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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Lizard in the morning, lizard in the evening…
Stuffing down lizard, early and later this am. Again. Godin‘s up to no good. Again. Be Attentive: The lizard is a physical part of your brain, the pre-historic lump near the brain stem that is responsible for fear and rage … Continue reading
Now here’s a way for you to get clean
Awaiting on You All, George Harrison You don’t need no love in You don’t need no bed pan You don’t need a horoscope or a microscope To see the mess that you’re in If you open up your heart You … Continue reading
2nd largest Oz franchisor hires 2009 convicted record-breaking wage-dodger
Convicted wage-dodger gets plum job Don’t you just love that headline? It seems Jim’s Mowing et al, Australia’s 2nd largest franchisor group by numbers of investors, just hired a man called Richard Reid as their second in command who: …was … Continue reading
Posted in A Confidence Game, Confusion & Deceit, Opportunism
Tagged Jim Penman, Jim's Mowing, Lawrence Austin, Lorne Austin, Miami Subs, Richard Reid
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My vocational love/hate relationship
I don’t hate franchising. Quite the opposite: my life is full of the fondest memories of people I have known as franchisee, employee, observer and advocate. Just don’t ask me to forget how it used to be or try to … Continue reading
Card scammers lift ++$50 million from AUS McDonald’s customers
Reports coming of large scale debit card scams from October 2009. Banks are not required to report fraud occurrences publicly. Watch the video News item: January 20, 2010, Maccas EFTPOS scam An international crime gang is targeting fast food stores … Continue reading
Male franchisees are getting emotionally stupider, their partners just stare
Many franchise relationships result in divorce. I think it has a lot to do with the difference in value placed on (1) social relationships versus (2) emotional processing capabilities. A social network is: …a social structure made of individuals (or … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, Inner work
Tagged Cognitive bias, Emotional IQ, Self-serving bias, Social network analysis
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It may be those who do most, dream most.
I’ve always wondered why franchisees are criticized for believing in themselves and others. I know I have to learn more discernment. But please, don’t knock trying to improve things or yourself. That’s kills dreams and people. The cartoonist/blogger Hugh MacLeod … Continue reading
Posted in Emotions, ex-Ee Muse Store
Tagged gapingvoid.com, Hugh MacLeod, Stephen Leacock
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The cut worm forgives the plow.
Mom-and-pop franchising is unsafe at any brand because on a pre-sale basis, an accurate measurement of potential in-term business risk is impossible to do. WikidFranchise.org – William Blake
Innis of Canada and Empire and Communications
In the 1930s, 40s and 50s, international social science scholars called him simply: Innis of Canada. If you mattered, you knew him. And vice versa. The real deal: perhaps Canada’s brightest guy in any classroom….ever. “Harold Adams Innis was a … Continue reading
