Dr. David Schwartz, author of “The Magic of Thinking Big” contends that a key element of success is to follow a plan for liking people. In the book, he talks of President Johnson’s ten-point formula for success. Here are those points for your review. Ask yourself after reading each one: How can I better practice this idea in my daily life?

A Ten Point Formula for Success by President Lyndon Johnson

Identity Theft & Fraud
Senior Detective Dave Street, of the Moreno Valley Sheriffs department, gave a presentation to the Riverside Tech CEO Forum about Identity Theft & Fraud. I found the presentation to be fascinating and disturbing. Based on the facts he provided, I believe everyone should take the time and review the information he presents. In this post I summarize the presentation, if you would like to view the full Power Point presentation, please download and/or view it at DocStoc.
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Getting Real with 37 Signals
There are two books I recommend to any startup: The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything and Getting Real. I created a guide based on the former, and now I have created a mind map based on the latter. I suggest that you use the mind map for review or to gain an overview of the key points. You can download the mind map here (it is in the FreeMind format): Getting Real Mind Map.

Building Your Life in Six Steps
That’s right, according to Devlyn Steele of ToolsToLife.com, your life can be built using the following six steps. Don’t believe me? I suggest you go through each step, then after you follow through, let me know if you achieved the result you wanted. [Read more…]

The Millionaire Mentality
While J. Paul Getty believed that luck, knowledge and hard work were all necessary (with an emphasis on hard work) to become a millionaire, he insisted the single most required trait, is the millionaire mentality.
In his book, How to Be Rich: His Formulas, Getty also talked about the four categories that most men fall into. Which category do you fit in? [Read more…]

4 Essential Features Google Apps Needs to Achieve World Domination
I am a Google Apps evangelist. I use their services for both sides of our business and I also have a personal account. Now, with the addition of new features, they have become very close to providing a total platform for an agile business. With all of that goodness, there are four main features that are missing. Here is my plea to Google. [Read more…]

Resources for Real Food Grown Locally
I have been recently inspired to eat real food by Devlyn Steele and Michael Pollan. As I began to look out into the great wilderness (supermarket chains), I found it hard to find a great selection of real food. Here are some resources to help make it easy for you to find real food grown locally. [Read more…]

Using the New Google Apps Features to Enhance Your Business
Lucky Gmail users have been able to use these features for some time now, while us Google Apps users have been quietly waiting. Personally, I’m glad Google took the time to get the features working flawlessly before deploying for business use. After spending some time understanding the new features, I have found some great new productivity enhancements to share. [Read more…]

How to Send Email at a Specific Time With Gmail
I am a fan of using Gmail for all of my email needs, in particular, the Google Apps version. However, there is one thing that Gmail is missing that I find essential for increasing email productivity. How do you send an email at a specific time in the future? This blog post will show you how to do that using free tools. Enjoy! [Read more…]