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I Won? Didn’t Know I Was IN a Contest
Jack laughed out loud when the letter came.
“I won a sales contest,” he told us later, “and I didn’t even know I was in it.”
Jack, a freelance printing salesman, was one of our steadiest customers at the photo lab. He wasn’t really a photographer, but he sold full color brochures and picture postcards, and his [...]
How I Lost The Secret Of Dazzling Success For 20 Years
Ever heard of the Fuller Brush Man? You know, those legendary guys who came knocking on the front doors of America, selling brushes, mops and cleaners?
I was one of them, back in my early twenties.
I had just quit a job in an employment agency after four-and-a-half very long, very stressful days.
Confined for eight hours a [...]
How Do I Choose Good Foods?
Following the food pyramid is a good place to start and maybe it’s a good place to end for some people. If you take all the food somebody eats at the end of the week and then add them all up and how much variety there was, you will find that there really wasn’t that [...]
Should I Allow My Teenager to Get a Motorcycle
As teenagers get older, the prospect of soon being able to drive on their own is very exciting for them. However, it can be a complete nightmare for a parent. Many teenagers start asking for a motorcycle rather than a passenger vehicle as this type approaches. Should you allow your teenager to get a motorcycle? [...]