3 Reasons to Persevere

We all make mistake, we all often suffer knock backs for our ideas. So here are 3 reasons why perseverance can be a great quality to have

1. Art critics in France said of the Eiffel Tower - "that tragic lamppost springing up from its bowels....is like a beacon of disaster and despair"
2. Ken Olson of Digital Equipment Corporation said in 1977 - " There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home"
3. Google Founders Larry Page and Sergey showcased their new page rank system and were turned down by Altavista and Yahoo.

......sometimes you are nearer to the solution than you think. Quotes from The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun

Carnival - Business Stories and Anecdotes

Here is the latest carnival of stories that can help you in your business life.

Charles H. Green presents Trust Tip 57: Don't "Handle" Objections posted at Trust Matters, saying, "What my dog taught me about sales."

Michael Anuzis presents How to Negotiate a Pay Raise with Game Theory posted at Empowering People Through Information.

Anna Farmery presents Environment Leadership posted at The Engaging Brand

David presents Just Change Your Mind posted at The Alexander Report

David presents Enhancing Customer Shopping Experience posted at The Alexander Report, saying, "Business strategies to make your retail location stand out and increase sales."

wilson ng presents The Science or Art of Price Setting posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife

Anja Merret presents anja merret - chatting to my generation » Searching for Excellence posted at anja merret

Cardin Lilly Routh presents Keeping Your Precious Things Precious posted at OptmistLab.com,

John McCrea presents The Secret Sales Power of Underwear posted at The Small Business Leap, saying, "Mix together women’s underwear, music lessons, and the U.S. Postal Service and what do you get?"

Vinu Shankar G presents Management thru stories - Story #1 posted at Story World, saying, "This is an ancedote from a book I read. I hope this brings out a business management moral. "

TherapyDoc presents And Another Thing: British Air and Behavior Mod posted at Everyone Needs Therapy, saying, "Use this story to learn how NOT to do customer service."

Brandon Peele presents Marketing: The Authenticity Fallacy posted at GT.

John Crenshaw presents The One Idea That Took 23 Years To Understand And Changed My Life Forever posted at Dominate Your Life

Dianne M. Buxton presents Persisting Through Tedium to Success posted at manifestingsuccess, saying, "Relating back to a small event that made a lasting impression on me..."

Silicon Valley Blogger presents 6 Ways We’re Managing Our Finances and Our Emotions While Starting A Business posted at The Digerati Life.

Steven Silvers presents Rankles over U.S. News best colleges list hint at bigger issue with media rankings. posted at Scatterbox at stevensilvers.com, saying, "A lesson in how social media is not business as usual"

Erek Ostrowski presents Ease Up and Don?t Swing So Hard! posted at Verve Coaching

Rickey Henderson presents A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stadium... posted at Riding with Rickey.

Hugh Hollowell presents Customer service done right posted at A Politically Incorrect Entrepreneur

Terry Dean presents Do You Grab Your Audiences Attention? posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Cade Krueger presents Visions of Excitement posted at Write To Right

Wanda Grindstaff presents It's All About Having FUN - Living with Intent posted at Creating Abundant Lifestyles,

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Carnival - Business Stories and Anecdotes

Welcome to the April 20, 2007 edition of anecdotes and stories for business. I would love you to tell people about this carnival as I want to build this as a hub for stories and anecdotes. I have turned down posts that are about how to lead rather than a story or a painting of a picture.

Barbra Sundquist presents How One Woman Went from Olympic Champion to Motivational Speaker (Part 1) posted at HomeBusinessWiz.

Evil HR Lady presents When Making it Confidential Defeats the Purpose posted at Evil HR Lady I love stories! This one is about confidentiality run amuck."

Anna presents Do You Have an Atlas Mind at The Engaging Brand

Silicon Valley Blogger presents Should You Quit School Because You’re Brilliant? posted at The Digerati Life.

Anja Merret presents The Brand of Harry Potter posted at anja merret,

Charles H. Green presents What if You Played Music and Nobody Listened? posted at Trust Matters, saying, "Would you know the best if you saw or heard them?"

Craig Harper presents A Mildy Amusing Story about Fear. posted at Renovate your life with Craig, saying, "I remember my first 'public speaking' gig about twenty years ago.

Editor - Dave Prouhet presents Small Business Success Story - Eggs and Advertising posted at Business Advice Daily

Al Nye presents The Power of Nice posted at Al Nye The Lawyer Guy.

Paula Kawal presents The Truth About Clutter posted at paula kawal.

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Blog Carnival of Business Stories and Anecdotes

Welcome to the March 31, 2007 edition of anecdotes and stories for business.

Alan presents The Worst Boss Ever - Sound familiar? posted at Made to Be Great.

