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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Growing Your Knowing

Growing Your Knowing Byr Bill Cottringer “A huge part of life is to live, learn and leave a legacy of that living and learning.” ~The author. To be able to leave this legacy of living and learning, you have to successfully navigate a roadmap of four levels of learning so you know what it is you have to do to bump up your knowing growing to the next level. All these four levels really help you answer this basic question better as you go: How do I know that what I think I know is really so, (for sure)? Clue: Never.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

THE TAO OF NEW INFORMATION AGE TIME MANAGEMENT

THE TAO OF NEW INFORMATION AGE TIME MANAGEMENT Byr Bill Cottringer “The challenge today is to catch up to the shift between the manufacturing age goal of squeezing a penny out of a nickel to the new information age goal of squeezing a nickel out of a penny.” ~The author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Soul’s Revenge Of The Mind’s Excesses

The Soul’s Revenge Of The Mind’s Excesses Byr Bill Cottringer “Everything in excess is opposed to nature.” ~Hippocrates. What is the real goal of self-growth? After 4+ decades of practical research into the self-growth movement, I have come to a tentative conclusion about this question: The basic purpose of the self-growth process is to reconcile the mind’s wants with the soul’s needs. And the only way this can be done is through the very creative process than runs the universe.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

A New Year’s Resolution Worth Considering

A New Year’s Resolution Worth Considering Byr Bill Cottringer Normally, I am not one for making or suggesting good New Year’s resolutions, maybe because I have seen too many short-lived ones dissolving after just a few weeks. However, I am going to make an exception to my own rule this year and make a resolution myself that I intend to keep. And, it might be a template you can use to make your own resolution which will undoubtedly be a lot easier to keep, than promising to lose 50 pounds, cutting out smoking and drinking altogether, or making your first million bucks. Here goes:

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

“P” Point Photography: Seven Success Sources

“P” Point Photography: Seven Success Sources Byr Bill Cottringer “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” ~Dorothea Lange Learning the art of good photography offers valuable life lessons that can bring success in other endeavors. Here are seven wisdom lessons I have learned with my photography passion that can be useful in doing just about anything and especially so in meeting life’s most difficult challenges: PRIORITIES

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Managing vs. Coaching

Managing vs. Coaching byr Bill Cottringer “You must always be the apprentice, even when you become the master.”rn ~ Christopher Cumby.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Uncommon Sense for Work & Play

Uncommon Sense for Work & Play Byr Bill Cottringer “Success and happiness are a result of using uncommon sense, while failure and unhappiness are the consequence of using everything else.” ~The author. Success and happiness in life are most often tied to your efforts in reaching a healthy balance between the two primary aspects of life—work and play. How is your balance in these two main areas of living?

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Birth of The Terrible Twins Within (Our Dualistic Minds)

Birth of The Terrible Twins Within (Our Dualistic Minds) Byr Bill Cottringer “If we never experience the chill of a dark winter, it is very unlikely that we will ever cherish the warmth of a bright summer’s day. Nothing stimulates our appetite for the simple joys of life more than the starvation caused by sadness or desperation. In order to complete our amazing life journey successfully, it is vital that we turn each and every dark tear into a pearl of wisdom, and find the blessing in every curse.” ~Anthon St. Maarten, Divine Living: The Essential Guide to Your True Destiny. What to Do?r

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Problems a Divided Mind Causes

The Problems a Divided Mind Causesr By Bill Cottringer “I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.” ~Alan Watts.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

SEVEN COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS

SEVEN COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS Byr Bill Cottringer “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” ~George Be ard Shaw. Communication, like time, is one of our most important resources, but is becoming less cost-effective in usage by the minute, given the current information overload . It is helpful to understand the main obstacles to good communication, so that we can use this important resource in a more cost-effective way. Here are seven formidable obstacles to the communication process, to which we all fall prey: LANGUAGE DIFFERENCESr

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

SUCCESS IS A BELIEF SYSTEM

SUCCESS IS A BELIEF SYSTEMnBy Bill Cottringe n“Success is what you get from doing what you are doing to get it.” ~ The author. By now most of us realize we have moved into total overload—too much to know and do and too little time to get it all done. One special area of overload with ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

TIT 4 TAT: The Basic Backdrop of Life.

TIT 4 TAT: The Basic Backdrop of Life. By Bill Cottringer “Reputation is not of enough value to sacrifice character for it.” Miss Clark. All of life, upon due reflection, seems to be a variation of one very basic rule commonly known as—Tit for Tat (literally blow for blow). This a priori “contract” asks for a reasonable exchange and balance to resolve conflicts in three main areas of life: • Conflicts within yourself (self-growth). • Conflicts between you and others (relationship growth). • Conflicts between all of us and life itself (humanity growth).

