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The Real BP PR Lesson

AmacamA — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:05:41 PDT

This is the worst spill in U.S. history. But as long as there is drilling, there will be spills. It is inevitable. The question is how we are going to prepare and demand that our government and the oil companies realistically prepare from this point on. PB is anathema. We all agree. The company is [...] Post from: AmacamA The Real BP PR Lesson

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Ways to Become Rich – Making Life Bend to Your Objective

AmacamA — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:27:20 PDT

“We succeed only as we identify in life, or in war, or in anything else, a single overriding objective, and make all other considerations bend to that one objective.” – Eisenhower Some time ago a mentor of mine (actually it was Mr.Byron Nelson who I later featured in The Multi-Million Dollar Mindset put a book [...] Post from: AmacamA Ways to Become Rich – Making Life Bend to Your Objective

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What is Wrong in the Australian Economy? – Three Observations

AmacamA — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:24:51 PDT

This is the second article in this series commenting on various aspects of the current crisis as applicable to Australia. Effects of Other Countries’ Policies on Australia In my first article I commented on the effect idiotic political decisions had on our economy. This article focusses on the effect the policies of other countries have [...] Post from: AmacamA What is Wrong in the Australian Economy? – Three Observations

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Slave or Master of Money?

AmacamA — Mon, 31 May 2010 17:12:06 PDT

In today’s world, many things need to be done if we must cope with the demands of living. Times have changed and everything that is needed to make life easier for us cost a lot of money. For example, money is needed to do the simplest things such as making our hair, washing our clothes, [...] Post from: AmacamA Slave or Master of Money?

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The Goldman Sachs Circus

AmacamA — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:50:56 PDT

Bloomberg reports that after a brutal grilling by the US congressional committee on allegations of fraud, the investment bank seemed to walk away with an increased market value of over $500m! Talk about the adage of “there’s no such thing as bad press.” In fact, Goldman Sachs was alone “among 79 stocks of the Standard [...] Post from: AmacamA The Goldman Sachs Circus

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Looking at China’s Attempt to Control Oil

AmacamA — Mon, 24 May 2010 07:03:19 PDT

China has been flexing its muscles to control almost all major strategic resources of the world. And it is definitely eyeing to gain the upper hand in dominating the oil market. It is an undeniable fact that oil has been a major catalyst in the ongoing financial crisis. Using its massive foreign exchange reserves, China [...] Post from: AmacamA Looking at China’s Attempt to Control Oil

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What Motivates Successful Salespeople

AmacamA — Tue, 18 May 2010 10:36:51 PDT

The key motivators of successful salespeople are often asked about by managers attending management training courses. If these can better understand, they will be more effective at managing these successful people. Personal success clearly comes before team performance Top salespeople are rare. What really distinguishes them from others? Studies carried out by the Gallup Management [...] Post from: AmacamA What Motivates Successful Salespeople

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Jews, Catholics and SCOTUS

AmacamA — Sun, 16 May 2010 08:18:59 PDT

It’s long past time for America to consider the heretical idea of amending the Constitution and make new openings on the Supreme Court term-limited if not elective offices. When the Founding Fathers devised the Constitution in the late eighteenth century, life expectancy at birth, thanks to rampant diseases, was a mere 24 years although, depending [...] Post from: AmacamA Jews, Catholics and SCOTUS

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How Great Is Your Investment & Is It Enough?

AmacamA — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:37:41 PDT

How heavily invested are you in your life and home business and what is your level of commitment? This might sound like a pretty obvious and silly question BUT unless you are heavily invested emotionally, physically and financially you will struggle to succeed. Why? Well, until you invest all your emotions, feelings and efforts into [...] Post from: AmacamA How Great Is Your Investment & Is It Enough?

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The Intolerable Federal Income Tax

AmacamA — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:22:22 PDT

Ron Paul, during the 2008 presidential election, campaigned against the IRS and federal income tax. To me, this was a novel suggestion and it sounded crazy. No IRS? No income tax? How would that be possible? After studying the income tax and what he and other libertarians had to say, I believe they are right: [...] Post from: AmacamA The Intolerable Federal Income Tax

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