Mortgage lenders have a derogatory name for people who switch mortgage lenders to follow lower rates – they call them “Rate Tarts”. The author has a much more apt description – Shrewd Shoppers! After all, who spends more for exactly the same product, in this case money, when you can get it cheaper elsewhere? After [...]

Texas hold’em poker is undoubtedly an immensely trendy casino pastime. The gambling enthusiasts, religiously guarding their obscured hands, make bets in the pot which is finally awarded to the last player in possession of the best set of cards. (And yes, the shameless bluffing hand may well prevail too!)

Early men were leading a nomadic like. They were hunters and food gatherers. They were as free and as happy as wild animals. Gradually they started agriculture and lived in settlements. When agricultural production increased, the concept of property and wealth came into existence.
With the accumulation of wealth, people became worried for the security of [...]

The Exploratory Meeting is a key element in the sales process. Typically the meeting will have been arranged after qualification via the telephone and a decision made by both parties that it would be mutually beneficial to meet. It is the exploratory meeting that will allow the professional salesperson to set the ground rules and [...]

Why is it that some sales professional are more successful than others? Why is it that some sell more in a month than many sales reps sell in their career? What separates the winners from the losers? The answers are simple but not easy.
In my experience working with everything from Fortune 500 companies and their [...]

Alchemy. Such a misunderstood science. I hope this article can help set things straight for whomever reads it.
Alchemy is an ancient art, first practiced in the Middle Ages. It was devoted to finding a substance that would transmute, (or turn) common metals in to gold, silver or other precious metals, and also to cause immortality [...]

The Mobile World Congress (MWC), previously known as GSM World Congress and 3GSM World Congress, has been the hotspot for new gadget releases year after year. A departure from the usual fanfare, this year saw very few new gadgets on offer. This was despite the fact that the view on the mobile market is that [...]

The transmission of images obsessed inventors as early as 1875 when George Carey of Boston proposed his cumbersome system. Only five years later, the principle of scanning a picture, line by line and frame by frame – still used in modern television sets – was proposed simultaneously in the USA (by W.E. Sawyer) and in [...]

There is a tree that grows a certain way. It is not like other trees where you plant the seed and within a short time the tree will grow. The Chinese Bamboo Tree grows a lot differently. The way this tree grows is that it takes about five years before it grows tall and becomes [...]

I’m passionate about meditation and its benefits, anyone who knows me can attest to that. It’s so much part of my makeup that I really can’t imagine living my life without it and I give it a plug whenever an opportunity arises.
Some of the greatest benefits for me have been my ability to tap into [...]