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Anyone care to share what is on your 'to do' or 'to buy' list?
For us, we need to actually organize a nursery/baby's room. Our house is large but only has 2 brs, one that had our queen bed + DH's clothes, a second with a guest bed + my clothes.
We got by fine with one child, but with two, it makes sense to make a room for them, to consolidate into our own bedrooms. But that means a lot of organizing and minimizing which I know DH will be resistant to! We will be buying or repurposing a changing table this time - need something with storage/drawers, but the duvet I made got ruined changing a baby for almost 2 years.
Also, since this baby will be born in the spring, I'm thinking of getting a better baby carrier, maybe something like an ergo that is a bit more structured than the moby/mei tai I've made myself.
Carson, living life with my 3 boys: DH, DS Dec '09 and newbie DS Sept'12
always two in my
I would definitely recommend an Ergo or something like it. I use my Moby until my babies are about 5-6 months, and then almost exclusively use my Ergo. A new one is on my list for this baby.
As far as extra furniture, you can find almost anything second hand. In Canada Kijiji is a great resource, but if I remember right from before we moved here, Craigslist is better in the States.
We are finally moving out of my parent's basement after 1 1/2 years where we have lived with both boys and all our things in one room. All our things are in storage, so it's going to feel like Christmas getting everything out of storage. Hopefully we won't need to buy anything. We're moving into a 2 bedroom too, an hoping we can fit everything in. We were in a 3 bedroom full house w/ basement before we moved. Eek!
It's funny how things change from baby #1 to baby #3. This is my entire "need/want list":
1. car seat - convertible for rear-facing and beyond
2. wrap carrier - used a pouch sling for the first two, but I want something with more options (e.g. Moby or Baby K'tan)
3. blanket - my one sentimental item; I pick out a cute blanket that doesn't get passed down to the next. I like having something special to associate with each individual
Believing, doting, simplifying, caffeinating, baking, midwife in training, and mothering like a dirty hippie.
#3 due in April!
I was just reflecting this morning that we will need a changing table of sorts in the master suite. For #1, we were in a 2-bedroom apartment, with the second bath just steps from the master bedroom, and the laundry room was IN the second bath. Never had a changing table - just used the top of the dryer and tossed stuff in the washer. Now that we're in a 2-story, we'll need an area for night-time changes (diaper & clothing storage, too), as I don't think the counter in the bath is *quite* big enough.
Very few wants and needs this time around, that I can think of...
DS, 10/07. Allergies: peanut, egg, wheat. We've added dairy back in. And taken it back out again. It causes sandpaper skin with itchy patches and thrashing during sleep. Due w/ #2 late April, 2012.
We have almost nothing left from the first 2, lol. But I know that we do not *need* much :-)
changing table
car seat
co-sleeper or bassinet (we have 3 dogs, and I feel like we *need* something besides the bed)
I would like a stretchy wrap like a moby or something similar - any recommendations??
I will buy almost everything second-hand, except the car seat. It will be fun
homeschooling, earth loving Mama to 3 crazy, wonderful boys, ages 10 & 7, & 3 mos.,3 spirit babies Inch by inch, row by row. Gonna make this garden grow
The only thing that we'll need for sure is a new carseat and maybe a good nursing pillow. We didn't buy a lot for dd, but what we did buy were good, solid things that we've held onto (Ergo, drsser/changer, learning tower, co-sleeper). The one thing I'm debating is whether I might want to try pumping a little for this babe so that I can get a out for a bit after a few months and feel comfortable leaving dh without worrying about the babe getting hungry. My dd never got a bottle in her life-- so that would be a whole new ballgame. Not sure if it's worth the hassle, but I think dh would appreciate the show of confidence in him. Any recomendations about all that paraphenelia woud be welcome.
We thought we were done, so we gave DD our dresser/changing table and mini-crib. We never used them anyway. DD has all of our baby clothes and dipes, but they should be timed well enough that she can pass them back in time.
I'd like to replace the ring sling I loaned out and never got back : (
I need some new nursing bras.
I need some small Kushies (love those!).
Our greatest need is to get all three little boys sleeping in their own beds EVERY night, ALL night!
HA HA. My boys are 5 & 7 and still wander into our bed every night, lol. That would be super!
I need new nursing bras, as well. I actually have some from my last ds, but they are almost 6 years old. I think I will splurge.
homeschooling, earth loving Mama to 3 crazy, wonderful boys, ages 10 & 7, & 3 mos.,3 spirit babies Inch by inch, row by row. Gonna make this garden grow
Oh yeah, I will need another nursing bra. I went cheap the last time and got a returns lot from motherwear but they were too big (if anyone needs 34E, LMK!) so I need to actually get something better sized.
Carson, living life with my 3 boys: DH, DS Dec '09 and newbie DS Sept'12
always two in my
Yeah, I don't know what RO stand for either, I just jumped in!
For anyone needing nursing bras http://www.mommygear.com/ is awesome. They have really gorgeous, supportive bras for we busty mom, too. I have two of these http://www.mommygear.com/bravado-allure-underwire-nursing-bra.htm and they keep the girls nice and high. I've worn them a lot over the last 20 months and they still look new. They are definitely worth the money. I just bought this http://www.mommygear.com/majamas-easy-nursing-bra.htm and it's a really comfy, nice sleep bra that doesn't stretch out like the ones from Motherhood.
Their shipping is super fast and customer service is great. I had to exchange a nursing tank and they sent out the new size the day I called, before I even put the other one in the mail! It was http://www.mommygear.com/undercover-mama-nursing-tank.htm You can wear it with your own nursing bra - it works great!
I need very little as well. I think we need to get a dresser, maybe a couple of new diaper covers and I definitely need new nursing bras/tanks. I think I prefer the tanks for sleeping at night, so I'll be getting a few this time around. My insurance gives me a breast pump, so I don't have to worry about that. My DS had maybe one bottle his entire life, but I'd like to be able to pump and let him feed the baby. The old pump I had was my sister's and that thing was horrible! It's definitely worth it to get a new one.
