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On Being Brief

Written by Paul on April 30th, 2008

I used to write long emails; I mean really long. I justified it by telling myself that I was being thorough. I thought that the reader (most likely my clients or someone I worked with) would appreciate my effort to be as detailed as possible. Nothing could be further than the truth.

I noticed that most of the responses failed to answer the 34039857 questions I buried deep within. I learned that I was much more likely to get the answers …

Welcome new I Will Teach You To Be Rich Readers

Written by Paul on April 22nd, 2008

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This is a blog on entrepreneurial productivity, growth and effectiveness for young professionals, seasoned pros, and everyone else. Simply put, this is a blog about getting results.

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Why I love working with small business and you should too

Written by Paul on April 21st, 2008

Over the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a wide variety of businesses ranging from the Fortune 500 all the way “down” to small bootstrapped businesses (including my own).

I’ve noticed an inverse relationship between the size of the company and the “interesting-ness” of it’s employees. Simply put: I’ve met the most interesting people at the smallest companies.

“But Paul,” you might say, “everyone is interesting in their …