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Conventional Wisdom is almost Always Wrong

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All our lives we are told by the pundits our goals are not realistic. Our dreams are too far-fetched. Our expectations are too high. We are told you have to remember who you are and where you came from. We are preached to that those "things" are for the "other" people; you certainly can't expect more »

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28 Rules of Business Litigation

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From Bill Gates at the end of the last century to John D. Rockefeller at the end of the previous century; from Rick Scott, founder of Columbia Health Care; to AT&T; from Richard Branson and British Airlines to Dan Peña and The Financial Times; from government, banking, insurance and every other facet of world commerce more »

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28 Tips that make Great Companies and CEO’s

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Here's a list of 28 Tips that make Great CEO's and Companies. These are some of the things I've learned after meeting many successful executives. They all have major characteristics which are  common. This is the same with strong businesses. No matter what industry, all super successful companies are highly adaptable, focused and passionate about more »

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95 things they said I could NOT do

December 23rd, 2009
You can do that

Purveyors of conventional wisdom have told me for years I couldn’t do this or that. I’ve kept the list of the things they said I couldn’t do but did. These are listed also in my book "Your First 100 Million". The message, of course is, "You CAN do that". You will definitely encounter lots of resistance more »

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Mentors and Dream Teams Make Millionaires

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They all had one thing in common: they wanted to make more money, lots of money. we’re talking serious money. And Dan Peña millionaire and speaker extraordinaire was going to show them how… for this they were prepared to pay hundreds, even thousands …was it worth it? Streetwise Business finds out… It was as going more »

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The BIG Lie

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The world is full of people who want their ears tickled on strategies for wealth creation and protection & so-called revealed secrets to wealth creation. And there are plenty of slick “business coaches” who are more than willing to do just that. for a fee. This is the world of the seminar guru. “The Big more »

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5 Credos to Succeed in Life

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Dan Peña an ‘Executive coach’ and ‘Business mentor’ class apart has based his life and success on 5 "basic" Credos – he writes these down every month, along with his goals, and repeats them every day – Dan believes one must "internalize" these credos, and make them a part of oneself to succeed. These special more »

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22 Penaisms to Live By

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Here's a list of personal quotes I have come up with during my time speaking in seminars and meetings. Learning is more enjoyable with one-liners such as these and easier to remember. Motivate yourself and others with these short and insightful "isms". Add them to your email signatures or status messages on Facebook.   Don't more »

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