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Being Creative and Encouraging Innovation in Your Business

Alicia Fruin asked: When running your own small business, we are often called to be creative and innovative. Without this ability, I have discovered it is nearly impossible to be successful, let alone stay afloat. This innovative and creative spirit is especially important to small business owners because they do not have the kind of […]

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Things To Consider When Making Creative Birdhouses

Bercle George asked: Putting a birdhouse to vacant areas in your house like the backyard is a n ideal step to build family togetherness, as well as to help build good area for living for our feathered friends. When you place unusual birdhouses in your yard you are encouraging birds to visit in your yard […]

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No.1 Selling Perspective for Revenue Driven Firms: Across All Industries, Revenue is King

Chuck Mache asked: I listen to talk radio, particularly sports talk. One of the hottest topics, if not the hottest is whether the San Francisco Giants should bring back Barry Bonds. For the two people on the planet that don’t know, he will be a free agent once the World Series is over. One morning […]

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Encouragement

Ruth Mitchell asked: It’s odd really to think that some people don’t thrive on encouragement. But in my dealings with artists and the rest of the world, I have found that some people appreciate encouragement, some are skeptical of it, and a few are downright intimidated by encouragement as if you are manipulating them. In […]

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Profiting More from Creative Ways to Use Your Old Products, Even the Duds

Daniel Klatt asked: I read the other day about a European company that created a technology for stores for example in a mall to keep teens from hanging out in front of their businesses or loitering. It’s a device that makes a high-pitched frequency that teens can clearly hear yet which most adults can’t, because […]

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Encourage Yourself Towards Success

Kevin Sinclair asked: So often today, we hear of the power of the affirmation as it is spoken about with reverence in hushed tones. Yet to ask someone what an affirmation is we are left with the impression that its power exists for the fact that if we say something often enough we will believe […]

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Do You Want to Take Your Creative Writing to the Next Level?

Caterina Christakos asked: Is there any better feeling in the world than the look on someones face when they have just read your latest piece of creative writing? For many, it is the fuel that keeps us going. It is like throwing dried apple wood on the creative fire that burns within a writers spirit. […]

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Gender Sensitivity Among Nigerian Ethnic Group

owomero stanley asked: INTRODUCTION “Gender”, in common usage, refers to the differences between men and women. Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that gender identity is “an individual’s self-conception as being male or female, as distinguished from actual biological sex.” Although “gender” is commonly used interchangeably with “sex,” within the academic fields of cultural studies, gender studies and […]

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Creative Dog Toys Help Alleviate Boredom

Gene Sower asked: The old adage that a tired dog is a happy dog is all too true. And even more to the point, you could say that a mentally stimulated dog is a well-behaved dog. Boredom is often the root cause for a whole bunch of behavioral problems such as chewing things in the […]

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Creative Advertising Ideas

John Braun asked: Your advertising has to be designed to state a position different from your competitors. You do this by creating a unique ad concept. When your creative concept comes into being, you gain a position in the consumer’s mind in which no one else can replace. Creative ideas build business. So, don’t just […]