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Denis Waitley

By | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Change, Fitness, Inspiration, Miscellaneous, Motivation, Peak Performance, Personal Development, Success, Teamwork, Time Management | Comments Off
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Denis Waitley has inspired, informed, challenged and entertained audiences for over 25 years from the board rooms of multi-national corporations to the locker rooms of world-class athletes and in the meeting rooms of thousands of conventioneers throughout the world. He has been voted business speaker of the year by the Sales and Marketing Executives’ Association and by Toastmasters’ International, and inducted into the International Speakers’ Hall of Fame. With over 10 million audio programs sold in 14 languages, Denis Waitley is one of the most listened-to voices on personal and career success. He is the author of 15 non-fiction books, including several international bestsellers, Seeds of Greatness, Being the Best, The Winner’s Edge, The Joy of Working, and Empires of the Mind. Read more…

Jerry Mathers

By | 01/2011 | Celebrities / Media Personalities, ENTERTAINMENT, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Humor, Juvenile Issues, MISCELLANEOUS, Miscellaneous, Moderators/Facilitators, Spouse Programs | Comments Off
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“You know, working isn’t as much fun as I thought it would be. I wonder why older people do it so much?” This is an example of the endearing words said by Jerry “The Beaver” Mathers, who was and remains an American institution. Mathers’ show business career began at the tender age of two when he was cast on the “Ed Wynn Television Show.” In 1954, he co-starred with Linda Darnell in “This Is My Love,” and caught the attention of Alfred Hitchcock who signed him for the 1955 film, “The Trouble With Harry,” starring John Forsythe, and Shirley McLaine in her first film role. Read more…

Dave Barry

By | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Celebrities / Media Personalities, Comedy, Creativity, ENTERTAINMENT, Humor, Journalists, MISCELLANEOUS, Miscellaneous, Pulitzer Prize Winners | Comments Off
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Dave Barry is a humor columnist. For 25 years his syndicated column appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. In 1988 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Many people are still trying to figure out how this happened. Dave has also written a total of 30 books, although virtually none of them contain useful information. Two of his books were used as the basis for the CBS TV sitcom “Dave’s World,” in which Harry Anderson played a much taller version of Dave. Dave plays lead guitar in a literary rock band called the Rock Bottom Remainders, whose other members include… Read more…