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Synthesize and Simplify Your Way to Job and Relationship Success

Synthesize and Simplify Your Way to Job and Relationship Success Byr Bill Cottringer I will make two bold statements that I am confident will get 100% agreement. And that is always a good starting point to build upon to make things better at work or in relationships. These two agreeable statements are: (1) We are all getting overloaded with too much information, and (2) Communication between people could be a lot better. Yes, yes so let’s not waste words and move on.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

BANDWIDTH AND “P” POINTS FOR SUPER SUCCESS

BANDWIDTH AND “P” POINTS FOR SUPER SUCCESS Byr Bill Cottringer “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” ~Winston Churchill.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Maintaining More Ups Than Downs

Maintaining More Ups Than Downs Byr Bill Cottringer “Let it rain on some days, let yourself shiver on some cold nights, so when it's Spring you'll know why it was all worth going through.” ~Sanhita Baruah.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

WHY PRISONS DON”T WORK (AS WELL AS THEY COULD)

WHY PRISONS DON'T WORK (AS WELL AS THEY COULD) Byr William Cottringer “Men simply copied the realities of their hearts when they built prisons.” ~ Richard Wright. I do not want to offend all the good people who have devoted their entire careers to positive prison reform, but the very nature of the prison business is conservative, and so changes for the better are necessarily slow in coming. But let’s consider a few reasons for the current, somewhat bleak state of affairs.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

BE YOUR BEST SELF BY NOT TRYING TO BE A BETTER YOU

BE YOUR BEST SELF BY NOT TRYING TO BE A BETTER YOU Byr Bill Cottringer “We discover who we have always been when we stop attempting to become better than who we really are” ~Stephen Levine.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Relationship Facts That Get In The Way of Relating

Relationship Facts That Get In The Way of Relating Byr Bill Cottringer “Relationships are the real test to find out if you are as good as you think you are.” ~The author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Problem That All Religion, Psychology and Spirituality Are Trying To Solve

The Problem That All Religion, Psychology and Spirituality Are Trying To Solve Byr Bill Cottringer “Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality.” ~Kahlil Gabran. There is a very large “elephant metaphor” in life’s living room, that when not mentioned, it keeps us all from experiencing our full potential in learning, growing and improving into our best selves.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

What Is It About Henry or Mary?

What Is It About Henry or Mary? By Bill Cottringer “Defensiveness is usually someone silently screaming that they need you to value and respect them in disguise. When you look for deeper meanings behind someone’s pain you can then begin to heal not only yourself, but others.” ~Shannon L. Alder

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Freedom of Choice?

Freedom of Choice? Byr Bill Cottringer “Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.” ~Jawaharlal Nehru

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Power of Awareness

The Power of Awareness Byr Bill Cottringer “What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.” ~Abraham Maslow.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Only Unwinnable Conflict Worth Trying to Win

The Only Unwinnable Conflict Worth Trying to Win Byr Bill Cottringer “There is one conflict that will never go away until we either figure out how to communicate past it or die trying. This conflict involves arguing for the beliefs and truths we are most certain about.” ~The Author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Five Realizations of Good Relationships

Five Realizations of Good Relationships Byr Bill Cottringer “Life is not happening to you. It is responding to you.” ~Author Unknown.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Managing Towards The Simplicity Just On The Other Side Of Complexity

Managing Towards The Simplicity Just On The Other Side Of Complexity Byr Bill Cottringer “I wouldn’t give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity just on the other side of complexity.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

An Epiphany About Intentionality

An Epiphany About Intentionalityr By Bill Cottringer “All things considered, the concept of willfulness loses sight of too many of them.” ~The Author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Easiest Management Trap to Fall Into & The Hardest One to Avoid

The Easiest Management Trap to Fall Into & The Hardest One to Avoid by Bill Cottringer “The first rule of business: Control the few controllables and manage the rest the best you can.” ~The author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Rewards Of Negativity

“Positive people live their lives like there are no tomorrows; negative people live life like it will go on forever but wish it wouldn’t.” ~The Autho n You really don’t have to have a Ph.D. in clinical psychology to explain why some people are positive and some are negative. Human ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

A Disturbing Reality

A Disturbing Reality Byr Bill Cottringer “Logic will never change emotion or perception.” ~ Edward de Bono.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Ultimate Success Secret On A Pedestal: Right Perspective

ULTIMATE SUCCESS SECRET ON A PEDESTAL: RIGHT PERSPECTIVEnBy Bill Cottringe nn“It is not the things in life that bother us but rather our opinion about these things.” ~Epictetus What was Jack Palace meaning , as Curly in the movie City Slicker, pointing with his finger in the sky and ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

TWO KINDS OF BELIEFS

TWO KINDS OF BELIEFS Byr Bill Cottringer “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ~Philip K. Dick.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

When 1/2 Plus 1/2 Doesn't Add Up to One

“How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four; calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.” ~Abraham Lincoln. When some new, intriguing, and well-packaged self-help book, system or idea comes out, it is very easy to run straight towards it with a smothering full body embrace. Unfortunately years later, what we are left holding sadly turns out to be nothing more than a half-truth on its way to evolving into full maturity. Even “The Secret” and “The Law of Attraction” still both have the rest of their stories to tell.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Work Success

WORK SUCCESS Byr Bill Cottringer “The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” ~Vince Lombardi.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Trust: The Stuff That Holds Relationships Together