Other than that, hmmmm. I can't think of much else. My DS transitioned to his convertible carseat at 18 months and his Chicco carseat is still good to go, so I don't need one of those either. Life is actually much simpler after you've had one (stuff-wise, that is).
I always buy new nursing bras. Mine were so stretched out after I was done that I wanted to burn them & go back to under wires!
We need a new car seat, clothes, diapers....
We got a co-sleeper super cheap from a friend. I'm probably getting a ergo at some point. I have a ring sling from my second, I just bought a used kangaroo korner, & I'm borrowing a Maya wrap.
We are only in a 3 bedroom place, & with a 5 yo & 10 yo of the opposite sex, asking them to share a rooms out, so the babe will be with us. Right now I'm thinking we may just get 2 new dressers for our room since we need them any way & put a changing pad on one of them.
I also really want another rocking chair, though I have no idea where it would go!
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We will need a carseat, though I am not above borrowing one.
Our last house had built-in desks in the kids' rooms that we used as a changing table, so we have never really had one of those. I am a little surprised at how many experienced moms want one again. I thought that was something people didn't really use that much. I will have to think about that one or where we will change the baby if we don't get one.
We bought this house last year and have done a ton of work on it. The last piece to get done is turning an old living room/kitchen into our mastor suite. If we don't get this done before baby comes I don't know where we'll put the baby, never mind all the stuff!
We are not really co-sleeping people, so our crib has been in constant use for over 4 years. The crib is fine, but I wonder if I should get a new mattress. We will need a few sheets and mattress pads for that.
I'd like a new breast pump as mine has been through lots of use with 2 kids. Even though I didn't work after my 2nd child, I pumped alot of milk for another baby. I think they are good to have around. Our insurance will cover this, but I will have to deal with getting a prescription and getting reimbursed after the baby is born.
I'd like another dozen infant prefolds, though I will talk to my SIL about buying or borrowing hers. I'd probably like 6 or so bG's or similar to use for naps and outings. Really have a lot of these, but they are in pretty rough shape.
I am wondering about some sort of carrier. I like the look of an Ergo. I have an okay ring sling, but I'd like a sturdier one if that is to be my main carrier.
In a way this seems like a long list, but when I look at what I thought I needed for my first, it really isn't that much.
Mom to Sam (3/2007), Bekah (4/2009), Jedidiah (4/2012), and Caroline Grace (3/2014)
we got rid of EVERYTHING!
I need maternity clothes, diapers, baby clothes, a nursing pillow, washable baby wipes.
I have gotten back my infant car seat already so we are good until baby outgrows that.
I do have some of my baby blankets left b/c I have the special homemade ones and each of the kids "special" blankets that I bought just for them, all the kids used it but each one was always that childs. PLUS I have 2 that were Hubs when he was a baby.
My friend that I gave the cloth diapers too will have the infant and small diapers to give back, but the bigger ones will still be used so she said she was planning on throwing me a cloth diaper shower.
My nursing pillow I gave to the birth center, so i will just have to replace it. heck I might just make one myself.
Courtney and Cree, baby made 3, added one more then there were 4, sakes alive, then we had 5, another in the mix now we have 6!
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I too am starting all over, but it really makes you question what you need and what you just want. The last thing I want is another cluttered house, and it's even worse in the townhouse we're in temporarily. I will probably get a bassinet (or moses basket), car seat, clothes, and that it's. I might need a breast pump for those last few weeks of school while DH is doing baby-duty, but I'd like to find a way around that (I really don't like to use bottles, especially that early). Once they are a little older I will decide if we need a stroller, seat, etc.
Brande: Mama of 5 and perpetual student.
Repeat Offender! Hahaha! My body sure does feel offended right now.
After 2 boys and one girl there isn't that much that we need. I'd like a new baby seat/chair so I have a place to put baby down when needed. Our current chair is falling apart.
I think that's it! We have a changing table but use it as a diaper and art supply shelf. I usually change baby's diaper on the floor. It's faster that way.
Married to DH 7 years and have three fantastic kiddos! DS 6, DD 4, and DS 2 ...... lo and behold another is on the way!
I just have to re-chime in, for thoe of you considering an Ergo: DO IT!! I got mine at a discount directly from Ergo (it had been returned and one part re-stitched- there was a place for it on their website), and I seriously used that thing through last summer-- when dd was 4.5 yo. Seriously-- the single best baby item we bought.
A friend of ours got an antique dry sink and used that as a change table - it was so perfect, and then could be used for other things afterwards. I think we're just going to use one of the old dressers we have for the times we want to change the baby up high (or with access to all the creams and cloths and such). I love the idea of having something to put the baby down in, but on the other hand, I always find that's a magnet for the younger kids to go fondle the baby. I've often used the car seat and put it up on the kitchen counter beside me......we'll see. I don't think I *need* much at all, but I may get one or two new things - more luxury items! I love the baby hammocks, but don't think it would fit in our room. We'll see over time...........
Hmm, put me in the boat of pretty much needing everything. I borrowed everything up until DS was in 12 mo clothes. No changing table for us though, too much of a hassle and the floor and couches work great. I do have an ergo and because I am addicted to carriers...I will probably want a second one. The one I have now kind of feels like it is DS's and he will still be able to be carried in it for a long while. I haven't even really started a list but clothes and cloth diapers are high up!
I second the Ergo! I used a Moby wrap for the first year with my son and now we have the Ergo and love it. I have a small kid - he's 27 months and 25 pounds soaking wet. I will be able to use it for a long, long time! I plan to use my Moby in the beginning again and transition to the Ergo when babe is bigger.
I want to get a nicer baby swing, ours wasn't too great and certainly didn't work well with a very little baby. I also would like a play mat. We borrowed one and it was so useful at times. Otherwise, we're pretty much set unless I decide to get a changing table. Oh, newborn and small woolies though! We didn't cloth diaper my son when he was a newborn so I got a newborn diaper stash, but need covers for the fitteds.
I dont want to go wild on aquiring stuff but will need a carseat, a good carrier, baby clothes, dipes (probably just prefolds and covers). Eventually i'll want to get a crib to sidecar, a jogging stroller and a baby swing. And eventually we'll have to move out of our tiny house to something bigger but we had been talking about doing that anyways.
