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By Billy Florence
Read. Charlie “T” Jones, in his book, Life is Tremendous, says that we will be the same person five years from now that we are today except for the people we meet and the books we read.
The internet is a reading medium. Want proof? OK. You are reading this article and it’s on the internet. TV is for observers. We lean back to watch TV but we learn forward to read…even on the internet. TV provides us with words and pictures. Little thinking is required. Books provide us with the opportunity to supply our own sounds and pictures. We get to think. We get to imagine.
One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is a love of reading. “Read me a story,” they ask again and again. Take the time. Read to them. Read with them.
These Leaders Are Readers:
“Books are the most wonderful friends in the world. When you meet them and pick them up, they are always ready to give you a few ideas. When you put them down, they never get mad; when you take them up again, they seem to enrich you all the more.” - Fulton Sheen
"To read is to empower
To empower is to write
To write is to influence
To Influence is to change
To change is to live." - Jane Evershed
“God be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages.” - Channing
"The greatest gift is the passion for reading.
It is cheap, it consoles, it distracts, it excites,
it gives you knowledge of the world and experience of a wide kind.
It is a moral illumination." - Elizabeth Hardwick
Harteis Business Insights: Small Business Web Use Grows
by Fred HarteisSmall business owners say web sites, search engine key words, and community relations activities are the top three business drivers, according to Interland’s annual “Business Barometer” survey. The surge has become main stream. Kim T. Gordon, president of National Marketing Federation, Inc., says, "From using complex e-commerce Web sites to ongoing email communications with customers and partners, use of the Internet is vital to small business success."The group of small business owners surveyed by Interland was asked to select marketing tools critical in driving business. Respondents prioritized their responses as follows:
- 69% Web sites
- 36% search engine keywords
- 35% community relations
- 24% email marketing
- 22% direct mail
When asked how important various online capabilities would be to their business in the coming year:
IMPORTANT ONLINE CAPABILITIES FOR NEXT YEAR
- 67% enabling online interactivity
- 62% ability to execute online promotions
- 55% conducting online transactions
Small business owners with sites not yet e-commerce enabled, are seeking outlets leveraging existing commerce platforms like eBay and Amazon.com.
Resources : Interland.com, emarketer, Kamaron Institute
President Lincoln's Leadership
by Fred Harteis
Abraham Lincoln has always been an inspiration to me because of his humble beginning. He had a life of great adversity from beginning to end. He acted miraculously in his ability to learn, grow and become better with each adversity. President Lincoln failed forward his entire life. He had great courage which was a result of great faith and perseverance.
Most people who face but a few of the great struggles which President Lincoln faced would give up, wish for the best and live a life of quiet desperation. Lincoln did expect to learn from each experience and to become better, not bitter. The Civil War was very difficult for him with incompetent Generals, and such a great struggle for this young nation. God smiles when he would see Lincoln constantly pray and seek his counsel on great decisions. Thank God for such a great leader for the great country.Editorial Columnist Info: Fred Harteis is President of Harteis International, Inc. and BizNet Productions.
