patricia Twitchell presents Spruce Your Environment, Spruce Your Spirit posted at Just Bears and Stuff, saying, “One of the most effective ways to improve one’s emotional well-being is with a good Spring Cleaning. For some of my bear loving friends it could be autumn, but this can still work for you. It’s amazing what a good cleaning and clearing can do for one’s state of mind.
Not only does a good cleaning seem to lift our spirits, it has actually been proven to preserve our home and office environment. Learn how simple it really is.”
David B. Bohl presents Beauty in Simplicity: Steps for Decluttering Your Life posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Clutter can make the most beautiful life seem dreary and exhausting.”
Goal Setting
Rolf F. Katzenberger presents 3 steps to your Personal Mission Statement posted at Evomend | Timeless resources for personal organization., saying, “Do you need a Personal Mission Statement? What for? If you do it well, the statement will give you orientation, identity, decision support and sound relationships. It takes only 3 steps.”
Visualization
Bragoo presents We Have To Start Pushing Each Other Up The Ladder posted at Life Improvement Tips For Thin and Small People.
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Saturday, March 15th, 2008
Welcome to the March 15, 2008 edition of E-3 Carnival of Success Principles.
Joel Chue presents Mind Power: Life is a Mind Game - Learn How to Play it Well posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
Alvin Huang presents Find Your Perfect Mate with the Law of Attraction posted at ChargedAudio Subliminal Success | Self Improvement.
Hill Robertson presents Are You Working for the Weekend? posted at Hill Robertson, saying, “Do not focus on working for the weekend. Focus on working for freedom.”
Joel Chue presents Mind Power: The 3Ps’ That Will Make You A Champion! posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
Alvin Huang presents Stress Management: Signs of Stress and What to Do posted at ChargedAudio Subliminal Success | Self Improvement.
Albert Foong presents The Art of Giving What You Don’t Have » Personal Development - The Urban Monk posted at Urban Monk.
Joel Chue presents Mind Power posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
Sabrina Jefferson presents Building Confidence By Doing posted at Sabrina Jefferson.
Tina Su presents How to Delete Email Addiction posted at Think Simple. Be Decisive..
James D. Brausch presents How To Learn posted at Internet Business Blog.
Carol Bentley presents 3 time management tips and recommended reading posted at Carol Bentley.
Mark Riffey presents Blocking time improves small business owner productivity posted at Business is Personal.
Goal Setting
Joshua C. Karlin presents Powerful Yet Reasonable Goals posted at Marketing & Fundraising Ideas.
Steve Oliphant presents Stop Gambling with Your Future and Start Making Money posted at Steve Oliphant’s Musings.
Joshua C. Karlin presents Productivity, Time Management and Values posted at Internet Business.
David B. Bohl presents Become an Engaging Conversationalist posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Engaging conversation is not a behavior trait, but a skill that anyone can master. It’s a skill that offers huge rewards – improved relationships, a wider circle of friends and better career opportunities. More importantly, it yields self-confidence in social situations.”
Warren Wong presents How To Solve Problems By Changing Your Frame Or Perspective posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “How seemingly unsolvable problems can be solved by changing your frame or perspective.”
Brad Trnavsky presents What Monkeys Teach us… - Sales Management 2.0 posted at Sales Management 2.0 - Featured Blog Posts.
The Secret
Akemi presents Networking: It’s Not Just Who You Know posted at Yes to Me.
wilson ng presents Chinese Guanxi posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife, saying, “Globalization means you start to have more likelihood of working with Chinese, Japanese or Asians. For Asian culture, the art of relationship or Guanxi is important in making the business work. Understanding this facet means you can be more successful by focusing your efforts in cultivating the proper relationships.”
Gary Evans presents Why Won’t The Law of Attraction Work For Me? posted at Good To Feel Good.
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of e-3 carnival of success principles using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Welcome to the March 8, 2008 edition of E-3 Carnival of Success Principles.
Jirel presents The secrets of my happiness posted at Positive and Successful Life Style tips.