Are the nursing pillows helpful? I just used regular pillows with my first because i hadnt heard of the nursing pillows and it worked just fine. I dont want extra stuff that we dont really need.
And i want to get one of those wool puddle pads for the bed too. I didnt know about them with my first when he was little but they look handy
I really like my boppy pillow for nurisng hands free.
Sounds like the ergo is really all it's cracked up to be.
Carson, living life with my 3 boys: DH, DS Dec '09 and newbie DS Sept'12
always two in my
I second or third those of you contemplating an Ergo. Used it daily for 2+ years.
I owned an electric pump - super-duper fancy model given to my by my BBF - but I never used it. I pumped off at the beginning of every feed (too much foremilk) for a few months - and I used an Ameda that I got free from our local LLL. It finally broke, and they gave me another one.
I will be in need of maternity clothing - the seasonal timing of this pregnancy is completely different this time around. And new bras and nursing bras. My breasts have grown so much in the past 2 weeks that I should probably get a new one asap.
DS, 10/07. Allergies: peanut, egg, wheat. We've added dairy back in. And taken it back out again. It causes sandpaper skin with itchy patches and thrashing during sleep. Due w/ #2 late April, 2012.
oh, yes, a nursing pillow. Any recs on that? Or is Boppy still the only one?
homeschooling, earth loving Mama to 3 crazy, wonderful boys, ages 10 & 7, & 3 mos.,3 spirit babies Inch by inch, row by row. Gonna make this garden grow
Honestly, I never used mine. It's sitting in my basement and we use it to lie on when we're on the couch. :) I was always wearing my son, so I tended to nurse in the Moby. I also didn't think that the nursing pillow was very comfortable. I had a Boppy. I know some people who swear by them, but I think they are just an extra thing that isn't really necessary (unless you have twins or something).
i used the boppy with all 3 of mine, without it i would slouch and my back hurt, but i also hear those with larger breasts don't need them. I'll be lucky if I'm a C for the first couple of months so for me it's important until the baby gets bigger.
Courtney and Cree, baby made 3, added one more then there were 4, sakes alive, then we had 5, another in the mix now we have 6!
A Momma in love with her Little Women-Jewel Face, Jo Jo Bean, June Bug, and Sweet Coraline.
I used a Boppy with my first two kids. If it was there, I used it. If I was in a different room, I used whatever pillow I could find. When my first was in the NICU for a bit, I tried a My Breast Friend. I really liked the design of this. It is flat and makes more of a shelf for baby to lay on. The Boppy is so rounded that sometimes baby would end up rolling low and trying to latch on to my belly. I got the Boppy as a gift. It is nice because it can be used to prop baby in or put behind them as they are learning to sit-more applications than just nursing. But I think the My Breast Friend made for a more comfortable nursing position for both of us. Really, I loaned my Boppy to my sister. If she has it to give back, we will just keep using that. If not, I will have to decide if it is worth it to invest in another pillow. If we buy one, it will likely be the My Breast Friend, despite the goofy name.
Mom to Sam (3/2007), Bekah (4/2009), Jedidiah (4/2012), and Caroline Grace (3/2014)
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Neutrogena Deep Clean Long-Last Shine Control Cleanser/Mask
65 reviews
53% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.2
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on 4/5/2015 3:13:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Very Oily, Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
So tired of all these so called SHINE CONTROL products.
Some times I wonder if the people making these even have oily skin or if this is even tested before the put them out.
Anyway once again this product did nothing except make me shiner.
on 12/2/2014 10:45:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
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Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I used to have oily skin and throughout the day my T zone would shine so much. This product changed my life, it was so inexpensive and it works great! I wash my face every other day with this and I forget about a shiny face for days. Once a month I like to apply a thing layer on my face and leave it for 5-10 mins and I love the result WILL BUY AGAIN best product for shine control for me and I never break out
on 11/28/2014 3:53:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I love this as a cleanser and a mask, my skin looks amazing and my pores are so clean. I also appreciate that it is cool and refreshing, I like to use this before makeup, I wouldn't suggest using this for make-up removal as I believe it would irritate your eyes.
on 11/28/2014 3:47:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Oily, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Love this, my face is so soft after using this, and remains oil free for hours.
on 5/22/2014 1:03:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
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Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium
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Love, love, LOVE this stuff, and have repurchased it time and time again. It does a great job cleaning my combination sensitive skin. This stuff feels like you're rubbing cake frosting into your face, it's that fluffy and light. It doesn't dry my skin or make it feel tight, and I feel like it gives me a good, deep cleanse of all the impurities in my face. I like to rub it in and then leave it on in the shower while I shave my legs to let it get deeper to the oil. I'm not sure it actually does much for oil control, but I didn't really buy it for that. It does a great job of gently cleansing my face to get rid of impurities. It's a permanent part of my skincare routine.
on 2/23/2014 11:18:00 PM
Age: 30-35
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Eyes: Brown
My other review if this product sounds silly due to Autocorrect. But in a nutshell..... Great stuff.
on 1/12/2014 12:50:00 AM
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Kept using this every week or so just because I had it. It did leave my skin feeling nice and soft but did nothing for shine control. I also seem to get a few deep acne cyst's after using this which is not normal for me and I haven't noticed this with any other cleanser I've used.
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I have never left a review on any product, but after giving this cleanser/mask MULTIPLE tries I feel compelled to leave this review. Not only does it NOT live up to it's claims; but i feel like I am washing my face with body butter when using this stuff. My feels GREASIER than before I applied this stuff. I've tried using it as both a cleanser and a mask and neither worked for me. Not to mention taking it off, it comes off in chunks, literally; it's like this super weird consistency and i have to keep rubbing my face to take this crap off.
AND TO TOP IT OFF, it broke me out horribly! Before throwing this stuff out, I decided to give it one last try. Big Mistake. I have sensitive skin, but this stuff made me break out horribly. Seriously. I woke up this morning with acne near my ear and my jawline. I have never had breakouts there&& I know it was this "cleanser" because it was the only thing I changed in my skin care recently.
