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		<title>Conation – Maybe the Most Important Business Word You’ve Never Heard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:40:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only motivation book I will recommend to others is Self-made in America, by John McClintock. John introduced me to an obscure English word that I now use as a cornerstone of my daily activity – conation.]]></description>
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		<title>When we use the phrase Social Networking, do we really get it?</title>
		<link>http://businessblogs.co.nz/2010/07/05/when-we-use-the-phrase-social-networking-do-we-really-get-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m not at all opposed to online networking – I use it all the time to build relationships, but no matter what medium you use to connect with people, it’s not about CONTACTS, but meaningful and lasting CONNECTIONS.]]></description>
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		<title>Kids and Businesses Should Both Grow Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Within a few weeks of the birth of our first child, Diane and I were already imagining and anticipating how it would be when he was all grown up, had graduated from college and was out on his own. ]]></description>
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		<title>Act Your Way To A New Way Of Thinking – Get Disoriented</title>
		<link>http://businessblogs.co.nz/2010/06/22/act-your-way-to-a-new-way-of-thinking-get-disoriented/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bob Parsons of GoDaddy says simply “get and stay out of your comfort zone”.  I agree and would add that adults don’t learn unless we are disoriented.]]></description>
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		<title>Why You Didn’t Learn to Run a Business in School</title>
		<link>http://businessblogs.co.nz/2010/06/09/why-you-didnt-learn-to-run-a-business-in-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Centuries of academic emphasis on “teaching” (which fills our heads) instead of on learning (which fills our lives) has left us more proud of our ability to reason than of our ability to know. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is Your Business Actually Going Somewhere?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:23:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love to know exactly what the near-term process is we’re supposed to be doing, we’re almost obsessed with it, to the point that at least in business, we’re too often okay ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Four Cornerstones of Business Success &amp; Significance</title>
		<link>http://businessblogs.co.nz/2010/06/08/the-four-cornerstones-of-business-success-significance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Four Cornerstones of Success and Significance are A Big Motivator and Three Bosses.]]></description>
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		<title>Making Money is not an Empowering Vision</title>
		<link>http://businessblogs.co.nz/2010/06/08/making-money-is-not-an-empowering-vision/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To build a business that provides you the lifestyle you want, you need a vision that motivates you. And guess what? Making money is not an empowering vision. I know plenty of people who’ve tried it including me.]]></description>
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		<title>The Single Most Important Marketing Tactic Ever Devised</title>
		<link>http://businessblogs.co.nz/2010/06/03/the-single-most-important-marketing-tactic-ever-devised/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The most important marketing tactic ever devised is also the simplest. And it wasn’t invented by marketing people, but by business owners and sales people looking to grow their business the best, fastest, least expensive way possible.]]></description>
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		<title>Make More Money – Stop Reacting To Shiny objects And Winds Of Change</title>
		<link>http://businessblogs.co.nz/2010/06/01/make-more-money-stop-reacting-to-shiny-objects-and-winds-of-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Blakeman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses with the fastest growing revenue know exactly where they are going. According to Inc Magazines 28th 500 fastest growing small businesses list, approximately 88% of them have a statement outlining where they are going. The other 12% are living dangerously.]]></description>
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