Mary presents Learn The Ancient Secrets of Creative Visualization To Explode Your Results In Life posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
Mary presents Mantras, Prayers and the Power of Affirmations posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
GreatManagement presents Great Successful People Extracts - Real Practical Tips posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “Numerous tips from top successful individuals sharing ideas on being a new manager, building relationships, how to have a successful career, how to manage your boss, public speaking, job hunting, leaving college. And All profits are going to the Breast Cancer Care Charity.”
Dwayne Tucker presents Be an Entrepreneur! posted at Dwayne Tucker - PhotoShop Blog / Tutorials, saying, “Live the Life you always wanted to Live!”
Dave presents Master The Simple Science of Positive Thinking! posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
Dave presents How Positive Affirmations Can Change Your Life? posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
Sagar presents Top 100 Motivational Blog Posts of All Time posted at Bootstrapper.
Jeet presents How Success Feels When it Comes Against All Odds! posted at Thoughts and Senses, saying, “It is a short genesis checking what success feels when it comes against all odds. When the wind is blowing against you and everything looks pitted against you. Very few things can be sweeter than success achived this way.”
James D. Brausch presents Another Resolution posted at Internet Business Blog.
CMOE presents Manchester United: Leadership, Teamwork, Success posted at Teamwork, saying, “Small blog that shows how Manchester United was successful using teamwork.”
Mark Ashbridge presents Success Is A Causable Event - Home Based Business Blog By Mark Ashbridge, Andrew Cocks and Terry Zambri posted at First Home Based Business, saying, “Home Based Business Blog Based On The Princples Of The NEW Think And Grow Rich”
David B. Bohl presents What’s the Worst That Could Happen? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I’ve learned something important about dealing with things I’m really concerned and stressed about. It is very simple, but it took me years to figure it out, even after I’d been asked this same question many times by other people trying to help me through stressful situations.”
Karl Goldfield presents Coaching sales champions: Building a plan Part 2: Finding Talent - Unearthing potential and making stars posted at Coaching sales champions.
Jenny presents Big Thoughts and Big Actions Make Dreams Come True! posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
Michael presents The Law of Attraction! Own It! (Part 2) posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
Silveral presents The Secret of Celebrity Success | Celebrity News, and Gossip posted at Celebrity News, and Gossip.
Nadege presents Increase your reults 100% by answering these two questions posted at Clearly Envision.
Dr. Joe Capista presents What can a dentist teach me about business, life and success? posted at The Success Triangle, saying, “Building a successful business takes more than a business or marketing plan. It takes effective and efficient systems. The daily challenges of running a business can be overwhelming without appropriate systems in place; systems that allow you to create a life of Total Success. Building a successful business also means having success in your personal life. The kind of success many people want and few achieve. Learn proven insights from a wildly successful dentist who understands the relationship between one’s personal and professional life to create Total Success.”
Tina Su presents Your Guide to Conquer Fear of Public Speaking posted at Think Simple. Be Decisive..
Rich Vosler presents Finding the lesson in your struggle posted at Sales Training Tips.
Jones presents A Simple Plan: How Do I Use the Law of Attraction? (Part 2) posted at Mind Power Hacks: Tap The Subconscious Mind Power.
Andrew presents 9 Smart Perseverance Tips posted at Personal Hack, saying, “*** Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. ~ William Feather ***
Perseverance, or persistent determination, is a common personal development topic, and therefore I will not be discussing perseverance in it’s traditional sense. What I will be discussing is smart perseverance. The problem with the traditional concept of perseverance is it’s vagueness. When should you persist and when should you just quit and move on? When is perseverance smart, and when is it just a waste of time?
Smart perseverance simply is a conscious persistent determination. It involves regularly evaluating each one of your goals and actions deciding whether or not you should keep going. These tips will shed a lot more light on smart perseverance.”
John W. Furst presents Performance Boost Under Pressure posted at E-Biz Booster Blog, saying, “Normally, pressure from someone else keeps people ticking. But what can you do, if you are your own boss?”