Save your money; this stuff is CRAP!
on 3/28/2013 7:21:00 PM
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Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
When I saw this at the drugstore I decided to give it a try, as I have oily skin and usually have to blot a few times during the day. When I used it a few times I thought I would really like the product as it did keep my skin shine free for a long period of time. After a few days of using this as a cleanser, I started getting dry patches on my skin which made makeup application really difficult. As well I do not recommend using this cleanser at night as it does not do a good job with taking makeup off. I stopped using this cleanser after the dry patches appeared on my skin. It works much better as a mask than a cleanser.
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Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
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Honestly, I hate this product. I purchased it about two years ago and I still have most of the cleanser. When I used it the first time, I was excited since I had never really used something like this. It smelled nice, and I put it on my face. After using it for a while, I started getting hard painful lumps on my skin. Turns out, it was causing me to have nodular acne, though it claims to not clog pores. I take very good care of my skin and never had any issues like that before. It took months for them to finally go away and they haven't returned since I stopped using this face wash. Needless to say, I threw it out and I'm never going to buy it again.
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Gallery: Are Ocean Societies the New Frontier for Sustainable Living?
Could the middle of the ocean offer sustainable dwelling places for mankind in the future? Estonian architect Marko Järvela of Hirvesoo Arhitektibüroo, winner of the aesthetics category in the first design competition for seasteading, believes that sustainable water-locked living could in fact become a wonderful reality. He saw designing "SESU Seastead" (short for SElf-SUstained seastead), as an opportunity to find the reality in ideas that are "balancing at the edge of utopian." Järvela says that his winning design for a mini-society in the ocean is based on a self-sufficient lifestyle that requires a rearrangement of priorities.
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July 18, 2009 at 5:35 pm
If you found this interesting I suggest you buy/borrow The Millennial Foundation by Marshall T Savage and just read the Aquarius chapter for a fully functioning Ocean colony idea
July 10, 2009 at 4:47 am
How will they deal with trash, gray water and black water?
How will they connect physically to the outside world–will there by airplane platforms?
Will it be noisy and interfere with sea animals' communication?
July 9, 2009 at 9:46 pm
manujarch – like most technologies, initially it will be expensive and limited to "early adopters", but over time the costs will come down. One of our long-term goals is to have a seastead city which allows open immigration from poor countries, like America of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and has low enough costs for that to be economically viable. "Give us your tired, your poor…"
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...scale up or down under load? I just got the card and the default fan was set a 41% and I was getting heat issues. I boosted it up to 75 % and now I don't really get above 76Cel during Crysis. The fan is always running at the same speed though. Is there a option or setting somewhere that scales the fan speed down when you are not running a 3d game? Just wondering.
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You could download EVGA Precision and increase the fan speed prior to gaming and hit Auto to set it back to 40% after.
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Yes, Rivatuner allows you to change the fan settings.
You can set the minimum fan speed, max fan speed, what temperatures the fan kicks in at.
I used it with my 8800GT before I put an Accellero S1 on it, but I cannot remember exactly how to do it. I read a tutorial on some other forum and it worked good.
Edit* Ok, I found how to do this on the GT200 series. Now my GTX 260 runs 40% idle up to 65C then the fan slowly rises with the temp up to 70%.
I used this guide: http://www.vaguetech.com/index.php?pageid=rt207
Along with the Excel spreadsheet in this post: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.ph...3&postcount=60 to calculate what my values should be
IMO, the guide makes it more complicated than it has to be.
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The biggest problem with the default fan programming, is the Trange is too high so while the fan does speed up as it gets hotter, it doesn't by more than 8% I have noticed, where now my fan jumps 30% under load.
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Well, I found out soon enough the Big Pig is def. not a sand hopper. I resolved to shorten my learning curve...
The scenery on the way to Coco's was amazing. Here are a few more shots I hope you enjoy!
you can see the track I followed in order to topple the Pig. A less novice rider would have kept to the left on this one!
I tried in my photos to give you a sense of the scope and loneliness of this area...
Finally a view of the Sea of Cortez, and one of the few vehicles we saw on the roadway...
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Ed and the big KTM. Great bike, and suited for Ed's size!
A few more twists and turns and we were nearing Alfonsina's on Gonzaga Bay. Loved this place-here are a few shots...
The best way to get to Bahia de Gonzaga, IMHO.
Taking a well deserved soda break at Alfonsina's...
This is a very tranquil place...
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Stanisław Tymiński
Stanisław "Stan" Tymiński (Polish pronunciation: [staˈɲiswaf tɨˈmʲiɲskʲi]; born January 27, 1948 in Pruszków) is a Canadian businessman of Polish origin, dealing in electronics and computers, and a sometime-politician in both Poland and Canada. Although Tymiński was completely unknown in his native Poland until shortly before the 1990 presidential election, he emerged from the first ballot as the second strongest candidate, defeating liberal prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki and forcing Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa to stand a second ballot. After Wałęsa defeated him by a wide margin, Tymiński was a leader of Party X in Poland (1990–1995) and then returned to Canada to resume his business activities. In 2005, he announced he would stand in that year's presidential election.
1990 campaign[edit]
In 1990/1991, Tymiński led the Libertarian Party of Canada, a minor party which never received more than 0.25% of the vote.
At the same time, he started a political career in his native Poland, where democracy had just been reestablished.
In the first free presidential elections on November 25, 1990, the two most promising candidates were Solidarity leader Lech Wałęsa and prime minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki. Wałęsa, the electrician, union leader and people's tribune, had the image of an emotional, shirtsleeves populist, while lawyer and former Solidarity legal advisor Mazowiecki appeared as a more respectable and intellectual, but also more formal compromiser.
Tymiński ran as a maverick candidate. He overtook Mazowiecki (18.1%) with 23.1% of the vote and placed second behind Wałęsa with 39.96%. As no candidate had achieved the absolute majority, a second ballot was required and held on December 9, 1990. In the second round, Tymiński lost to Wałęsa with just 25.75% of the total vote. The turnout in the ballots was 60.6% and 53.4%, respectively.
