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Tom Fuszard Here is a brief reminder on how to use better/best and more/most properly. Better and more apply when you’re comparing or referring to only two items: “Product A handled the problem better.” (not ‘handled the problem best’) “Product A offers more power for the dollar.” (not ‘the most power’) If your sample includes three or … Read more
Audio training programs add sound dimension Have you considered audio as a means for delivering your content? If not, you should. It’s fairly easy and inexpensive to get involved, and the results are quite impressive. For this column we’ll focus on the technical side. I’ll leave the content to you. The basic components and steps … Read more
One big pet peeve of mine is when a person I’m calling answers the phone even though he can’t take the call. I hear, “I’m in a meeting” or “I’m on a conference call.” Why is your phone–that is, the cell phone–on? Because the person always leaves the cell phone on. That has to change. … Read more
Are you disciplined? Can you stay focused on tasks, allowing you to maximize your workday? It’s not easy.
Entire books are devoted to the topic of self discipline. (And lots of them, too! A recent search on Amazon.com indicated 62,000 results.)
Elbert Hubbard, famed writer, artist and philosopher, offers this on the topic:
“Self-discipline is the ability to do what you should do, when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not.”
Do you dream about accomplishing something? Think you have a really hot idea, but haven’t done anything with it? Could be a book, a movie, a trip; just about anything big.
I have a dream. Have had it for years, in fact. You see, I’ve had this movie churning in my head. I think it’s a pretty good one, too. (Don’t we all feel that way about our ideas?)
Finally in September 2012 I started putting words to paper. Currently, the script is merely a collection of scenes; dialog, mostly. The script needs more scenes and transitional segments. The writing requires editing and polishing, then conversion to screenplay form. In other words, I’m a long way off.