Motivational Story – What is Success?

We have all defined success by the jobs we hold, the money we make, most importantly the things we own have defined us at some point in our lives. I am still chasing the dream but in a different way.

All our lives we have been told that we must work toward something. Whether it be good grades, a career, our goal has always been to make it happen and growing up, we have been groomed to chase the dream. Let’s be honest! Nobody’s mother ever told them, “Honey I want you to waste away your life watching the grass grow.”

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Steve Jobs – Inspirational Speech

Drawing from some of the most pivotal points in his life, Steve Jobs, chief executive officer and co-founder of Apple Computer gives a stirring, emotional an inspirational speech urging graduates to pursue their dreams and see the opportunities in life’s setbacks — including death itself . (Stanford Universtity: 114th Commencement on June 12, 2005.)

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Forming Small Strategic Alliances

Forming relationships and partnerships with other start-up businesses is a tactic that small businesses have used for many a year, as it presents many interesting opportunities.

The simplest way small businesses can prosper from having a business relationship is cross referral. In the sense that,business 1 recommends business 2 to customers for certain services and business 2 in turn does the same, by referring its customers to business 1. This is a simple referral circle.

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Motivational Poem by Rudyard Kipling – ‘If’

This is a brilliant motivational and insightful poem by Rudyard Kipling entitled ‘If’..It details the skillset, personal attributes, fortitude of a man / strong person. The required perseverance, determination and intelligence to rise above others and excel.

A great read to focus, motivate and always on Lucidry – inspire!

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Interview – Entrepreneur Focus – Chidozie Ukaigwe

Interview with Chidozie, a young London Entrepreneur and co-founder of BiWhizz. Lucidry managed to catch up with Chidozie, a young London entrepreneur. We found time to talk about entrepreneurship and got an insight into one of his many upcoming ventures; Lots of detail and tips in there – enjoy!

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The Simple Start Up Business Checklist

Hi all, today we have an interactive checklist which I hope will help all in setting up a business.

Here is a simple checklist which I hope will prompt you to think about the different facets of starting up a business and taking it from that crazy idea in your head to the finished product. If anybody has any boxes or suggestions or amendments please let me know and ill get them added on as soon as possible.

How many of these have YOU ticked?

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Book Review – How to Win Friends and Influence People

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a title that I had honestly been avoiding for a good while. One, due to its cheesy title and the kind of people who had been recommending it where the sales orientated person that I love to hate. However, I gave in not long ago, and the book is a great read.

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Stay Focused – Quote

Don’t get sidetracked by people who are not on track.Author Unknown

The Marble Tiles – Short Motivational Story

Short motivational story about a conversation between a marble statue and some marble tiles.

There was this museum laid with beautiful marble tiles, with a huge marble statue displayed in the middle of the lobby. Many people came from all over the world just to admire this beautiful marble statue.

One night, the marble tiles started talking to the marble statue.

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Why Write A Business Plan?

Many small business owners and entrepreneurs have taken the first footsteps in their journey without a business plan and have since seen no reason to take the time to construct one. A business plan is a living, breathing and organic document – open to growth, revision and correction.

If you haven’t taken the time to construct a business plan, hopefully this article will convince you to do so…

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Peter Jones’s 10 Rules for Entrepreneurial Success

Leading businessman and TV personality Peter Jones reveals the behaviours you need to adopt in order to achieve entrepreneurial brilliance.

Interesting video and points raised and some of it is highly motivating.

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The Robin Hood Tax – 0.05% Bankers Tax to raise $400 Billion for the Poor

Robin Hood Tax (once before known as the Tobin Tax) is a proposed tax on bankers to the sum of o.05% that would raise an estimated $400 billion to tackle poverty and climate change, at home and abroad.

The supporters of the tax assert that if governments took a tax of 0.05% from international bankers’ transactions, it could generate hundreds of billions of pounds every year – that could stop cuts in crucial public services at home in UK, and help fight global poverty and climate change.

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Importance of Branding with Branding Expert Brian Hoff

A great gem for you today; Lucidry managed to catch up with Brian Hoff of the popular branding and graphic design blog – Design Cubicle. We found time to talk about the branding, its importance, techniques, considerations and its importance to business owners. Lots of detail and tips in there – enjoy!

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Business Cards – Get Them! Use Them! – 6 Great Examples

Business Cards have been around for a very long time, a very very.. very long time. However, for some reason they remain largely unchanged? Yet, they shouldn;t and do not have to be!

Aesthetics are highly important. Is your business card, stylish? elegant? modern? crisp? well-made? Or does it feel like a flimsy piece of paper? look rushed? cheap or ancient? I personally have never understood why many people have the back of their business card blank! Are you telling the world there is nothing more you could say? you do not have a strap-line, sales message, picture, quote, offer.. something? to go on the back..

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Your Business Card Is Not Good Enough – Video!

In a follow up to our post about business cards – Here is a great video where a gentleman gets very passionate about business cards in general. I implore you to take your business cards seriously – just not as seriously as this chap though!

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