Personal Development

Lou Stanasolovich, In A Tell-All Webinar, Talks About Legend Financial's Internship Program; Successful RIA Owner Reveals All About His Well-Intentioned Effort

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I know how to get your attention! Seriously, though, Lou Stanasolovich’s Pittsburgh RIA, Legend Financial Advisors, has hired more than 300 interns since 1994, and more than two dozen became full-time employees; Legend was the first employer of so many young professionals that Stanasolovich is invited to speak annually at local colleges about how student can their jumpstart careers while still in school. Of Legend's 25 intern-alumni, two are now shareholders at the RIA, which manages $312 million and has 12 full-time employees.   Naturally, I was excited when Stanasolovich gener

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Giving Good Subhead And Other Tricks For Writing Content People Will Read — And That’s Search-Optimized

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  Okay, the headline was a cheap trick, a crude grab for attention playing on our lust for titillation. But the underlying message is serious and important.   Writing today – across all media and forums, from academia to business and social — is all about brevity. It’s not that people don’t have time to read. It’s that the amount of things they can read instead of your Ph.D. thesis, marketing plan, or friendly note is competing for every reader’s attention.

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Lessons From Diana Nyad’s Journey and Triumph

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Sometimes there are feats of triumph that make us sit back and say “Wow!”  The physical and mental toughness it takes to do what she did is incredible.  There is a reason no one has successfully accomplished this swim successfully, just from a physical and mental toughness standpoint.  The ocean provided its own set of unpredictable challenges which she also had to overcome.

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Desk Reviewed Here 18 Months Ago Gets Rave Reviews From ZDNet; A Lesson In How To Provide Valuablle Content To Your Target Markets

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About 18 months ago, I reviewed the Anthro Elevate Adjusta Desk, which is a desk on wheels for people who want to stand and sit when working. My highly favorable review has been validated now in the national press, with a rave review for this height-adjustable desk from ZDNet, one of the most popular Internet tech destinations for covering technoilogy. 

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Forbes, A Once-Great Financial Magazine, Is No Longer So Great

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A Forbes blogger today spends more than 750 words telling readers not to invite to people to online events a month or two ahead of time. It’s a shame what Forbes has become.

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