How do you answer the question – “what do you do?”

If you attend an event where you are meeting strangers, you will be asked this question – ‘so what do you do?’.  At this point do you say state the features of the service you provide?…e.g.  I am an accountant. Or do you state the benefits of the service you provide? 

E.g. I help my clients pay the legal minimum amount of tax, not a penny more, not a penny less.

So, which is it? You need to state the benefits of the service ...

   

1. An interest in the challenges that other people face. You can find out about these with intelligent, sensitive questions. Most people are happy to open up about the business issues they face.
   
2. An open, inquiring mind. You need to be on the look out for new ways to do things and fresh ideas.
   
3. The willingness to offer the ideas, put them into context and communicat...

1. Jump to the next curve. Too many companies duke it out on the same curve. If they were daisy wheel printer companies, they think innovation means adding Helvetica in 24 points. Instead, they should invent laser printing. True innovation happens when a company jumps to the next curve–or better still, invents the next curve, so set your goals high. 

2. Don’t worry, be crappy. An innovator doesn’t worry about shipping an innovative product with elements of crappiness if it’s truly in...

You can now select a YouTube-related course through Pitzer College. But while a course about YouTube is surprising to some, the web is actually a treasure trove of education-related resources, including lots of video lectures, educational wikis and podcasts. The key sites for modern, web-based learning are outlined below – feel free to add more in the comments.

Courses From Organizations:

Annenberg Media – A host of video lectures ranging from the art of the Wild West to abnormal psycho...

Fortunately, learning and learning to learn well, will always be one of the most valuable skills in your personal and professional life. My point is to start building these skills as soon as possible, preferably when you are still a student.

Fast and effective learning is a skill for life and we could talk about it for days. However, to get you started here are 5 powerful tips on how to learn more, how to learn well and how to learn effectively.

Le...

There are many characteristics, techniques, etc. that make for a successful teacher. These may be as varied as the teachers themselves. However, there are certain time-tested attributes, characteristics, and practices which contribute immensely to teacher success. The following list contains items that students have used to describe their best teachers.

1. Enthusiasm

• Students can feel the excitement
• Students easily detect the teacher's love for job and subject

2. Preparation

• Teacher k...

Some years ago, on a hot summer day, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole that was behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.

He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore.In the house, his mother was looking out the window. She saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear,she...

Once upon a time a tortoise and a hare had an argument about who was faster. They decided to settle the argument with a race.They agreed on a route and started off the race. The hare shot ahead and ran briskly for some time. Then seeing that he was far ahead of the tortoise, he thought he’d sit under a tree for some time and relax before continuing the race. He sat under the tree and soon fell asleep. The tortoise plodding on overtook him and soon finished the race, emerging as the undisput...

My Mother taught me about ANTICIPATION:
“Just wait until your father gets home.”

My Mother taught me about RECEIVING:.
“You are going to get it when we get home!”

My Mother taught me to MEET A CHALLENGE:
“What were you thinking? Answer me when I talk to you… Don’t talk back to me!”

My Mother taught me LOGIC:
“Because I said so, that’s why.”
&
“If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you’re not going to the store with me.”

My Mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE:
“If ...

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always
there for her. She told her boyfriend, ‘If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’

One day,someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.
 
He asked her,’Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?’ The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The
sight of his ...

I happened to come across this story in a website..It is a story that that carries an inspirational message so thought of sharing it.. Read on…..

INFORMATION PLEASE – A TRUE STORY

When I was quite young, my family had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember well the polished oak case fastened to the wall on the lower stair landing. The shiny receiver hung on the side of the box. I even remembered the number – 105. I was too little to reach the telephone, but used to li...

There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountain...

We all know one of the major purpose to do Press Release is to get your news into Google News.

Why? Because:

    – Your Press Release will be seen by millions of people!

    – Your website will get a flood of Spider visits!

    – Your website will get a flood of targeted visitors!

    – Your Press Release will be syndicated across many blogs and article directories thanks to Google’s RSS feeds!

    – Your Press Release will get noticed by thousands of journalists, editors ...

Things You’ll Need:

Blogging is the “in” thing in today’s society. From teens, to adults, and even to senior citizens,blogging can be a lot of fun to do. In fact, some people even say that blogging can serve as a stress reliever where you will be able to express everything that you feel. It basically serves as an outlet of stress. And, the best part about blogging is that blogging brings fame.