The reasons for Tymiński's unexpected success remain unclear. Tymiński promised to create wealth for everyone quickly, and had an image as a patriotic Pole who had "made it" abroad. He was well received at a time when radical political changes were taking place, but the overall economic situation was getting worse. Many people were increasingly disappointed with the trench warfare that had broken out within the former anti-communist opposition, making the unknown but seemingly honest and patriotic candidate appealing.
Another potential factor was that Tymiński applied methods of political marketing which were unknown in Poland at that time. A key element of his campaign was a black briefcase he was rarely seen without - allegedly containing "secret documents" that were going to destroy his rivals' careers and that he would present when the time was due. Although the elections went by without the briefcase ever being opened, its presence secured constant attention.
Tymiński's adversaries took to a similar strategy; the renowned daily Gazeta Wyborcza, which supported Mazowiecki, reported that Tymiński had had contact with the secret police apparatus himself, a story that was not withdrawn until after the elections.
Party X[edit]
Tymiński, who had run as a nonpartisan candidate, founded a party of his own, which he called Party X, with a nationalist political profile. However, Tymiński's charisma did not translate into any long-term success for the party; in the 1991 general elections, his "X-Party" achieved just three seats in the Sejm.
Critics of the populist "peasant leader" Andrzej Lepper often point to parallels between him and Tymiński.
2005 campaign[edit]
On March 24, 2005, in an interview for a South American Polish organization, Tymiński announced his readiness to run in the upcoming presidential election;[1] an announcement he had previously made in more vague terms on his own homepage.[2][3]
On 3 June, Tymiński returned to Poland and officially declared his candidacy on behalf of a splinter party named the "All-Polish Citizens Coalition" (Ogólnopolska Koalicja Obywatelska). The party, whose apronym OKO translates as "eye", was founded by Wojciech Kornowski, a businessman who set up a network of eye surgery clinics in Poland. Kornowski, a former chairman of the Polish Employers Association (Konfederacja Pracodawców Polskich), has been trying to enter Polish politics for more than two decades by establishing contacts with completely different political milieus ranging from the communist Polish United Workers' Party in the 1980s to Andrzej Lepper's Samoobrona party. In 2004 his new outfit OKO received 0.6% of the Polish vote in the European parliament election. Refusing to make palpable political statements, Tymiński and Kornowski converge in their vague "pro-business" and "anti-establishment" message.[4][5] Tymiński's campaign attracted some media attention.
In late July Tymiński was the first presidential candidate to successfully collect all 100,000 signatures making him an official candidate.
During the first round of the 2005 presidential election, held on October 9, Tymiński received 23,545 votes or 0.2% of all valid votes.
Business interests[edit]
Tymiński was involved in developing the internet industry in Poland: in 1994, he was the first to offer internet access "for everyone", included in Poland's first commercial Bulletin board system "Maloka" (see pl:Maloka BBS). However, when the national telephone company TPSA offered internet dial up service, in 1996 Maloka closed down.
Today Tymiński operates his computer business in Canada and writes columns for various Polish-language periodicals in Canada and the United States. He is also a Trade Representative of Belarus in Canada[6]
- ^ "Nowe święto Narodu Polskiego". Usopal.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ http://www.rzeczpospolita.com/stanpdf/election.pdf
- ^ See reports by Gazeta Wyborcza [1] and Polish WikiNews [2])
- ^ Dominik Uhlig. "Stanisław Tymiński chce czyścić Polskę". Serwisy.gazeta.pl. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ Piotr Bojarski, Poznań. "Tymiński z Kornowskim". Serwisy.gazeta.pl. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Welcome to Belarus Canada Trade Consultants". Belaruscanadatc.com. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
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Bridge work on several roads that pass over US- 23 in southern Monroe County has been rescheduled for this week along with lane closures on I- 75, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).
On Monday, Brewer Rd. will be closed during daylight hours. A signed detour route will be in place using M-50 and Waterstadt Commerce Dr. Brewer is expected to be reopened to traffic by the end of the day, said Kari Arend, a spokeswoman for MDOT.
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There will be a singlelane closure on Ida West Rd. on Wednesday. Traffic will be maintained in part with a flagging operation during daylight hours. The work is expected to take one or possibly two days to complete, Ms. Arend said.
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2009 Saturn Aura Question: What do I need to get repaired for my car? And where do I need to go? Thanks
There is 60k miles on the car, I do not know what has already been done to this car because it is my father's. The car will gradually drift from one side to another when going at a fast speed. This happens while driving at all times. It drives unevenly and feels like a tire pressure is much lower than all of the others, but the tire pressure is 35-37 on all. No check engine light. No warning lights. This did not happen all of the time, I go to school downtown and I think a pothole caused the problem. No accidents. I drive this car 35 miles a day Monday-Friday for school. And there are potholes downtown and they are impossible to avoid. I go over them every day at a slow speed. I have gone over one at a high speed maybe twice. Another time the steering wheel shook once back and forth at the same time my front end of the car was shaking back and forth violently and this happened at a slow speed 35 mph-25 mph. The steering wheel once shook when I was stopped as well. Please help thx - auto343
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You can try going to a chevy dealer since gm parts are saturn parts. It sounds like you electronic power steering motor is going out. They will hopefully replace it for free. Call them to see. I dont suggest you drive the car unless it is necessary the motor can stop and cause an accident! - camaroguy
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Take it to an alignment shop and get it fixed! They can check stuff that we can can only guess at also it is a saftey thing!!! - pushrod
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I think Kevin McHale is starting to understand how Kurt Rambis felt back in '84...The Washington Wizards Generals: The Generals -- now 0-4 on the road and 0-6 overall -- rank 29 out of 30 in Margin of Victory at -13.17. Fittingly, they fell behind 31-14 after one quarter in Orlando last night and just kinda died. Like an ant you step on but don't finish off. It just wriggles there on the ground, legs all flopping and stuff. Just gross. And sad.Speaking of which, that 0-6 record is the first time in Washington franchise history they haven't had a win through six games. And they're the only team that hasn't won a game yet this season. The Generals shot 36 percent from the field (including 2-for-12 from downtown) and trailed by as many as 28 points.Said Washington task master Flip Saunders: "We're gonna have to do something with our start. Whether its personnel wise or whatever. But somehow we've got to have some juice to start games."Energy drink, maybe?Added John Wall: "We go over ev...
