Volume 22 No. 30
August 14, 2015
don't stop networking

Networking takes continual work to get right, writes BrightEdge CEO Jim Yu.  That means allocating time each week to e-mail old contacts, meet up with people or to otherwise further your networking goals.  Don't forget to help others along the way, Yu writes.  Fortune (7/21)

report: medicare paid $60b worth of improper payments in 2014

A total of $60 billion in improper, fraudulent and wasteful health care payments were made by Medicare in 2014, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.  The money, which was equivalent to more than 10% of the Medicare program's overall budget, was paid to health care providers and hospitals who listed false or incorrect billing addresses.  The report also shows that the status of physicians' medical licenses were not properly checked by CMS, resulting in continued billing by doctors with revoked or suspended licenses.  ABC News (7/22)

simple steps to take when you feel overwhelmed
If you feel like you're burning out, it's important to focus on possible solutions to the problems you're dealing with, writes Sujan Patel.  These can take many forms:  hobbies, prioritizing your to-do list, a change in work setting or asking yourself, "How can I handle this?"  Entrepreneur online (7/16)
take a peek at what competitors are doing in social media

Paying attention to your competitors' social media marketing can help you learn more about your industry and your customers' preference, writes Megan Hannay of Citation Labs, Hannay lists several questions to consider as you analyze your competitors' profiles on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, in addition to other social channels.  SocialMediaExaminer.com (7/8)  

the top 10 happiest countries

"Everyone wants to be happy, and increasingly, countries around the world are looking at happiness as an indicator of national well-being and considering happiness in policy making. As this year's World Happiness Report states, "Happiness is increasingly considered a proper measure of social progress and a goal of public policy." But what makes people happy, and which countries have the highest levels of happiness?" Read this summary to find out which countries are amongst the world's happiest, and what factors make them so. { read more }  

 

Source:  DailyGood - July 8, 2015 

 






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THOUGHT PROVOKING QUOTES
"If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today.  As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work."   -Thomas Watson

"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure."   -Confucius

"Desire is the key to motivation, but it's determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal -- a commitment to excellence -- that will enable you to attain the success you seek." -Mario Andretti

"Is he alone who has courage on his right hand and faith on his left hand?"  -Charles Lindbergh

"If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success."  -James Cameron

"There is no passion to be found playing small -- in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living."  -Nelson Mandela

"Let us live for the beauty of our own reality." -Tom Robbins

"Art hurts.  Art urges voyages -- and it is easier to stay at home." -Gwendolyn Brooks

"Too much rest is rust." -Walter Scott

"Children are the keys of paradise." -Richard Henry Stoddard

"The care of human life and happiness is the only legitimate object of good government." -Thomas Jefferson