Yorick Reintjens

17 Words Every Entrepreneur Should Know

4 Sep 2011

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Do you have a “bajillion” things to do? Have you ever had a “light-bulb moment”?

Entrepreneurs need to keep up with the new business-related words and lingo that pop up almost every day. The publishers of the Concise Oxford Dictionary have added 400 new words to the 12th edition of the publication, so we thought it might be useful to take a look at the new terms. Turns out several apply to business.

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Businessman vs Entrepreneur. What’s the difference?

30 Jul 2011

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What is the difference between a business and an entrepreneurship? How about a business owner from an entrepreneur? These terms are commonly used interchangeably. However, these terms have different meaning – and those differences are what we will try to find out. To illustrate and understand simply and clearly the difference between business and entrepreneurship, we will have a face-off between a businessman and an entrepreneur. So the showdown begins.

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Inspiring Video: Birthright – One man’s struggle to transcend

24 Jul 2011

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This humble film is about a friend of mine named Michael and his daily ritual to find his natural self through surfing.

Directed by Sean Mullens
Cinematography by Sean Mullens

Music by The Album Leaf – Into the Blue Again – Broken Arrow
Sub Pop Records 2006

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100 Questions You Could Ask During A Job Interview

26 Jun 2011

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A job interview is a two way process, and as such you will want to ask questions about what the position will entail, your responsibilities should you acquire the post, and what benefits there are. Some interviewees shy away from asking relevant questions, fearing asking the wrong ones will affect the likelihood of them being hired. However, it’s possible to tailor questions to give you all the essential information you need, plus impress the interviewer at the same time.

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117 Most beautiful words in the English language

23 May 2011

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Acquiesce Submit or comply silently or without protest.

Ailurophile A cat-lover.

Ameliorate To make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory

Assemblage A gathering.

Becoming Attractive.

Beleaguer To exhaust with attacks.

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Tags: English, Language, Writing

25 Best Saying Images

16 May 2011

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50 Things Successful People Have in Common

10 May 2011

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Self-help books are an amazing channel for finding nuggets of “betterment” for personal development…

HOWEVER, the truth is that 90% of ANY self-help book is pretty much worthless. The author has a brilliant concept that is then repeated 2000 times too many until you hit the last chapter and the train ride’s over…

What if you could take every self-help book and condense it down into that most interesting 10%…. Throw out the ridiculous repetition and feast on the juiciest parts. Think that might be helpful?

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