The Three Month Vacation Podcast

Luck it seems, is fickle? Or is it?

How come some people are lucky (or as the case may be, unlucky) all the while. There is indeed a system and it may be off a bit, like weather forecasting, but by and large it's quite predictable.

Let's dump the “hard, hard, hard work” mantra for a while and find out how to make luck stick.

Read online: Can We Really Systemise Luck?

 

Direct download: 251_-_Can_we_Systemise_Luck.mp3
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If you reached the top of your game, would you credit it to hard work or luck?

Most of us quite easily slide into crediting our success to hard work. But what if hard work isn't necessary? What if we've been slogging for no good reason at all?

Let's find out more in Episode 1 (yes there are two episodes) in this series on hard work vs luck.

Read online: Hard Work Vs Luck: Which One Is More Dependable?

 

Direct download: 250-Hard_Work_vs_Luck.mp3
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Naming a book or info-product is often a royal pain in the neck.

And that's because most of us tend to sit down at our desk hoping for inspiration to strike. The weird bit is that inspiration is often in some other place altogether. It's right in front of your nose, but often you may not see it.

Let's go on a treasure hunt and find out how to get an enticing book title in next to no time.

Read online: How To Create Intensely Catchy Book Names (Without Too Much Of A Struggle)

Direct download: 249_-_Catchy_Names_for_a_Book.mp3
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How to avoid embarrassing time overruns when making presentations?

Timing your presentations are crucial yet all the practice in the world may not help if there's an external issue. An emcee may cause confusion, the sound system might cause delays. And all of these unexpected issues eat up into your time. But some presenters keep to their time, nonetheless?

What method can you use to avoid this issue of overruns? How do you design your presentation? Let's find out, shall we?

Read Online: How To Avoid Time Overruns When Making A Presentation 

Direct download: 248_-_Time_Overruns_Presentation.mp3
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What is the biggest headache with transcription? Well, there are many, aren't there?

Errors bug me no end, and they seem to make a lot of them. There's also the cost, the turnaround time and other issues.

But what if there were a service that solved all of these problems?

Better still, what if there were a service that you could just dictate into, like normal speech and find that it put the right punctuation in place?

Here we go into the fantastic world of transcripts. You'll be amazed, because I sure was!

Click here to read the article: Coolest Transcription Service

 

Direct download: 247_-_Coolest_Transcription_Service_That_Even_Detects_Punctuation.mp3
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