What is the relationship between leadership and influence? Is leadership always influence and influence always leadership? Saying that leadership always implies influence is like saying that all snow is white. It’s true, but the inference doesn’t work the other way around. I mean, not all white things are snow. Similarly, while all leadership is influence,…
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Late Summer Buck Rubs
Early Fall Buck Rubs Is there a trophy in your forest? Before your archery deer hunt this fall, a slow walk through your hunting area in late August or September can reveal the signs of a wall hanger. Whitetail bucks at this time of year are trying to lose the velvet on their antlers. These…
Law of Attraction – The First Step to Attract Success
The Law of Attraction is one of the most current and popular self-help techniques. This ancient method was taught in classic self-help books like ‘Think and Grow Rich’ and ‘The Science of Getting Rich’. In this article, I will reveal the secret to using the law of attraction to attract success, which is also the…
Internet Affiliate Marketing: Why 95 Percent of Affiliates Don’t Make Money and How You Can
While doing some research on the web for an article I was writing on affiliate marketing, I came across statistics saying that 90-95 percent of affiliates don’t make money from affiliate marketing. Now, I don’t know if they mean “any” as in $0, but I found this to be true, based on my own efforts…
Leadership for Lawyers, Second Edition
This book answers the important question posed by American judge James Barr. The question is: I am delving into whether there is support for the hypothesis that leadership skills developed and implemented by individual lawyers (even when not serving in lawyer organizations) can significantly impact and influence an entire legal community in areas such as…
Education and Democracy
“Education and Liberty”, however oxymoronic, is probably the most important issue of the day The world we inhabit, and the one that will be inhabited by the next generation, is made up of what future citizens learn during their most formative stage. years. The school/teach/educate system exemplifies and brainwashes young people people, for being authoritarian,…
Pre-Prepared Legal Documents – Why "Canned" Documents can get you canned
Watching the commercials on television late at night can be a great education for the estate planning attorney. It seems every channel has a pre-made or “canned” mailer of legal documents to “save you the cost of hiring a high-priced lawyer”: “Save thousands of dollars with our easy-to-fill form.” (insert type of document: wills, trusts,…
Suicide: the last taboo
“We must illuminate the dark corners of taboo and stigma. We must silence the loud voices of ignorance”—Adina Wroblesky. In today’s political environment, it is extremely difficult to watch the evening news or read the morning paper without being reminded of terrorism and suicide bombers. Still, the social conspiracy of silence a suicide is very…
Business Tax Strategies: What Works and What Doesn’t
It’s mid-December and it’s time for Solopreneurs and all freelancers to think about how much money we’ll give to the tax collector this year. Tax planning is often a priority as the year winds down, but keep in mind that obsessing over taxes isn’t always helpful. New York City small business tax specialist and CPA…
Your rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA)
As an employee working in the state of New Jersey, you’ve no doubt heard co-workers, friends, or family members mention “family leave” or the “family medical leave law.” These sentences refer to two separate laws that benefit many people who work in this state: the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), which is a federal law,…