RSSBill Bryson Wrote The Second Funniest Book I Know
July 21, 2008
f you recall any part of your childhood, you will meet your younger self in this book. It’s the account of a boy’s growing up in Iowa in the 1950s, but it’s the story of all of us. Wherever you grew up, small town or city, this book will feel like it’s partly about your life.
Read moreUnrivaled Products 1: Beta Hydroxy Acid Gel
July 18, 2008
There are 3 skin care products that the market could not replace. They are unique either in their formulation, their performance, or their quality for the price. If they became unavailable, I know of no substitute. All 3 are made by Paula’s Choice.
Read moreChange Lives At The Edge Of Your Comfort Zone
July 8, 2008
Did any of you have a chance to read the Beauty Bulletin dated June 26, 2008 from Paula’s Choice? The Beauty Bulletins are an easy to stay up to date on special promotions and the latest reviews. In this edition, Paula takes a departure from her product and consumer focused topics to tell a personal anecdote from her past. I LOVED this story.
Read moreDan Kennedy : 26 Behaviors and Beliefs to Attract Wealth
July 3, 2008
If you want to be an actor, it will happen faster if you spend your time with actors. Once you think, act, and react as they do, you place your life on a similar track to theirs. The outcome is that your life will begin to more closely resemble their lives. The idea of getting on the same track is called “congruency” in personal growth jargon.
Do what rich people do.
Your Perfect Colors
June 24, 2008
V.1 of this article was written 8 months ago. I’ve changed it a little because I used a picture that didn’t belong to me. Back then, I didn’t understand copyright regulations on the internet. I took the picture down of course. I took down the entire article. It was a chance to think about what I wrote again. I am more certain than ever that what is written below is correct.
Back in 1981, Carole Jackson wrote a great book called Color Me Beautiful. This is an amazing book. The information contained on those pages is still right on.
4 WRONG WAYS TO CHOOSE SKIN CREAM AND 1 WAY THAT WORKS
April 19, 2008
A good friend suggested recently that I try a cream from the Boots No. 7 line. She had tried it and found it to feel very nice. Much as I like my friend, how nice a cream feels is probably the least important factor in determining whether or not I will buy the product.
Why? Because how it looks, how it smells (especially if it has a smell, which is a deterrent), and how it feels do nothing to help your skin. Absolutely nothing. How it feels and what it does are not linked. Don’t connect them.
Read moreTHIS MONTH IN DISCOVERY GIRLS : DARE YOURSELF TO FAIL
April 4, 2008
Embarking on the unknown road that will lead to success is not daunting. Not knowing what form that success might take is not demoralizing either. The real fear, the only fear, for me, lies in the event that I will walk this road to find that it leads nowhere.
Part of me fundamentally believes that that is not possible. My other part, hopefully a smaller size than the first, is not so sure. Though my intention is to shape my own future, rather than just react to the things that might happen to me, I’m not always operating at full intentional power.
DISCLOSURE AND BEAUTY BLOGS
February 18, 2008
On January 31, 2008, the NYT published an article entitled Skin Deep, about beauty blogs and the women who write them. Only 2 years ago, the cosmetics industry treated them as an annoyance. Blogs about beauty are now seen as influential and reach a wide audience.
Who do you trust?
Gradually over the past ten years, the marketplace (consumers, us) has transferred its trust away from conventional advertising. We have come to resent being marketed at and manipulated with sales pressure and enticements. We put our faith in experts, or the people around us whose experience seems similar to our own.
Read moreBOOK REVIEW : DON’T GO TO THE COSMETICS COUNTER WITHOUT ME, 7th ed, PART 1
January 20, 2008
When Paula Begoun published the last edition of this book in 2002, she said it would be the last time. I tell you truthfully that my heart skipped a few beats when I read that. Thank heavens, she changed her mind.
If we ever meet, I’m going to take her out for salad, dessert, and Diet [...]
THE ABUSE OF PERMISSION MARKETING
January 6, 2008
What is permission marketing?
Seth Godin, hero to many, god to some, has written 7 books about what marketing looks like today and how it will change. Here he is on the cover of his most recent book.
Seth Godin on the cover of his latest book
If you have any interest in marketing, or you have [...]
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