Trust: The Stuff That Holds Relationships Together Byr Bill Cottringer “You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”rn~Epicurus Successful relationships are built on unconditional love. Without the following implied assurances that collectively define such unconditional love, any degree of compatibility in a relationship is subject to erosion by tiny trust termites which will eventually eat through the foundation of the relationship:

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED:

GUIDE FOR THE PERPLEXED: Maneuvering Through The Self-Improvement Overloadnn“The more you know, the less you have to say.” ~Jim Rohn. I was very encouraged to read some recent research on the younger post-MTV consumer generation. The good news is that this younger generation is fed up with ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

THINK IT BUT DON’T SAY IT

THINK IT BUT DON’T SAY ITnBy Bill Cottringe n As a kid I never bought into the infamous playground chant, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me. Just re-look at my last name above. Now let your imagination run wild, empathizing about all the possible hurt and ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

AN ATTITUDE FOR ALL SEASONS

AN ATTITUDE FOR ALL SEASONS byr Bill Cottringer “The amount of success you have or don’t have, is more related to how you define success, than all you talents, efforts, motivation, timing and luck combined together.”~ The Author.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Truthful Thinking

TRUTHFUL THINKING By Bill Cottringe n“Success is what we get from what we do to get it.” ~ The Author.nnn Which is more satisfying—week-old, cold apple pie out of the refrigerator or hot, freshly-baked apple pie with cold French vanilla ice cream on top? If Mary wants chocolate cake for ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The True Master Of The Clock & Calendar Has Neither!

The True Master Of The Clock & Calendar Has Neither! Byr Bill Cottringer “Time is our most important resource which is equally distributed to all, but unequally used by most.”rn~The author. Wasted Time— Some on past memories, More on future hopes, Most on not being here, Now and in the present, Using our time wisely, Doing what matters most.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

HEALING THE DIVIDE

HEALING THE DIVIDE Byr Bill Cottringer “The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world.” ~Max Born.

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

WORDS ARE WICKED

WORDS ARE WICKED Byr Bill Cottringer “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends,” ~Martin Luther King, Jr. For over 50-years now, I have worked in criminal justice as a law enforcement officer, prison warden and a security manager, and I can tell you without an ounce of uncertainty, that our criminal justice system is broken. It is broken because of the emotionally laden words we use which support and drive the whole system—in the wrong direction. Here are the big three words to re-evaluate with patience and careful thoughtfulness:r

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Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Letting Go Of "What Your Know' Management Thinking

LETTING GO OF ‘WHAT YOU KNOW’ MANAGEMENT THINKINGnBy Bill Cottringer What It’s All About It’s not about— How smart you are, Who you know, Where you’ve been, Or what you have; It’s not about you, Or what you’ve done, Or left undone. Here’s what it’s about: Your silent surrender— The ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

The Purpose Of Relationships

The Purpose of Relationships By Bill Cottringe n“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.” ~Henry David Thoreau. Lately, I seem to be more successful at accomplishing what I am trying to do when I remain mindful of my primary purpose in what I ...

Primary topic: Success Principles

Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Ten Right Attitudes to Have About Love to Get More

Ten Right Attitudes to Have About Love to Get More Byr Bill Cottringer “Love is the gentle touching of two souls without the clamor of their exte al equipment.” ~The Author. Want more love? Consider adopting these ten right attitudes that will help you enjoy more love: 1. Keep Things in Proper Perspective.

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Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Ten Tips for Successful Presentations

Ten Tips for Successful Presentations Byr Bill Cottringer Successful selling is often preempted by the requirement of giving a formal presentation to convince the customer to go with your product or service. These presentations require some sensible prep work to result in successful sales. Below are ten useful tips to make that happen.

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Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Managing Better Work Performance

Managing Better Work Performance By Bill Cottringer “Compelling trust is the highest form of human motivation” ~Stephen Covey.

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Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Ten Best Success Door Openers

Ten Best Success Door Openers byr Bill Cottringer “If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you will find an excuse.” ~Jim Rohn. There are lots of ways to find to do something or the excuses if you don’t. In the meantime, here are the best-known door openers to success: 1. Learn, Grow and Improve.

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Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

What To Focus On?

What To Focus On? Byr Bill Cottringer “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” ~Alexander Graham Bell. Regarding the title question, the answer in a word is—NOW. One very popular view of life is that we are all pawns on a chess board being moved around by destiny (or whatever else you wish to call it), just to see what our reactions will be. This is a provocative perspective, but a plausible one.

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Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

Becoming Your Signature Self

BECOMING YOUR SIGNATURE SELFnBy Bill Cottringe nn What do Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney, Jack Canfield, Tiger Woods, Nichole Kidman, Katie Keric, and Alex Rodriguez all have in common besides being extraordinarily good looking, rich and famous, and masters of their trades? Better yet, what ...

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Success Principles

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By William CottringerRecently published1 topic

What Employers Need

What Employers Need Byr Bill Cottringer “The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.” ~J. Paul Getty.

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Success Principles

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