If you have a knack for writing, you might be able to become very popular in the internet, especially if you have a...

People write on Internet must have a GOOD reason for it. The first reason is EARNING. I am writing because of money, so do you, so do everyone on Helium, except the people that forward their earnings to charity.

But they are VERY RARE. The most important reason for Internet writing is COMPETITION. The more articles there are, the better results will be… It is the same rule as in economy…

The bigger fish eats the smaller one. That’s the way it was, the way it is, and the way it will be.

Wri...

I caught an interesting post on Problogger.com the other day relating to the topic of building credibility via your blogs (and websites). This is a cool topic so I’ve decided to add it to my blog.

Building a solid business reputation can be even more challenging online than offline. Without the face-to-face interactions and voice contact found in the ‘real world’, many people will tend to be a lot more suspicious of web businesses until given good reason to think otherwise.

I think a big ...

When you set up your blog, you will probably have already decided on the type of blog you will keep. Some web blog hosting sites will offer there service for free, but have a minimum of ...

The Top Five Reasons SmileBox is the Best Photo Sharing Site

• personalize and email or blog any design for free
• create unique scrapbook pages with your digital photos or videos
• create u...

Foremost thing of AdSense receipts for Indian residents is that the income is taxable in India. It can be shown either under the head ‘Income from Business or Profession’ or under ‘Income from other sources’. The deciding factor in t...

Google Adwords is a lethal direct marketing tool, which can give you amazing results if used correctly. However, since it requires you to invest money, it can get pretty risky. The whole Adwords game can slowly become too costly to handle and burn a whole in your wallet if you’re not careful. In this article, we will look into the top 5 mistakes that you need to avoid when you’re working with Adwords.

Don’t Bid Very High - In case you do not have any predetermined data, which indicates b...

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If you have a blog, or are thinking about starting a blog, then you are definitely going to want to read this article. It’s all about how to line your pockets with money that’s just waiting to be made without working much harder than you already are.

No only are blogs the hottest thing on the ‘net right now, but they are custom-made for Google’s AdSense program. Why? It’s simple. Blogs represent constantly changing and fresh content to Google’s search engine spiders. Feeding fresh ...

So you want to make serious money online? As a super affiliate,you can. Many affiliate marketers around the world are already earning six-figure or even seven-figure incomes, and there really is no limit to the potential. Thanks to the Internet, you can now generate sales on a truly global basis – working from home, or wherever you find convenient.

Now you don’t need to be tied to the daily commute, and a pitiful salary that barely covers your bills.
Thanks to affiliate marketing,you can:

• ta...

The brand of a mobile phone is one of the most important factor influencing consumers’ buying decision while most people don’t really care about advice being offered by the sales person at the mobile phone shop. Cost too is an important consideration and goes on to explain why iPhone failed in India.

In terms of features, multimedia (especially music) and camera quality of the phone do play an important role. Men or women who are single are much more likely to buy latest phone models and a...

Aparna received a call from a bank with which she has a credit card, offering her a ‘loan on credit card’. Yes, loan on credit card! She assumed it to be a cash withdrawal facility on the credit card. On further conversation with the phone banker, she realized that it is not the same as cash withdrawal on her card. So she decided to explore this loan option.

What is a loan on credit card?

Loan on credit card is similar to personal loans, but this is pre-approved, and it comes without the ne...

On October 1, Discovery launched a primetime time band, from 9 pm to 10 pm daily, during which it showcases some of its best programmes. The time band, which was called Ultimate Discovery, has programmes centring round themes such as science, technology, the natural world, adventure and exploration.

The time band met with a fair amount of success and the channel has now launched the second phase of Ultimate Discovery. During this phase, Ultimate Discovery will air shows such as Cool Stuff, Dis...

I’m a huge fan on online banking. In fact, we opened our first online savings account with ING Direct over five years ago, and we haven’t looked back since.

Sure, we still have a local brick and mortar bank for convenience, but we keep the vast majority of our savings online. Why? Because online banks offer significantly higher interest rates than do their local competitors.