Tim Gary presents Drama = Rocket Fuel For Success posted at Internet Success Bites.
CMOE presents Executive Leadership Development: Choosing the Right Leader posted at Teamwork.
Edith presents How to Develop a Successful Business Pitch? posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..
David B. Bohl presents If You Don’t Do It Now, You’ll Regret It Later posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I’m a relatively happy guy, but sometimes I can get pretty out of sorts. Usually that is related to something I’ve been meaning to do, or always wanted to do. Something, of course, that remains on my “to do” list, and never quite makes it to my did list.”
James D. Brausch presents Make A Wish & Nothing Happens posted at Internet Business Blog.
Rob Moshe presents Live Your Best Life By Serving Others posted at Rob Schaumer, saying, “This is not necessarily a fitting post for your carnival. Once the project starts, each day I will recognize a fellow blogger that “Helped”"
Warren Wong presents What Commiting To Something Means And Why You Should Do It posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Here are good reasons why you shouldn’t be afraid of commitment.”
Rich Vosler presents How to get more belief in yourself posted at Sales Training Tips.
HL Grove presents Kill Procrastination Before It Kills Your Happiness posted at MoneyWeb24.
David B. Bohl presents Are You Turning Your Strengths Into Weaknesses? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Are your weaknesses hardwired, or can your brain develop new connections and make you able to do things you never could before?”
Shawn Driscoll presents Top 5 Reasons We Don’t Know What We Want posted at Shawn Driscoll.
Warren Wong presents Why Mediation Can Be Very Useful posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Several reasons why mediation can be extremely useful!”
GreatManagement presents What I learnt From One Of The UK’s Best Selling Business Authors posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “This idea is that you describe your future life in the present tense.”
Mark Fleming presents Respect Your Decisions posted at improvefast.net.
Hill Robertson presents Stay Passionate About Your Passions posted at Hill Robertson, saying, “Look at the passions you have had throughout the years to better understand how to keep your passion.”
Derrick Markotter presents Long term vs short term goals posted at Online Business Blog.
Tim Gary presents What’s on your menu? Worms or Chocolate? posted at Internet Success Bites.
Hill Robertson presents The Votes Are In And The Winner Is posted at Hill Robertson, saying, “No one else will make you successful. Success is your choice.”
GreatManagement presents Get Rid Of Procrastination Once And For All posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, “Everyone suffers from procrastination at some stage in their lives.”
Joshua C. Karlin presents Powerful Yet Reasonable Goals posted at Marketing & Fundraising Ideas.
Kenton Newby presents Focusing on Leverage posted at KentonNewby.com.
Mark Riffey presents Decide posted at Business is Personal.
Sabrina Jefferson presents Decision Making posted at Sabrina Jefferson.
Sabrina Jefferson presents What You Don’t Know About Local Sushi Restaurants May Surprise You! posted at Sabrina Jefferson.
James D. Brausch presents It’s You Too posted at Internet Business Blog.
Mark Riffey presents Recovering from “the day from hell”, aka Time Management posted at Business is Personal.
Akemi presents 5 Qualities I Find In Successful Entrepreneurs posted at Yes to Me.
David B. Bohl presents Do You Make The Mistake Of ODing On Self Help? posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “I’m a little concerned that some people seem to always be reading the latest self-help book and saying things like, “This is the book for me. This is what I’m going to do to change my life.””
daniel santos presents Creating A Dream posted at Creating a Dream, saying, “That first moment you glimpse your destiny - that cosmic bolt hit you yet?”
Tiffany Colter presents Writing Career Coach: A Pleasant surprise and How I got here Part 2 posted at Writing Career Coach, saying, “This blog discusses a pleasant surprise on how to have success beginning from the first day of this New Year!”
Hill Robertson presents Work Smart So You Can Smell the Roses posted at Hill Robertson, saying, “It can be easy to get so caught up with being busy that we overlook the important things that are often right in front of our nose.”
James D. Brausch presents Failure… The Doorway to Success posted at Internet Business Blog.
