http://www.harveymackay.com/columns/ Weekly columns from Harvey Mackay, best-selling author and top business motivational speaker. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification info@harveymackay.com Copyright 2010 Harvey Mackay http://www.harveymackay.com/columns/archives/2010-02-25.cfm In the State of the Union address, President Obama declared our national economic agenda "begins with jobs." So does mine. I'm dedicating myself to a 30-day, nationwide tour to launch my newest book Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door: Job Search Secrets No One Else Will Tell You. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.harveymackay.com/columns/archives/2010-02-18.cfm In Greek mythology, Pandora opened her fabled box and let out all evils except for hope, which Greeks considered to be as dangerous as the world's other evils. Soon they discovered that without hope to offset their troubles, humanity was filled with despair. So Pandora let out hope as well. In the myth, hope was more potent than any of the other major evils. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.harveymackay.com/columns/archives/2010-02-11.cfm A Midwest university professor complained: "We are now focusing more on how to use the tools of communication than we are on how to effectively communicate. As a result, we are turning out computer and internet gurus who can't write and think creatively." Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.harveymackay.com/columns/archives/2010-02-04.cfm A great product doesn't automatically sell itself, as just about any businessperson who has built a better mousetrap can attest. Effective marketing is a critical factor in priming the pump and selling the customer long before the product is actually in his or her hands. Wed, 3 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT