May 16, 2013

Interview with Lindsay Sakraida Features Director of www.DealNews.com

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Mike Carruthers:
Just about every store will have their Memorial Day sale coming up soon. Are they typically good sales?

Lindsay Sakraida:
Memorial Day is actually one of the best holiday weekends for shopping - especially if you’re looking for home items and apparel.
 

May 14, 2013

Interview with Cy Wakeman, author of the book The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills Your Chances, and Will Make You Happier

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Mike Carruthers:
Stress and discontent at work; if you’re feeling that ask yourself who’s to blame?

Cy Wakeman:
And I think that we’ve all gotten pretty used to being victims. And we tend to blame our circumstances and most people are both relieved and shocked to find out that we’re not at the mercy of our circumstances.
 

May 10, 2013

Interview with Fred Reicheld, author of the book The Ultimate Question 2.0 (Revised and Expanded Edition): How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World

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Mike Carruthers:
Every business wants to make profits, however for many businesses… 

Fred Reichheld:
They really forget about whether those profits were earned at the expense of customers or whether they were earned by making customers so pleased that they'll come back for more and bring their friends.
 

May 7, 2013

Interview with Dorothy Breininger, author of the book Stuff Your Face or Face Your Stuff: The Organized Approach to Lose Weight by Decluttering Your Life

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Mike Carruthers:
You probably have clutter in your life and clutter isn’t necessarily all bad.

Dorothy Breininger:
Your clutter is sometimes your identity. On the back of my book the 1800GotJunk CEO actually wrote a quick testimonial that says, “You are what you can’t get rid of.”