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One Small Step Can Change Your Life By Robert Maurer chats with Dr. Alvin

Robert Maurer-The Kaizen Way Click Here To Listen   The essential guide to kaizen—the art of making great and lasting change through small, steady steps—is now repackaged as an impulse paperback with a dazzling new cover that speaks to its proper positioning as a self-help/inspiration title that’s applicable to business as well. Written by Dr. Robert Maurer, a psychologist on the staff of both the University of Washington School of Medicine and Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, and an expert on kaizen who speaks and consults nationally, One Small Step Can Change Your Life is the gentle but potent way to effect change. It is for anyone who wants to lose weight. Or quit smoking. [...]

By |June 12th, 2014|Business, Leadership, Self-Help, Spirituality|Comments Off on One Small Step Can Change Your Life By Robert Maurer chats with Dr. Alvin
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Happiness: The Art Of Living With Peace, Confidence And Joy By Douglas A. Smith chats with Dr. Alvin

Douglas Smith Click Here To Listen In the midst of a successful business career, Doug Smith received life-altering news that set him on an entirely new journey to understand what leads to truly joyful, meaningful living-in other words, what leads to happiness. Through research and study, he began to understand that what the most joyful among us have in common is that they remember the past with peace, anticipate the future with confidence, and live in the present with joy and exuberance. Additionally, he discovered that what gives them this perspective is a set of skills that they consistently, even if subconsciously, practice. He also realized that he is not particularly good at several of [...]

By |June 12th, 2014|Business, Self-Help, Spirituality|Comments Off on Happiness: The Art Of Living With Peace, Confidence And Joy By Douglas A. Smith chats with Dr. Alvin
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Train: Riding The Rails That Created The Modern World–From The Trans-Siberian To The Southwest Chief By Tom Zoellner chats with Dr. Alvin

Tom Zoellner Click Here To Listen Tom Zoellner loves trains with a ferocious passion. In his new book he chronicles the innovation and sociological impact of the railway technology that changed the world, and could very well change it again. From the frigid trans-Siberian railroad to the antiquated Indian Railways to the futuristic MagLev trains, Zoellner offers a stirring story of man’s relationship with trains. Zoellner examines both the mechanics of the rails and their engines and how they helped societies evolve. Not only do trains transport people and goods in an efficient manner, but they also reduce pollution and dependency upon oil. Zoellner also considers America’s culture of ambivalence to mass transit, using the [...]

By |June 6th, 2014|Business, History, Transportation|Comments Off on Train: Riding The Rails That Created The Modern World–From The Trans-Siberian To The Southwest Chief By Tom Zoellner chats with Dr. Alvin
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“Your character is shaped by the ones you love, by the souls you refuse to love and by the hearts you never reach out to touch.” Dr. Alvin ©

By |June 5th, 2014|Business, Gospel, Ponderations, Quotes, Spirituality|Comments Off on “Your character is shaped by the ones you love, by the souls you refuse to love and by the hearts you never reach out to touch.” Dr. Alvin ©
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Michael Jackson, Inc: The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of A Billion-Dollar Empire By Zack O’Malley Greenburg chats with Dr. Alvin

Zack O Malley Greenburg-M J Click Here To Listen The surprising rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story of how Michael Jackson grew a billion-dollar business.   Michael Jackson is known by many as the greatest entertainer of all time, but he was also a revolutionary when it came to business. In addition to famously buying the Beatles’ publishing catalogue, Jackson was one of the first pop stars to launch his own clothing line, record label, sneakers, and video games—creating a fundamental shift in the monetization of fame and paving the way for entertainer-entrepreneurs like Jay Z and Diddy. All told, Jackson earned more than $1.1 billion in his solo career, and the assets he built in life have earned [...]

By |June 5th, 2014|African Americans, Business|Comments Off on Michael Jackson, Inc: The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of A Billion-Dollar Empire By Zack O’Malley Greenburg chats with Dr. Alvin
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Wisdom Perspective: Be An Activist But Think Like A Businesswoman- Steve Ballmer Clipper’s Pending Purchase Good For Uncle Sam, Sterling, NBA, But Not For Players & Fans by Dr. Alvin

Wisdom Perspective Be An Activist But Think Like A Businesswoman Click Here To Listen Live From The Nation's Capitol King Solomon once wrote, “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven”. In order for an emerging African American nation to move from integration, disenfranchisement and oppression; practices and policies that liberated them will not be sufficient to cause them to have an enduring legacy. A wisdom perspective on the Donald Sterling matter suggests that perhaps, there should have been a variety of other options instead of the NBA and players demanding it sale. Yes, the league will get rid of a racially insensitive man but will the athletes [...]