James D. Brausch presents Beliefs posted at Internet Business Blog.
James D. Brausch presents Lack of Results posted at Internet Business Blog.
Anya Portnik presents Sales training & personal development from motivational speaker Gavin Ingham. posted at Gavin Ingham.
Mark Riffey presents If Michael Jordan is ok with failing, isn’t it ok for you? posted at Business is Personal.
Thomas D. Brownsword presents Work: A Mixed Blessing posted at Business Action Steps.
James D. Brausch presents Cruise For Success? posted at Internet Business Blog.
Life. Money. Development. presents Acquiring the Habits of Highly Successful Students posted at Life. Money. Development., saying, “Expanding on how to hone our learning skills. Useful for school, business and life in general”
Tiffany Colter presents Writing Career Coach: How I got here: Part 3 posted at Writing Career Coach, saying, “This blog discusses expecting success and how to know when you get there!”
Shawn Driscoll presents 5 Massive Mistakes Keeping You Stuck posted at Shawn Driscoll.
Terry Dean presents Why Believing in Yourself Will Change Your Life posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.
Ed Rivis presents Planning for Catastrophic Failure. posted at Ed Rivis.
James D. Brausch presents Not Enough Time posted at Internet Business Blog.
Ralph Jean-Paul presents Bounce Back After Failure posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, “Some of the most successful people in the world credit their success to a failure they’ve experienced. Bounce back from your failure and you might become one of them. Learn about the different types of failures and how to recover from them successfully.”
James D. Brausch presents The Anatomy of Hurdles posted at Internet Business Blog.
Brian Terry presents The #1 reason most people fail? posted at Big Selling Website Design.
Warren Wong presents How To Deal With Worrying posted at Personal Development for INTJs, saying, “Three steps to help you stop worrying in no time!”
Tupelo Kenyon presents Make a Decision Easier posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “Decisions needn’t be a chore. In fact, it’s a profound privilege to be able to make decisions for yourself. Consider the alternative. Would you rather have someone else make your decisions for you? The ability to make your own decisions is a good definition of freedom. Here are some tips on how to make better decisions easier. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus song selections with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”
James D. Brausch presents False Security Thinking posted at Internet Business Blog.
Aaron Brandon presents Overcoming Negativity posted at Aaron Brandon.
David B. Bohl presents Put Fun in Your Time Management Strategy posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Time management has become an integral part of attaining success and maintaining a work life balance. Just as important to your mental and physical health is the inclusion of fun activities in your schedule.”
taur presents My Own 10 Commandments for Success posted at trabaho.ba.kamo? The Blog for the Filipino Jobseeker.
Hill Robertson presents Time for Money - Moving in Reverse posted at Hill Robertson, saying, “If you are just trading your time for money, you are going backward financially when you take into account the increases in other expenses. Read further to see what you can do about it.”
Dominic Tay presents Unleash the Leader in You, Be a Coach | Personal Development for Winners posted at Dominic Tay Dot Com, saying, “Ever wonder why there are people who love to lead? If you’re into leadership and want to be a good leader, you can actually improvise and unleash the leader in you. How? I’ve got two quick and simple ways how to be a life coach, or a leader that is. And these two secrets to success can be applied as well if you’re developing your home business, your wealth building that is. Be the boss you can be and read as I discuss ways how to be an effective leader in your own business.”
Rich Vosler presents Pruning makes growth for new life posted at Sales Training Tips.
Edith presents Three Golden Rule of Presentation by Guy Kawasaki posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..
Mark Riffey presents If Tiger Woods takes advice on golf… posted at Business is Personal.
Matthew Spears presents I ’should’ heal and grow. posted at Loving Awareness, saying, “As much as you desire change, understand it is because you think you “should”. This desire for change, is usually allowed to come to you from an external source rather that from inside yourself. In other words, true change will not occur unless and until you are connected to your inner Self and the desire to change comes from there.”
Jimson Lee presents Success from Brain-Training or Brain-Mapping posted at Speedendurance.com, saying, “A brain-training or brain-mapping regimen can enhance one’s ability to persuade, influence and basically overpower a person.”
