Author: J. Michael Dennis

  • Kill the Excuses and Re-create Yourself

    The only thing standing between you and your preferred future is the bullshit stories you keep telling yourself. Proteus, the Greek mythological prophetic old man of the sea, knew all things of the past, the present, and the future, but disliked divulging what he knew. Those who wished to consult him had first to surprise…

  • Avoid the Unhappy and Unlucky

    The people you associate with are critical. Those misfortunes among us who have been brought down by circumstances beyond their control deserve all the help and sympathy we can give them. But there are others who are not born to misfortune or unhappiness, but who draw it upon themselves by their destructive actions and unsettling…

  • Stay Away from The Emotional Manipulator

    I learned it the hard way: trying to deal with an emotional manipulator can cost you dearly. Emotional manipulators defy logic. They derive satisfaction from controlling you and creating chaos. I learned it the hard way: trying to deal with an emotional manipulator can cost you dearly. Emotional manipulators are toxic. We all know what…

  • Taking Responsibility for Your Own Life

    Changing your life starts with the small, consistent changes you make day to day. Since the beginnings of humanity, everyone of the world’s most successful and influential people and leaders, have been defined by their daily routines and lifestyles. Taking responsibility for your own motivation and intentions is a timeless activity, one that can lead…

  • Creative Thinking

    Creative thinking is one of the most useful skills you can possess. Innovative ideas happen when you develop new combinations of old elements. Creative thinking is nothing about generating something new from a blank slate, but everything about taking what already exist and combining it in a way that has not been done previously. JMD…

  • Decoding the Document Translation Quote Process

    At bunkumless.com, they keep their prices consistent, and payments can be made by credit card or PayPal. [English & French] Pricing Bunkumless.com is constantly striving to provide you with the highest quality translations at the most competitive pricing in the industry. Bunkumless.com has streamlined its operations to eliminate the fees added by many other translation…

  • The monetary value of saying “No”

    Knowing how and when to say no is actually good for your health and sanity. We all have limits to our time, energy and interests. To be, and to stay focus is learning to say “No”. Learn to say no to toxic clients Learn to say “No” to stressful clients, the ones that are more…

  • The Golden Rule in a Business Environment

    “Treat others as you would want to be treated.” Today, in a business or corporate environment, it is often too easy to adopt a cut-throat strategy and forget or dismiss everything about ethics; to stuff all ethical principles into our business values page, but to leave them out of every one of our day-to-day processes.…

  • Good Business and Marketing Writing: Clear all the crap out!

    Bad business writing drives everybody nuts Bad business writing drives everybody nuts, slows your business down and compromise your success and profitability. Poorly written material is a waste of your time, your employees’ time and your customers’ time. What you read and what people read is too often ineffective because it is too long, poorly…

  • How To Avoid This So-called Burnout

    “I’m so tired” These days, it seems everyone is exhausted, that everyone needs some time off. Even though exhaustion may feel like a by-product of our new and modern era, the reality is that at any point in history, people have experienced exhaustion and theorized it in many different ways. From ancient Greece through the…