By |May 30th, 2014|African Americans, Biography, Business, Leadership, Self-Help, Spirituality|Comments Off on Wisdom Perspective: Be An Activist But Think Like A Businesswoman- Steve Ballmer Clipper’s Pending Purchase Good For Uncle Sam, Sterling, NBA, But Not For Players & Fans by Dr. Alvin
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Beauty Queen: Inside The Reign Of Avon’s Andrea Jung By Deborrah Himsel chats with Dr. Alvin

Deborah Himsel Click Here To Listen Andrea Jung, the glamorous former head of Avon, was arguably the world’s most charismatic and effective CEO, credited with the astonishing turnaround of the venerable brand. Avon’s board was filled with tough-minded, successful CEOs and other high achievers, but when Jung walked into a room wearing her Chanel suit, custom- blended lipstick and signature pearls, every head turned and she had them eating out of her hand. She seemed incapable of making a wrong move, until, amid declining sales, an investigation by the SEC, and a brand in crisis she stepped down in late 2012. In Beauty Queen, former Avon VP Deborrah Himsel uses Jung’s story as a case [...]

By |May 29th, 2014|Biography, Business, Leadership, Women|Comments Off on Beauty Queen: Inside The Reign Of Avon’s Andrea Jung By Deborrah Himsel chats with Dr. Alvin
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Make Your Shift: The Five Most Powerful Moves You Can Make To Get Where You Want To Go By Beverly D. Flaxington chats with Dr. Alvin

Beverly Flaxington Click Here To Listen From the Gold-Award winning author of the book Understanding Other People: The Five Secrets to Human Behavior comes a groundbreaking approach to achieving your goals. Based on 25+ years of successful experience helping individuals change their circumstances and reach higher levels of effectiveness, Beverly Flaxington offers a dynamic, easy-to-understand proven approach for getting from here to there. Useful for anyone who wants to make a shift to a better place, this process has been endorsed by successful self-help individuals from all areas. Ready to make YOUR shift? Start today!

By |May 28th, 2014|Business, Self-Help, Women|Comments Off on Make Your Shift: The Five Most Powerful Moves You Can Make To Get Where You Want To Go By Beverly D. Flaxington chats with Dr. Alvin
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Capital: The Eruption Of Delhi By Rana Dasgupta chats with Dr. Alvin

Click Here To Listen Live From Delhi, India In Capital, Commonwealth Prize–winning author Rana Dasgupta examines one of the great trends of our time: the expansion of the global elite. Capital is an intimate portrait of the city of Delhi which bears witness to the extraordinary transmogrification of India’s capital. But it also offers a glimpse of what capitalism will become in the coming, post-Western world. The story of Delhi is a parable for where we are all headed. The boom following the opening up of India’s economy plunged Delhi into a tumult of destruction and creation: slums and markets were ripped down, and shopping malls and apartment blocks erupted from the ruins. Many fortunes [...]

By |May 27th, 2014|Business, Politics|Comments Off on Capital: The Eruption Of Delhi By Rana Dasgupta chats with Dr. Alvin
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Green Investment: Carbon Xprint Bonds By Gary Keir chats with Dr. Alvin

Gary Keir Click Here To Listen The idea is simple with multiple benefits. Everyone knows that banks offer Certificates of Deposit and Term Deposits. Carbon Xprint Bonds are Term Deposits. By purchasing Carbon Xprint Bonds (CXBs), a company or individual can take responsibility for lowering their greenhouse gas emissions, decreasing their carbon footprint and increasing their energy sustainability — while receiving a return on their socially responsible and secured investment. Carbon Xprint Bonds allow all of us to become an investor in the new energy future.

By |May 26th, 2014|Business|Comments Off on Green Investment: Carbon Xprint Bonds By Gary Keir chats with Dr. Alvin
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