Saturday, January 14th, 2012

During the 1980s and 1990s, I had the great fortune of working with Herman Heilman, a commercial and industrial real estate appraiser. I was introduced to Herman by my Uncle Tony Couri. Herman and Uncle Tony were good friends who went back a long way – Herman was born in 1904, and Uncle Tony was born in 1912. Prior to introducing me to Herman, Uncle Tony told me that Herman was one of the…
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Tags: Bad Habits, Developing New Habits, Goal Setting, Goals, Habits, New Years Day, Objectives, Resolutions, Setting Goals
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Saturday, January 7th, 2012

In last week’s article,
Habit Gravity & Escape Velocity, I told you about a New Year’s resolution I imposed upon one of my teenage daughters last year. The resolution was for her to make her bed every morning immediately after waking up. In…
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Tags: Bad Habits, Developing New Habits, Goal Setting, Goals, Habits, Mega Marketing, New Years Day, Objectives, Resolutions, Setting Goals, SMART Goals, Vince Zirpoli
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Saturday, December 31st, 2011

Georgette and I still have three daughters living at home with us – Mary (20), Christine (17), and Teresa (15). Although Georgette has asked all three of the girls to make their beds every morning, only one has consistently complied with her request. The other two daughters have expressed various reasons…
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Tags: Bad Habits, Developing New Habits, Habits, New Years Day, Resolutions
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Saturday, December 17th, 2011

Two weeks ago in my article,
The Wrong Way To Apologize, I gave you four examples of apologies that, in my opinion, were not genuine apologies. In last week’s article,
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Tags: Anger, Apologize, Apology, Forgiveness, How To Make A Genuine Apology, I'm Sorry But, Obligation To Apologize, Saying I'm Sorry
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Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Last Month I went to Atlanta, Georgia, for a four day conference. I took a direct flight from the airport in Bloomington (Central Illinois Regional Airport) to the airport in Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport). The flight…
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Tags: Anger, Apologize, Apology, Forgiveness, How To Make A Genuine Apology, I'm Sorry But, Saying I'm Sorry
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