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<description><![CDATA[Jim Estill is currently a partner at Canrock Ventures - and early stage technology VC. He started his company, EMJ Data Systems, from the trunk of his car after graduating from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Systems Design Engineering. From these modest beginnings, Estill grew EMJ to a staff of over 300 people, with $350 million in annual sales. He sold EMJ to SYNNEX in 2004 and was CEO of SYNNEX Canada and driving sales to $2 Billion. He has invested and advised many early stage companies including being on the board of RIM for 13 years ... ]]></description>
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<title>11 Secrets to Selling Your Boss or Peers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Making the internal sale within your company is often difficult. These secrets will help make selling your ideas easier.]]></description>
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<title>How to Become a Millionaire - 8 Truths</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:46:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Starting out small and adopting specific habits increase the likelihood of one becoming a millionaire. Thinking long term, embracing change, asking the right questions and more. These habits enabled me to become a highly successful entrepreneur.]]></description>
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<title>6 Reasons to Wake Up Early and Secrets to Help it Happen</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Waking early is the secret to many successful people.  Find out why and ho to wake up early.]]></description>
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<title>12 Tips on Developing Self Discipline</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:08:11 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One common characteristic of successful people is self discipline.  These are 12 useful tips on doing that.]]></description>
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<title>Get First Page on Google Searches - SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Basics and Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:58:58 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have a website or Blog you want to be found.  This article discusses how to get first page search results through simple SEO (Search Engine Optimization) techniques.]]></description>
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<title>13 Easy Tricks to Stay Motivated to Work Out</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:20:48 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We know we should work out.  We want to be healthier.  These 13 tips will help you get and stay on track.]]></description>
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<title>How Small Businesses Can Thrive Through Nichemanship</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:02:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Small businesses have competitive advantages.  This article explains six ways to gain competitive advantage through Nichemanship.]]></description>
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<title>Blogs- Declining Communications Technology?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2007 09:48:24 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As technologies change, communications change.  For a while, blogs were considered the hottest new form of communication.  What about blogs is innovative?  Does blogging work?  Are blogs really going to be the mode of communication for the next hundred years, or are blogs simply a flash in the pan?]]></description>
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<title>Respect - The Key to Delegation</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:13:44 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Delegation is based on respect.  You need to respect the person to whom you delegate.  They, in turn, will not want to do the tasks, unless they respect you.  
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<title>Entrepreneurship - Getting Started</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:40:23 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Starting a business takes drive, energy, and perseverance.  Here are some hints to help you achieve success.]]></description>
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<title>Innovating Hiring: Barbershop Marketing</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:51:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While posting hiring ads in the newspaper or online can be helpful, a brainstorm I had at the barbershop has given me a new idea about how to let people know about new job openings.]]></description>
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<title>11 Tips for Dealing With Difficult People</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:44:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I started my company (EMJ) from the trunk of my car (and it was a small trunk so that's a small business).  I grew EMJ to $375,000,000 in sales prior to selling it to SYNNEX.  I am now CEO of a $1 billion business.  

One certainty in life is you will not always see eye to eye with everyone.   The purpose of this article is to share practical ideas on dealing with difficult people.
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<title>7 Ways to Develop Momentum and Get Things Done</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 05:56:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One thing that I learned from bicycle racing (actually, I am not much of a bicycle racer but I do triathlons - biking needs work) is the power of momentum. In bicycle racing the way to do better and use less energy is to pedal very, very fast and powerfully to start with, give it 120% and once you are up to speed, you can simply maintain a good even cadence. ]]></description>
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<title>Seven Ways to Beat Procrastination</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I am a student of Time Management and a big part of time management is beating procrastination. We all procrastinate, even those of us who pride ourselves in having good time management skills. ]]></description>
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<title>Seven Reasons Why Blogging Should Be Part of Your Marketing Effort</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:46:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I started my blog 18 months ago as an effort to increase communications with my staff but very quickly realized the power of it with my customers and my suppliers.  Now I consider my blog to be an integral part of my marketing efforts.

As an active blogger I have come up with seven reasons blogging should be part of any marketing program.
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<title>Your Leadership Legacy, One Way to Set Goals</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 09:18:31 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have studied how to set goals as part of my time management studies.  From this study, I have found many different ways to set goals.  I use multiple methods.  One of the latest ones that I am working on is thinking about my leadership legacy.]]></description>
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<title>The Power of Questions</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:17:52 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I began as the founder and CEO of EMJ, a computer distributing company that grew from zero to over $350,000,000 in sales.  I sold EMJ to SYNNEX, and became the CEO of SYNNEX Canada, a company that does over $1 billion in sales.  One thing I have learned through these years of experience is the power of questions.]]></description>
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<title>How to Plan Time so I can Stay Highly Productive</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:10:21 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I have learned that not all time is the same quality. In times when I am very alert, rested, focused and efficient, I can be three to five times as productive as other times. My goal is to have more of these highly productive hours.]]></description>
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<title>3 Must-Read Books for Bloggers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A lot of bloggers read blogs, but there are also some very valuable books out there on blogging.  The three books that I recommend for bloggers are Blog! by David Kline and Dan Burstein, The Corporate Blogging Book by Debbie Weil, and Naked Conversations by Shel Israel and Robert Scoble.]]></description>
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<title>4 Ways to Make Habits that Save you Time</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:38:49 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You are the product of what you repeatedly do.  If you have well-trained organizational habits, then you are an organized person.  If your habits include reading a lot, then you are a well-read person.   I work at finding new habits that will help me save time.  ]]></description>
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<title>5 Times to Multitask Effectively</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:17:36 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[	Time management is not only about how your organize your time, it's also about how you spend your time.  Often, you can save time by doing more than one thing at once.  Find out how you can optimize your time use, while still getting the job done right.]]></description>
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<title>5 Reasons that Ebooks are Effective Communication Tools</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:41:07 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ebooks are effective means of communicating.  They allow you to express your ideas in a unique way that will reach many people.  I have recently become an ebook convert, and I want to share with you the reasons that ebooks are the latest successful communication trend.]]></description>
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<title>The Fallacy of Return on Investment in Marketing</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 08:55:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Can you measure the return on your marketing investments?  What makes a successful marketing campaign?  ]]></description>
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<title>Eight Tips for Stress-Free Living</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:07:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Part of success in life is how well we deal with stress.  The beauty of this is we can learn to deal better with stress so it is a life skill we can improve.  No one can make us do anything.  People and events do not cause us stress; it is our reaction to what happens that can or cannot cause us stress.  The beauty of this is that we can choose to control our reaction. ]]></description>
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<title>12 Ways to Maximize Time and Life</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:25:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Time use and life satisfaction are linked.  This article by Jim Estill who built a $1 billion company shares his views on how to maximize the use of time.]]></description>
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<title>Gorilla vs Guerilla - How Smaller Businesses Can Win</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:36:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jim Estill started his company from the trunk of his car and grew it to $375 million in sales.  his Geurilla tactics in facing larger competitors helped him to win.]]></description>
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<title>How To Write An Article In 20 Minutes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:05:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As CEO of SYNNEX Canada a $1 Billion computer wholesaler, I am always pressed for time.  I study it.  From this study, I have come up with a number of efficiency ideas like this one on fast writing.]]></description>
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