Today's Ask Dr. Diane: What are some things I can do to improve my blogging and writing skills? The Internet has turned lot of people into writers. Bloggers and social media junkies may have great ideas to share but may lack some writing skills that could help...
The Wall Street Journal had a couple of very interesting articles about start-up companies and their ability to obtain funding. The following list of top 50 venture-funded companies for 2011 came from one of those articles. Of particular interest to me was the ease...
via google.com Entrepreneurs are often looking for ways to promote their new businesses. On March 18, the local YOB (Your Own Business) Fair will be a place where Arizona business owners can go to find out tips to help them promote their business. I will have a...
via google.com With the recent announcement by Warner Bros. that they will use Facebook as a distribution channel, competitors are becoming concerned. Netflix has seen a decline in their stock price (nearly $12/share today alone) and now Sony has made their own...
Myers Briggs MBTI personality assessment is one of the most reliable and valid instruments on the market. Employers and job-seekers alike have found the results to be useful to explain personality preferences and match job applicants to appropriate positions....
via google.com Any business major should probably be able to define LIFO and FIFO. These letters stand for “Last in First Out” and “First in First Out”. They are usually associated with how inventory is handled. For example, if you had produce on a truck, and you...
Employers often use Google or other online research sites to find out about prospective job applicants. If there is embarrassing or incriminating information out there, it may not just be prospective employers that find it. Universities are also performing online...
Those interested in immediate gratification have made Netflix a popular choice for movie viewing. Amazon has now taken on the challenge of competing with Netflix. Amazon’s "Prime" subscription program costs $79/year which includes their 2-day shipping on purchases. ...
History was never one of my strongest subjects in school. However, in my youth, I managed to learn one history lesson about why Alexander Hamilton was on the ten dollar bill. Having the last name of Hamilton may have caused my unusual interest. Many assume those...
Lesley Wright’s recent article in the Arizona Republic offered some insight into a new book by author and ASU professor Vincent Waldron. Waldron’s book, titled, “Communicating Emotion at Work”, due later this year, will include information from his 20 years of...
Do you ever dream of enjoying financial freedom and fulfillment but is overwhelmed with fear and doubts? Fear no more as the author of The Common Path To Uncommon Success, John Lee Dumas, shares with Dr. Diane Hamilton the 17 crucial steps that will wheel you to the...
It goes without saying that we are our own worst critics. But if we are the ones invalidating ourselves, undermining our ideas, or not speaking up, how can we ever expect people to do the same around us? Melody Wilding says you have to trust yourself and value...
Nothing beats experience as the greatest teacher. Before becoming America's #1 Money Mentor, Chris Naugle went from having money, losing it, and figuring out what he was doing wrong. In this episode, he joins Dr. Diane Hamilton to share his roller coaster of a journey...
You don’t have to rack your brains trying to come up with a totally new idea just to have a product. As they say, necessity is the mother of invention. You need only to take on some of the existing problems you find and offer a solution. That is what Jay Baker did. He...
When you ghostwrite a speech for someone else, it means you only have that person as your audience. It can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on which angle you look at it. On the one hand, you only have one person to impress. On the other, you really have to...