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Some thoughts about entrepreneurship

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According to Wikipedia “Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods. So, being for real an entrepreneur is something different than just building a company and own it. These are some ideas from Donald Trump about entrepreneurship: More about entrepreneurship from wikipedia here. Continue reading Some thoughts about entrepreneurship

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Losing my Virginity by Richard Branson on Soundcloud

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The other days I’ve just started my Soundcloud account – the purpose being to upload some audio books, interviews and … mixes. The first uploads were some recordings I have from a friend in UK containing pieces of Losing My Virginity read by Richard Branson. I find Mr. Branson the most inspiring entrepreneur ever and I usually read his books, follow the news about him. Maybe this means that I am a fan. Yes, why not? Here are the recordings: Epidode one: http://soundcloud.com/adiniculescu/losing-my-virginity-episode-1 Episode two: http://soundcloud.com/adiniculescu/losing-my-virginity-episode-2 Episode three: http://soundcloud.com/adiniculescu/losing-my-virginity-episode-3 Episode four: http://soundcloud.com/adiniculescu/losing-my-virginity-episode-4 Everybody has obstacles and Richard points out that … Continue reading Losing my Virginity by Richard Branson on Soundcloud

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20 Golden Keys to Going Global

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Recently I’ve decided to narrow the focus of my blog towards Entrepreneurship and to strive to add as much value possible to the ones aiming to have their own business or taking the existing one to the next level. One of the key issues for the local business these days is how to add new strings of income or even starting new ventures by exporting and/or importing.
Of course, imports and exports has to start with the basics and it is mandatory to have and master the newest information to get started properly.

Of course, there are hundreds and thousands of resources available online and also I recommend some academic stuff like a master or even an MBA but these are not mandatory. What is important is to gather the correct knowledge, apply and update it. I’ve stumbled two weeks ago upon a new guide called “20 Golden Keys to Going Global”which is a practical guide entitled for every entrepreneur who wants to start an import export business and business owners who want to expand into new markets.
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The smartest risk of becoming an entrepreneur

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The other days I saw an article about Louis Lautman which founded International Sales University, a sales training and development company that works with top Fortune 500 Companies and hosts public seminars. I am on his e-mail list so I receive from time to time updates about his overall activity. Continue reading The smartest risk of becoming an entrepreneur

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How we manage the gifts we have – my Bday present to you!

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Usually at the beginning of each year and at every birthday I make a review of what I already achieved, what I have to improve, where I am in the journey towards my goals and which are the things standing between me and what I really want to achieve in life. I strongly believe that there isn’t a copy + paste solution to work for everybody but with the huge growth of Internet we all have access to the knowledge to transform the life in one full of possibilities where everything you desire to happen how you want and when you want.

Most of the times there isn’t an easy solution like to find everything in one place but the beauty of the game is to research various sources of information and find what works for you and apply what seems to be the most appropriate.

We all have one of several gifts which are inside of us from birth and due to our ignorance and the comfort of living small and comfortable they are not discovered, are not used, don’t bring value to the humanity and we arrive at a life full of compromises instead of the life of our dreams.
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Sa mergi la SPA este un must have pentru oricine doreste sa investeasca in propria sanatate

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Unul dintre preturile pe care oricine doreste sa exceleze in business trebuie sa le plateasca inseamna sa petreaca foarte multe ore la birou, evntual in fata calculatorului, sa faca fata multor situatii stresante si unor presiuni de multe ori foarte greu de suportat. Sedentarismul este periculos pentru ca odata instalat ca obicei este foarte greu de inlaturat iar efectele pe termen lung asupra organismului uman pot fi devastatoare.


Echilibrul dintre mental si corp nu este nici usor dar nici greu de stabilit insa de cele mai multe ori necesita ajutor specializat. Noi romanii zicem ca ne pricepem la toate si de fapt aceasta este o cursa foarte periculoasa. Cei mai de succes oameni pe care ii cunosc au de exemplu un mentor pentru business, un consilier pentru relatii (chiar de cuplu), unul pentru modul in care se imbraca, un coach pentru fitness s.a. Aceasta delegare daca poate fi numita asa le asigura acel succes pe multiple planuri care pentru multi dintre noi pare de domeniul SF. Din pacate, traim intr-o societate in care suntem inoculati cu ideea ca trebuie sa muncim pentru o pensie de la stat si ca e gresit sa traim in bunastare si plinatate pana la 100 de ani. De asemenea, suntem tinuti ocupati de dimineata pana seara intre 25 si 50 de ani astfel incat sa nu avem grija de noi si sa ne cheltuim la varsta a III-a toti banii pe medicamente.
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Getting Word of Mouth Started: New Book PR Method

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We wanted feedback and a greater audience before publishing the print version of our new book. We gambled on a ‘public and peer review’ to help improve the quality of our book, and at the same time get out word of mouth. Did it work?