Successful Footsteps presents Patience - Your First Step Towards Success posted at Become Successful.
Robert Phillips presents The Fifth Ingredient posted at CYBERCA$HOLOGY.
Successful Footsteps presents Your Background and Success - Does Background Matter? posted at Become Successful.
Successful Footsteps presents You Need Help to become Successful posted at Become Successful.
Wayne Buckhanan presents Three Types of Action posted at Life, Love, & Learning.
Rose Walbrugh presents Beliefs of happy people posted at FreeMyMind.Net, saying, “How do we set about discovering a set of well grounded beliefs certain to result in a happy, constructive life?”
David B. Bohl presents 5 Tips for Becoming a Better Listener posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Ever had anyone tell you that you hear, but don’t listen? Most of us have had experiences where we’ve heard someone talking to us, but didn’t get what they were saying. Or have you had to ask someone to repeat something they just told you ten minutes ago?”
Alvin Huang presents Positive Thinking on Paper posted at ChargedAudio Subliminal Success | Self Improvement.
John W. Furst presents Fix Bad Habits Become More Productive posted at E-Biz Booster Blog, saying, “Fight distractions and a lack of discipline with a very easy exercise, get results oriented and win your productivity back.”
CMOE presents Leadership On The River posted at Teamwork.
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of e-3 carnival of success principles using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Is it just me or is the world becoming too complicated? When I say complicated I don’t mean in the sense of advancement. It’s great that we experience growth in technology, education, and other important aspects of life.
My problem lies with the notion that you are somehow “smarter” if you make things sound ridiculously complicated.
Example 1
Case and point. I was at an all day seminar for small business owners last summer. Some of it was pure fluff and some of it was quality information. The first presenter got things going with a semi moving speech about being Super Excellent. A good number of his principles were spot on and correct. I agree that in this life you must be persistent, knowledgeable, and slightly crazy if you want to be wildly successful. Just as I was beginning to enter my Super Excellent zone he said something that snapped me out of my trance.
“If you really want to intrigue your customers say things in a way they won’t understand. That way they’ll keep coming back!”
What??
I don’t know too many people that will be drawn in by someone who speaks in tongue twisting parables that they don’t understand. Speaking over people’s heads is wasteful and it never ever gets the message across. Plain English gets the job done just fine.
Example 2
A former co-worker of mine was the absolute king of the corporate tongue twisters. In 10 short years he’d climbed through the ranks to make the position of Senior Manager. He wasn’t shy about sharing that information one bit. He was one of those people that puffed his chest out and flashed his blackberry to prove he was important. Needless to say he wasn’t well received.
One day we were in a meeting discussing our operation. The point was raised that some of our facilities shared similar qualities and could work together to create a more efficient operation. In his best big wig voice he puffed out his chest and said “The cross-functional synergies have been running through my mind for some time now”.
What??
That’s a very interesting way to say “the two facilities that are across the street from each other should put freight on the same truck”. I don’t really know if that’s a “cross-functional synergenastic” relationship.
Example 3
The fitness industry is terrible about making things more complicated than necessary (probably more so than any other industry). At any given time there are 25 different diets, 50 different supplements, 75 different workouts, and 100 different people telling you how to get the same result.
Do the math and that’s 25*50*75*100 = 9,375,000 ways to burn fat and build muscle. No wonder people have a hard time seeing results! It’s pretty daunting to keep up with 9 million options (at least it would be for me). I don’t know how things got this way but it needs to stop.
Do we really need 9 million ways to move more and eat less?
Do we?
Conclusion
We’re living in an age where making things sound outlandishly complicated will get you everywhere. Pretty soon the color crayon yellow will have the number wavelength frequency on the crayon instead of the color. I bet the kids will love that.
Since I’m having so much fun I’ve decided to throw in my own big word for good measure. So I’d like to close with my profound word of wisdom “gobbledegookiewoogie”. It means “I’m trying to make this nonsense sound confusing as possible”.
Did it work?
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