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While three of the Valley's four professional sports teams are in the midst of their respective seasons, players, coaches and owners took time Wednesday to share their holiday wishes on social media.
Arizona Cardinals:
Merry Christmas to all!!!— Larry Fitzgerald (@LarryFitzgerald) December 25, 2013
Wanna wish everyone out there in #P2Nation a Merry Christmas!! Hope everyone was able to spend some time with their � http://t.co/T5uNUA62qb— Patrick Peterson (@RealPeterson21) December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas to my friends, family, and fans, I hope this finds you close to loved ones. Happiest of holidays to all of you.— Daryn Colledge (@DarynColledge71) December 25, 2013
I love Christmas!
Loved it as a kid and
I love it now as a parent— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas to everyone I love and dislike because I hate no but I do hate how u act 55 get live oooowww lord LOVE— John Abraham(Mr.100) (@55getlive) December 25, 2013
MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎅— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) December 25, 2013
Arizona Diamondbacks:
Merry Christmas!!!⛄❄— Patrick Corbin (@PatrickCorbin11) December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope everyone got a lot of awesome @Dbacks gear! Enjoy your day with your families! #blessed— Daniel Hudson (@DHuddy41) December 25, 2013
Merry christmas ya hooligans!! pic.twitter.com/WPEZcZpOk0— Addison reed (@Areed43) December 25, 2013
Feliz Navidad para todo y sobre todo lleno de bendiciones y humildad para todos Dios los bendiga 💋💋💋💋— gerardo parra (@88_gparra) December 25, 2013
Merry Christmas to all with lots of blessing nd this should be u ....Waking up on Christmas morning as a kid - http://t.co/lAhx2izZUJ— Sir Didi Gregorius (@DidiG18) December 25, 2013
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Merry Christmas Coyotes Nation! Want 1 more gift? Tell me about your Coyotes Christmas and have a chance 2 win my tix 4 Dec 27 #RT4GozSeats— George Gosbee (@Goz100) December 25, 2013
PS, my Christmas gift arrived Aug 3. Thank you for the support Coyotes Nation and Happy Holidays to all! @PhoenixCoyotes #BestGiftEver— George Gosbee (@Goz100) December 25, 2013
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Merry Christmas to everyone!!— Eric Bledsoe (@EBled2) December 25, 2013
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After a bit of time off our weekly look around the web returns, yep, it's time once again to sit back with your favorite beverage and see what others have to say about the Badgers football and basketball programs. So, relax and enjoy this week's THIRSTY THURSDAY presented by AMERICAN RETRO BAR NYC - the newest Badgers bar in midtown Manhattan!! Enjoy 25 cent wings, 3$ PBR Tallboys, 8$ Bud Light/Rolling Rock Pitchers during the battle with Purdue and as always don't forget to mention you saw it on WiscoBadgers.com. Let's pop those tops and get to the news, huh?
One of the biggest bright spots in last weekend's loss was LB Mike Taylor. Well, if you know anything at all about him, he's a quite leader who does his talking on the field. It was a really good sign that according to this article, he stepped up vocally in the locker room after the Ohio State game. It's guys like that that will help make a difference in picking up the pieces of this season and salvaging what they can!
My biggest gripe after the loss to Ohio State? The 2nd straight blocked punt from the same location. I was very critical of the coaching staff as it was the exact same type of coverage that was blown in each case. Apparently it may not have been just the coaching, as there is a switch in personnel as well. Guess we'll see if that's the answer this week? I can't remember a time where I'll actually be watching the full coverage of a punt like I will this week, that's for sure.
Another thing is clear to me, and also abundantly clear to Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com is that the Badgers are painfully close to becoming a national contender, but they need to prove they can win the huge road tests in order to get into that level. Agree or Disagree?
As for the action on the field this week for Bucky? Well both Purdue and Wisconsin are highlighted in ESPN.com's 10 Things to Watch segment on their Big Ten Blog.
Over on the Men's Basketball side, we're climbing ever closer to the start of the season, something I'm eagerly anticipating. Well, ESPN has unveiled their 1st power rankings of the year and Wisconsin comes in ranked #13 overall. SI.com also unveiled their Preseason Power Rankings and Bucky came in ranked #15. It's interesting that a Badgers team not used to getting respect is getting just that despite having ZERO front court starters returning.
Along the respect lines, SI also ranked the top 16 backcourts in college basketball and you guessed it, Wisconsin made the list, ranking #6. It's good to recognize the group as a whole, as all the honors that Taylor is garnering early on have overshadowed teammate Josh Gasser, who played very well as a Freshman starter and could be poised for a huge breakout season this year.
We end the print portion of this week's edition of THIRSTY THURSDAY with a bit of bad news, as the Wisconsin Women's Soccer team was ousted in the 1st round of the Big Ten Tournament in Evanston, IL, thus ending their season.
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By: Chad Reid is Director of Communications at JotForm
Running a SMB doesn't have to be tricky business. If you're running your own company, every tool at your disposal counts; especially the ones that save you time and hassle. Crafty small- and medium-sized SMBs utilize web forms to drive revenue and reveal key insights.
Let online forms do the heavy lifting for gathering customer insights, generating leads, collecting payments, finding new talent and keeping your employees happy. Here are the types of forms that can help your company thrive.
The Feedback Form
Master this style of form, and use it often. Knowing how your customers, former customers, employees and prospects feel about your organization is crucial to staying afloat. Include scales and radio buttons to see trends in response data, and keep questions with written responses open ended ("How do you feel about ….?" for example). The more you know about how your SMB is perceived, the better decisions you can make your about company's future.
The Survey Form
A great use for surveys is for your employees. Build a survey so your employees can vote for employee of the months, where and when a company party should take place, and even to collect sandwich orders for a company lunch. There's no easier way to gather data.