Authors and business people often go to extremes to publicize their book or product launch. Sometimes, the most successful method can appear in front of them. Take for example, book publicity. It is the one of the toughest cases to crack. Each year, at least 50,000 authors are published in the United States. Tens of thousands of authors publish electronic books. Most fail to get noticed. Very few achieve any of their goals as authors – to build up readership.

Here’s a way to get the word out and polish off your book before it hits the stores: sampling. Major corporations utilize focus groups, pollsters and other marketing experts to build up their brand name. This is similar to planting seeds to get a garden or orchard to grow. The more seeds you plant, the better your chances to grow vegetables or apple trees. As an author, you can use sampling or “seeding,” to build up awareness of your book. During the publishing process, we discovered a clever way to attract readers, and at the same time, we can upgrade our book.
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De cine asculta companiile de la noi in social media? (pamflet)

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Ma distreaza foarte tare cum multe companii din Romania sunt invatate cum sa se descurce in social media de “gurus”, “specialisti in social media” si “blogg(e)ri”. In general imi place sa stau deoparte si sa nu ma angajez in polemici ieftine fiindca prefer sa imi investesc timpul in directii mai interesante insa nu pot sa nu observ cum de exemplu gigantii telefoniei mobile de la noi se plang ca au pierdut cu sutele de mii de clienti uitand parca de nesatul cu care si-au plasat brandurile langa cuvinte si expresii demne de site-urile cu multe x-uri. Da, au cautat trafic … Continue reading De cine asculta companiile de la noi in social media? (pamflet)

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THE 21 SUCCESS SECRETS OF SELF-MADE MILLIONAIRES – Brian Tracy

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Brian Tracy is a leading light in the field of personal development. (www.briantracy.com). He has sold over 1.5 million copies of the audio program “The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires”, and I highly recommend it. The content list reads as follows: 1. Dream Big Dreams – visualize, imagine and create an exciting picture of personal prosperity 2. Develop a Clear Sense of Direction – set your goals in writing 3. See Yourself As Self-Employed –take complete control of your career and your financial life 4. Do What You Love To Do – Identify the ideal work for you and … Continue reading THE 21 SUCCESS SECRETS OF SELF-MADE MILLIONAIRES – Brian Tracy

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Managers: Should Your PR Budget Stress Tactics or Strategy?

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If tactics are the name of the game for you, it really means you are not planning to effectively alter individual perception among your key outside audiences which then would help you achieve your managerial objectives.
If public relations tactics like special events, brochures, broadcast plugs and press releases dominate your answer, you’re missing the best PR has to offer.

Such a budget would tell us that you believe tactics ARE public relations. And that would be too bad, becauseit means you are not effectively planning to alterindividual perception among your key outside audienceswhich then would help you achieve your managerialobjectives.

It would also tell us that, even as a business, non-profit orassociation manager, you’re not planning to do anything positive about the behaviors of those important external audiences of yours that MOST affect your operation. Nor are you preparing to persuade those key outside folks to your way of thinking by helping to move them to take actions that allow your department, division or subsidiary to succeed.

So, it takes more than good intentions for you as a manager to alter individual, key-audience perception leading to changed behaviors. It takes a carefully structured plan dedicated to getting every member of the PR team working towards the same external audience behaviors insuring that the organization’s public relations effort stays sharply focused.

The absence of such a plan is always unfortunate because the right public relations planning really CAN alter individual perception and lead to changed behaviors among key outside audiences.
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Lifetime Relationships!

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Do you realize relationships begin shortly after birth and are ongoing ways of life for every person on the planet?

An important part of life depends on how we develop our relationships with others. Perhaps, if we consider examples of this development, a better understanding will enable us to think more clearly before we interact with others.

Do you realize relationships begin shortly after birth and are ongoing ways of life for every person on the planet?

An important part of life depends on how we develop our relationships with others. Perhaps, if we consider examples of this development, a better understanding will enable us to think more clearly before we interact with others.
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