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Companies With Successful Business Strategies

What sets companies with successful business strategies apart? What is a good business strategy example? Companies with successful business strategies identify a playing field where they can thrive and figure out a unique competitive advantage that helps them win. A good example is Gain, a subsidiary of P&G. Gain set itself apart from competitors in a crowded detergent marketplace by marketing its product as having a unique and powerful scent. This strategy helped the product become a billion-dollar brand. Read on to discover the secrets of companies with successful business strategies.

Developing and Navigating Your Personal Worldview

What’s your personal worldview? Is it up to date? Everyone has a worldview. Too often, we don’t think about it, much less cultivate it. Subsequently, we end up with a worldview that is outdated and fails to support our growth. We would do well to understand the importance of worldview and learn how to develop a healthy one. Read more to learn why personal worldview matters and how to revise your own.

The Road Less Traveled: Scott Peck’s Classic Advice

Have you read The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck? Do you know what it teaches about spiritual growth? In The Road Less Traveled, Scott Peck asserts that the path to spiritual enlightenment involves discipline and grace (in addition to love and personal religion, or worldview). Without these qualities, you risk not only spiritual stagnation but also the mental health problems that come with it. Embracing these qualities leads to better health, better relationships, and a richer life. Keep reading to learn what The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck says about the roles of discipline and grace in spiritual

Learning Myths: How They Can Impede Your Progress

Does learning come easy to you? How do you judge your own learning competence? Do you have any beliefs about learning that could be sabotaging your progress? In order to learn effectively, you must first clear away the illusions and myths that impede your drive to learn. Misperceptions about your competence and myths about your ability to learn can both inhibit you from pursuing greater levels of knowledge. Read more about common learning myths and how they sabotage your ability to learn.

Retirement Investment Strategy: Planning Your Future

What is the best retirement investment strategy? What advice will help you plan effectively for the future? If you want to have a comfortable retirement, it’s important to have a financial retirement plan. Knowing the different options available, including lifecycle funds and annuity will help you build an effective retirement investment strategy. Keep reading for the best retirement investment strategy.

Bad Marketing Examples: Learn From These Mistakes

What are some examples of bad marketing? How can you learn from these mistakes and improve your marketing strategy? There is a lot that can go wrong when creating marketing strategies. From improper wording to emotional insensitivity and confusion, it’s important to avoid these bad marketing mistakes in your own campaigns. Here are some examples of bad marketing you can learn from.

The Power of Positive Thinking: Quotes and Passages

Are you looking for The Power of Positive Thinking quotes? What are some of the most noteworthy passages worth revisiting? In his book The Power of Positive Thinking, Norman Vincent Peale says there is no problem or obstacle you can’t overcome with faith, positive thinking, and prayer. He outlines the practical techniques of applied Christianity to help you take control of the events in your life rather than be directed by them. Below is a selection of The Power of Positive Thinking quotes and passages.

The Power of Belief: Dreams Start at the End of Doubt

You can heal with love. Discover how the love you feel in your heart can improve your physical health and help you overcome illness.

Do you think you can influence your life outcomes with your thoughts? How can simply believing that what you want is possible help you make it so? When you expect the best in life, you get the best. When you expect the worst, that’s what you get. When you change your mental habits to a state of constant belief instead of doubt, everything becomes possible. When you embrace the power of belief, things that seemed impossible before moving into the area of the possible. Here is how a simple belief it’s possible can make it so.

Understanding the Economics of the Labor Market

How is the price of labor determined in an economy? How do economies regulate labor compensation and working conditions? Human labor is a resource like any other. However, unlike in other resource markets (where goods and services are priced efficiently without the need for central control), there are artificial changes to labor prices in the form of artificial floors (e.g. minimum wage laws, mandatory benefits, job security, working conditions, collective bargaining, etc). As a result, the price of labor is above what it’d in free competition. This causes a surplus of supply and less demand for labor. In this article,

Adam Grant: Why Do People Give?

Why do people give to others? Are humans inherently altruistic? Or do we help others for personal gain? In his book Give and Take, Adam Grant discusses the age-old question: are humans inherently selfish? He presents studies that were done on the subject and looks at popular apps like Freecycle to see if he can gain some insight into the truth. Keep reading to learn why people give, according to Adam Grant.