Lead Optimize presents Flower Shop Model posted at Gravity Unknown . Com,

Anna presents Leaders, iPods and employee engagement posted at The Engaging Brand

Editor - Dave Prouhet presents Business Success Story posted at Business Advice Daily

Laura Ricci presents Two Steps for Change posted at Laura's Winning Ideas

Sudhanshu presents Entrepreneurship and 300 posted at Gyaan Sutra

Murad Ali presents Studies Says Executives Believe Fundamental Change is Only A Couple Years Away. posted at The New Business World.

Marcy Nala presents Is Your Life Working For You? posted at The Abundant Life

Jack Yoest presents Managing Management Time: Harvard's Monkey Paper by Oncken posted at Reasoned Audacity

wilson ng presents Choose your Battles posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife

Priya Jestin presents 50 Tips To Retain Customers posted at CRM Lowdown.

Ruth Mitchell presents Why Revitalization? posted at Buy Outside the Box

Ybother presents Top 10 Surefire Ways To Come Up With A Million Dollar Idea posted at TodaysTen.com: Daily Top Ten List to jumpstart your knowledge

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Blog Carnival of Business Stories and Anecdotes

Welcome to the March 14, 2007 edition of anecdotes and stories for business.

Susan Velez presents Manifesting Money posted at The Secret To Life.

Alan presents Tired of having problems? Well guess what.. posted at Made to Be Great.

Anna presents D'oh The Simpson Guide to your first day posted at The Engaging Brand

Billy Smith presents You Just Gotta Have Fun and Cheer Each Other On posted at The Organic Leadership Blog, saying, "Isn't work supposed to be fun and full of support?"

Debra Moorhead presents “The Science of Getting Rich” Evaluated, Part FourDebra Moorhead.com.
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Wilson Ng presents The Merely Good and the Really Great posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife,

Editor - Dave Prouhet presents Business Advice posted at Business Advice Daily

Alvaro Fernandez presents Stress Management Workshop for International Women's Day posted at SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution, saying, "The story I usually tell, based on Dr. Sapolsky book, on why the stress reaction happens, and why we really need to learn how to handle it, is the following: imagine your are a zebra. Suddenly, you see a lion 50 yards away. What's your reaction? run run run for your life. All energies get focused on your main leg muscles, our of longer-term systems (digestive, reproductive,brain...).

Our bodies react in the same ways to our imagined "lions"."

Anja Merret presents anja merret » Blog Archive » Greenpeace calls for a greener Apple Inc posted at anja merret, saying, "Great business strategy by Greenpeace."

antonio presents How To Be a Man of the World, in Quick, Easy Steps posted at SAVOIR-FAIRE AND STUFF.

Marcy Nala presents Be Your Own Guru posted at The Abundant Life.

Jack Yoest presents Job Interview: How To Tell If the Candidate Will Lie, Cheat, Steal? posted at Reasoned Audacity, saying, "I ask Bob Knight, who runs the Culture and Media Institute a part of Brent Bozell's Media Research Center about this. Bob's team just released a report, The National Cultural Values Survey."

Alan presents It gets lonely at the top - How to handle rejection posted at Made to Be Great.

Chris Harris presents Star employees are a lot like pornography posted at New venture outsourcing blog, saying, "thank you for considering this!"

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The Importance of Learning

My first boss was wonderful and he believed in lifelong learning, both in your work and personal life. Here is a story he told me

"The baby mice were just a few days old and having fun when a large black shadow fell over them so they stopped playing. A huge tomcat was towering above them licking his lips and anticipating lunch. Quick as a flash the mother mouse jumped over her babies, looked straight at the Tomcat and barked "Woof! Woof!"
The cat startled and ran. "Let that be a lesson to you" said the mother mouse. "Never underestimate the importance of learning a second language"

In your work and life you all have important skills, improving and learning new ones ensures that your personal brand stays fresh and increases in value to those around you.

Lesson on Self Confidence

My old boss used to tell this story about an electrician who went to a life coach:

Coach: What stops you noticing all the opportunities around you?
Electrician: Fear of failure
Coach: What would you like instead?
Electrician: Confidence
Coach: What stops you feeling confident?
Electrician: Fear of failure
Coach: What would you like instead?
Electrician: Confidence
Coach: Notice the loop? Now can I ask you - do you really want to change?
Electrician: Yes I want to. I want the confidence to make the changes
Coach: OK. SO imagine 3 light bulbs screwed into a board with a common cable. The first one is a 10 watt, second 100 watt and third 1000 watt bulb. Which glows the brightest?
Electrician: The third one
Coach: If the same cable brings equal power to each socket, what's the difference?
Electrician: Electrical resistance - ah, I see it is me that is resisting opportunity.
Coach: Life, like electricity consists of pure energy. It flows through all is us equally. There is no end to this supply - only you can cut it off through resistance. Stop blaming external factors and accept full responsibility for your actions.

Do you want to shine like a 1000 watt bulb - you can by not resisting the opportunities you face.