The Application Form
Are you asking applicants to send résumés to your email address? Creating an application form lets you manage all of your applications in a central login, and allows you to consistently collect all the pertinent information from each applicant. It's easy enough to set up, and ensures an applicant's' initial point of contact with your company is a professional one.
The Lead Generation Form
A great lead generation form can turn your small SMB into a money-making machine. Customize your call-to-action button, and make your form visually appealing to get even higher conversions.
The Contact Form
If your website doesn't feature a contact form, it's time to give 2015 a try. A clean, clear, and functional contact form is the professional way to gather customer information, and to receive comments and concerns. Posting your email address is a dangerous gamble, and it can even be off putting to site visitors.
The Payment Form
Did you know you can collect payments for service using a simple form and a PayPal account? If you don't need anything fancy - or your own full online store - then using a form for collecting payments for services, donations or subscriptions is a great way to go. Other than a processing transaction fee, setting the form doesn't usually cost you any money.
The great thing is that anyone can create awesome, custom forms. Using an easy-to-use form builder, you can knock out a fantastic form in just a couple minutes. Form builders are tools that any SMB can use, and it's something that will save you loads of time and money down the road if used effectively.
Author's Bio:
Chad Reid is Director of Communications at JotForm, a popular online form building tool. He's written for a myriad of publications, including the Cincinnati Enquirer, recruiter.com, and multiple Patch sites.
by John Reed
7% of candidates that come through referrals account for 40% of total hires
As a source of new, competent staff, employee referrals have no equal. There is no other source for candidates that generate the same ROI; in fact the 7% of candidates that come through referrals account for 40% of total hires.
New data show that employee referrals provide better candidates, higher retention rates and help companies hire faster.
Referrals are the number one source of high performing employees.
Applicants hired from a referral begin their position quicker than applicants found via job boards and career sites (after 29 days compared with 39 days via job boards and 55 via career sites).
Referral hires have higher retention rates – 46% of employee referrals stay for three years or more, compared to only 14% of those hired from job boards.
Challenges to employee referral programs
Recruiters and hiring managers realize how important and effective employee referrals are, and every large enterprise today has referral programs to stimulate their existing workforce to help identify quality candidates within their network. Companies use monetary incentives, in some cases several thousands of dollars, to get employees to refer candidates for critical open positions.
The HR question is: why do only 7% of all applications come through referrals? What is stopping employees from referring more candidates?
Recruiters declare that especially for senior roles, the peers that could make an introduction to the right candidates are usually senior managers or directors with a very busy schedule and little or no time for browsing through a company's open positions and then identifying great candidates within their network.
The other problem is that sometimes even though a first attempt is made, employees forget to follow up, and the referral doesn't go further.
Make referrals easy for your employees
The best way for recruiters to quickly identify great candidates through referrals would be to source talent within an employees' network and identify candidates upfront. Once the passive candidate has been identified, the employee's job is to simply make the introduction and let HR follow up with the talent. In order to implement and manage this process, recruiters have to:
1. Access employee's network upfront
2. Leverage automated notification and customized messages
3. Track in real-time the status of referrals
Stalking passive candidates on LinkedIn is a least favorite activity for recruiters
If you are a recruiter you certainly know the pain of receiving hundreds of email requests from job seekers, and definitely don't enjoy doing the same to candidates.
How can recruiters access employees' networks and avoid LinkedIn stalking?
One option is 1-Page. 1-Page takes LinkedIn search out of the recruiting equation. The company creates customized company clouds with profiles of professionals connected to their employees. Leveraging the a large employee referral network (820+ million profiles) 1-Page allows recruiters to search candidates by job title, companies and location and see instantly those who match the criteria. The platform also identifies the employees that can make an introduction and enable HR to automate the referral process and follow up with candidates directly.
About 1-Page
1-Page provides a one-of-a-kind cloud-based human resources Software-as-a-Service platform, currently employed by leading global and US companies. The Enterprise Challenge-based Assessment and Engagement Platform is a patented, HR tool which enables companies to individually rank and prioritize candidates for employment positions based on their ability to solve real-time business challenges and achieve strategic objectives.
Ranked as one of the top 3 HR technologies in the US, 1-Page changes the dynamics of hiring: leveraging candidate's solutions, sent in the format of one page job proposals, the platform applies new predictive data to rank the most suitable candidates for the interview. By streamlining the recruiting process and identifying candidates while displaying the greatest desire and capability for the role, 1-Page greatly reduces talent acquisition costs and significantly increases employment retention rates for enterprises, especially those with large staffing requirements. More information about the company is available at: www.1-page.com.
The 2015 Georgia Technology Summit (GTS) is coming up soon, set for March 25, and will be held at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) will be on hand to present its list of the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia. The Technology Association of Georgia is the state's leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of the technology industry in Georgia.
The Top 40 Awards from TAG are given to tech companies based in Georgia for their innovation, financial impact and their efforts in spreading tech initiatives from Georgia throught the globe. One of the recipients of this award is HiLumz USA. HiLumz USA is a multinational lighting company and prides itself on offering customers LED and other lighting products that have longer life cycles, lower costs and smaller sized fixtures and components.
According to President and CEO of TAG Tino Mantella, "The 2015 Top 40 finalists are an elite group of innovators who represent the very best of Georgia's Technology community. The 2015 Top 40 finalists are shining examples of what makes our state such a hotbed for technology and and we applaud them for standing out as leaders in Georgia's technology community."
The Top 40 companies for this year's award were selected from over 100 applications submitted by companies from all over the state of Georgia. The elite companies selected for the Top 40 will be showcased in an exhibition at GTS 2015. "Our eleventh year of the Top 40 was an overwhelming success, based on the number of truly innovative companies that aprticipated in the competition," according to Dennis Zakas, founder and partner of Zakas & Leonard, LLP, Chair of Group Office Buys, LLC, and chairperson of the Top 40 Selection Committee. "The Top 40 winners demonstrate the depth and breadth of Georgia's technology community," Zakas added.
The 2015 Georgia Technology Summit itself is expected to draw in over 1,300 C-level executives, entrepreneurs, technology professionals and academia. The summit will recognize and celebrate Georgia's technology community and will include presentations from some of the best technology influences in the country along with the induction of the newest members of the Technology Hall of Fame of Georgia.