I’ve opened more than my fair share of accounts over the years, in part because I enjoy rate-chasing, and in part b...

Happiness is much more strongly linked to culture than to money. Anyone in any culture who has trouble with the necessities of life, food, shelter, and clothing, is not likely to be happy. In general, wealthy people tend to be less stressed than those with less money because they don’t worry about the necessities.

Nevertheless, money brings its own stressors.

Today, a number of psychiatrists specialize in helping people who have suddenly come into money. It could be winning the lottery, recei...

The 7 Habits of Business Success

Habit 1. Cultivate Inner Networks: Entrepreneurs practicing the art of business success know the power of networks. They take ...

Who’s afraid of the big bad boss? Plenty of us, new Florida State Univ study shows.

The abusive boss has been well documented in movies (“Nine to Five”), television (Fox’s “My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss”) and even the Internet(http://HateBoss.com). Now, a Florida State University professor and two of his doctoral students have conducted a study that shines some light on the magnitude of the problem and documents its effects on employee health and job performance.

“They say that employ...

Call centre in lay man’s term is a place where you receive or make calls depending on what process it is. I have been associated with Call Centres from the past 5 years and let me tell you there is nothing like a Call Centre.

There are 2 types of Call Centres. 1. Outbound Call Centre. 2. Inbound Call Centre.

Outbound Call Centre: – Is a place wherein you make calls, it can be for Sales or Collections.

Inbound Call Centre: – Is a place wherein you receive calls, it can be for servicing of e...

Outsourcing is driving an industry that even fresh-out-of-school youth can make the most out of.

It’s more than just picking up phones and giving solutions. The BPO culture is thriving and flourishing, with more and more young people opting for a career in outsourcing seriously.

Quick money

Challenging and dynamic, BPO jobs are attracting younger crowds and more people are joining the bandwagon of earning quick! Pocket money never seems to suffice, as lifestyles change from hanging out with fr...

ZaaBiz is a social networking platform and used predominantly as a means to search for new business partners, initiate new business contacts, open up new markets, find partnership opportunities and to set up and manage existing business relations.

Multilingual groups and forums also give members access to industry-specific expertise and allow them to exchange ideas and perspectives with other members in ZaaBiz. ZaaBiz provides its members with a human network and other online applications need...

“Welcome to Heaven,” said God. “Before you get settled in though, it seems we have a problem. You see, strangely enough, we’ve never once had a Human Resources Manager make it this far and we’re not really sure what to do with you.”

Here are some tips to help you joy in your work:

1. Be realistic

We often have a habit of setting unrealistic goals for ourselves. We
expect more than what we are capable of and when we are not able to
meet our goals, depression seeps in and the work becomes a source of
unhappiness rather than joy.

See, if you also aimed to touch skies overnight. If yes, set
S.M.A.R.T goals for yourself. SMART here means: Specific, Measurable,
Achievable, Realistic, Timely.

2. Turn to the office with a right mindset

En...

After 2 years of selfless service, a man realized that he has not been promoted, no transfer,no salary increase no recommendation and that the Company is not doing any thing about it.So he decided to walk up to his HR Manager one morning and after exchanging greetings, he told his HR Manager his observation.

The boss looked at him, laughed and asked him to sit down saying; My friend, you have not worked here for even one day.

The man was surprised to hear this, but the manager went on to explai...

Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite – telling them to help themselves to hot coffee

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, ...

1: Write their own name
Reading and writing are two of the hardest things a child will learn. The best way to start is to make sure they can write their own name. Use pencils, not pens. Yo...

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1 : Life is not fair – get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won’t care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT m...

“As we found more users online, we introduced certain safety and privacy features” 

Electrons rush about delivering her superlative testimonials and status messages. She has 548 friends, out of which 240 are tagged ‘best friends’. She is fifteen and she loves surfing various social networking sites.

Though teenagers have become permanent netizens, it helps to remember one mantra: when it c...

With exam results around the corner, some of you must be stressed out about your scores, especially if you aren’t sure if you have done well. Here are few tips which will help you calm during your wait.

1. Try not to talk about the exams once it’s over. When discussing with friends we are more likely to discuss about the mistakes we have done. This will only highlight the point that you have not given your best and till will in turn increase the stress level.
2. Its better not to go through your ...