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What MLB Pitcher Jon Lester and 4 Other Professional Athletes Teach Us About Overcoming Obstacles

Success

It wasn’t just any form of the disease, but a rare form of blood cancer known as anaplastic large-cell lymphoma. After receiving his diagnosis in August 2006, Lester went through treatment, worked his way back into the major leagues and pitched—and won—a World Series game. I didn’t once ask why,” Lester tells SUCCESS.

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Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget

The Small Business Blog

Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 29, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products. Don’t overlook the usefulness of this.

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Not all accountants are created equal (how do you choose an.

The Small Business Blog

Not all accountants are created equal (how do you choose an accountant) by Jason Holden on May 08, 2006 My first contribution to this blog has resulted from a recent experience had by a new client of my practice with someone who also used the title ‘accountant’. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site.

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Sugar Not The Icing On The Small Business Cake.

The Small Business Blog

« 5 tips for Sourcing Employee Training for Small Businesses Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/10 » « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 1:41 pm and is filed under Comments. Who the hell made Sugar a Lord anyway any why? Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » Simple Returns with Amazon.com

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I chose deal with it myself and was then able to print out a nice RMA form, along with a pre-addressed shipping label. Include the form in the package with the product you’re returning, mail it off, and then wait for the refund. they cover the postage for you.) It was very simple.

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How to Get Your Blog Back On Track

Men With Pens

Then when you have time, settle into your writing routine – the one you’ve built to train your brain so that it gets ready to write on demand. You can edit and polish up your writing another time, but right now, get your idea down in a rough draft form so that you can improve on it later. You do have this routine established, right?

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Service Untitled» Blog Archive » White Glove Service in 4 Steps

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If employees are walking around screaming or cursing, that’s obviously going to distract customers and lead them to form negative impressions of your company. While actual white gloves are more metaphorical in today’s time than they were 70 or 80 years ago, looking clean and tidy is necessary. Employees speak properly.