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by Kieran Flanagan & Dan Gregory
One of the opportunities we have as we travel around the world working with organizations of different sizes and from virtually every business sector is that we get to observe the macro-trends that are redefining the way we do business. One of the macro-trends we've identified is the rise of entrepreneurship and intra-preneurialism.
In other words, pieces of large corporations are peeling off and becoming start-ups as employees become business owners, and internally, corporate culture is scrambling to develop this kind of free-thinking enterprise in a world where playing safe is the new risky.
This requires a big shift in the way we think about work and just as importantly what we consider is necessary to have an impact at scale.
Much of this is being driven by the digital revolution that is quite literally making the "two people in a garage" scenario a credible and ever-present threat to the big end of town. Whatever the reasons behind this shift: what's immediately obvious is that these are indeed interesting times for small business owners with big ambitions.
In this environment, those who do well, those who stand out from the competitive chaos and establish a strong hold in their industry are those who demonstrate a new set of critical skills.
So what are these new skills that SMBs require?
1. Love someone better than anyone else does
We all like to feel like we're important, like we matter, that we're special and respected for our individuality. But this is scarcely the experience most of us enjoy from the commercial entities we interact on a daily basis. When we do have this kind of experience, it is not only noteworthy, it seems extraordinary.
The café that has the regular's names printed on cups and hung on the wall so they feel a sense of "membership", the photography school that specializes in teaching new and expecting parents how to take amazing photographs of their newborns, the florist whose database keeps a log of your important dates and prompts little acts of thoughtfulness with a text so you never miss a birthday, anniversary or special occasion. These are the businesses that develop loyalty beyond reason (to draw on the language of Kevin Roberts).
2. Understand the business you're in, not just the job you do
This is a problem businesses of all sizes often find themselves in. It's easy to be so distracted by the day to day activity of our "job" that we forget the business we're really in.
Hairdressers, for instance, may cut your hair, but if they hope to justify a premium pricing, they had better be in more than the business of shorter hair!
It's useful to think not in terms of the service or product you provide, but rather in terms of the value your customers or clients gain from this experience.
Sometimes, this is as simple as being clear about where the money trail leads. At the risk of sounding like Cuba Gooding Jr in the movie Jerry MacGuire, show me the money can often be sage advice. For instance, those optometrists who make considerably more money in selling frames than from their medical consults are in fact in the retail fashion business, not medical services. This distinction should inform the way their store in designed, how they communicate with customers and also the language their staff use in store.
3. Design "nowhere else" experiences
In many ways, these experiences are the very things that justify the existence of your business in the first place. This should be more than a superficial point of difference and should define the way you would like to see your industry change.
It's the restaurant with the "arrogant" chef who tells you what you'll have and kicks you out if they see you perusing a menu (in doing so a "weakness" becomes uniqueness), the jeweler who shows the little girl choosing a charm for her bracelet the same attention of an engagement ring shopper and the airline that makes those monotonous safety warnings at the beginning of a flight more tolerable. These are the experiences we remember and importantly, want to share.
4. Create stories worth sharing
As word of mouth has become word of mouse, the stories, experiences and opinions our customers share about us have become increasingly important and either an incredible asset or else a pressing liability.
Social media has largely been a distracting annoyance for a lot of small to medium businesses, where perhaps the thing we should be focusing on, is not the channel, but in generating stories that a worth sharing, then making them easy to share.
5. Focus on the boring bits
Too often we become distracted by the "big" things in our business. This makes logical sense, but these are often areas that small to medium businesses struggle to find a competitive foothold. We fight to compete on range, or pricing or distribution, simply because scale makes this factors an easy win for the big end of town.
However, it is the small things, the areas in which SMBs can perform, that are often overlooked by big corporates. More importantly, they are often the friction, or "breakage-points" that drive customer dissatisfaction where SMBs can stand out by paying more attention.
6. Understand who you help them to be
All human behavior is ultimately driven by our sense of identity – this affects us at a far deeper level than simple logic or emotion. In fact, human beings can be compelled to commit incredible acts of heroism or cruelty, things that defy logic and can even cause emotional pain, simply by aligning these actions with our underlying definition of identity.
However, this is rarely the level at which businesses seek to engage their staff or customers. Key in this process is asking the question, "Who do we help them to be?" By engaging with our business, using our services or buying our products, what do they project to the rest of the world about who they are?
This is critical, not just to inform our sales and marketing strategies, but also how we attract, inspire and lead members of our team.
The point is, SMBs can punch above their weight and stand toe to toe with the big guys, so glove up and start punching!
Kieran Flanagan & Dan Gregory are behavioral researchers and strategists, specializing in behaviors and belief systems–what drives, motivates and influences us. They have won business awards around the world for Innovation, Creativity and ROI working with such organizations as Coca-Cola, Unilever, News Corp and the United Nations in Singapore. They are passionate advocates for the commercial power of creativity and a return to more human engagement, cultures and leadership. Published by WILEY, Kieran and Dan's new book Selfish, Scared & Stupid is available in paperback RRP $22.95 from www.selfishscaredandstupid.com.
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Rosamund Pike gets ''really annoyed'' with people who think she is only hired for her looks.
The 33-year-old star - who played MI6 double agent Miranda Frost in 2002 James Bond movie 'Die Another Day' - always wanted to be accepted as a ''good actress'' because of the stigma attached to portraying a Bond Girl.
She said: ''I think being accepted as a good actress is all I ever wanted. That's the only stigma that comes with a Bond film - that people are quick to assume you were hired just for your looks.
''That kind of thing really annoys me because actually [director] Lee Tamahori hired me for something else.''
The blonde beauty - who portrayed Jane Bennett in 2005 motion picture 'Pride And Prejudice' - insists she is always working to ''confound people's expectations'' of her ability because she is ''very serious'' about her career.
She added to the Daily Mirror newspaper: ''Things turn all the time. 'Pride & Prejudice' meant people saw a warm character having just seen a cold one [in Bond].
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''I just want to confound people's expectations all the time because I'm very serious about what I do.
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