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Why You Should Read Your "Bible" Every Day by Jim Straw

On Reading Your “Bible” Every Day (J.F. (Jim) Straw)

In all religions, the faithful are constantly admonished to “read your Bible every day” — or whatever Holy Book the religion adheres to. Unfortunately, too many people read a book once and, thinking they know everything it says, never open it again. Those who really succeed read and study their “bibles” every day — re-reading those books …

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Bet the Jacket Not the Horse -- Jim Straw on Investing

Bet the Jockey Not the Horse (J.F. (Jim) Straw)

Lately, I have been asked in various ways, How do I go about picking winners in the Small Cap Companies, Initial Public Offerings, Start-ups, and Private Held Companies for Investment? Well, since my personal win/lose ratio is about 80/20 (more winners than losers), you might expect me to go into some detail about … … reading …

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Do You Need Motivation?

Do You Need to Be Motivated? (J.F. (Jim) Straw)

Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about “How to Motivate Your Sales Team” in the multitude of e-zines I receive. As always, the ideas ranged from the ridiculous to the sublime. To be quite frank with you, I have never tried to “motivate” any of my sales people (dealers, associates, affiliates, whatever).  I always figured that those individuals who …

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The Secret to Success by Jim Straw

What The Secret to Success Is (J.F. (Jim) Straw)

Over the past 50 years, I have been thrilled and delighted to see hundreds of people succeed in business. But I have watched, sadly, as literally thousands of people have achieved little or no success. There are a multitude of common characteristics among those who succeed, but there seems to be only one glaring common …

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