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Apr28	Guest Blogger - Cyril Rayan's 10 Considerations for Development as a Leader Bill Belew April 28, 2008 Know More: Business of Education cyril rayan, leader, resiligence I am happy that Cyril Rayan has agree to guest blog here at TheBizOfKnowledge. He has these 10 considerations for development as a leader: 1- Read leadership books 2- Have mentors who are great leaders 3- Build strong relationships 4- Mentor others 5- Solve not only your problems but also others problems 6- Think about how you can help others you meet and help them 7- Persevere through whatever challenges you are facing 8- Listen to great speeches 9- Do public speaking 10- Know your strengths and weaknesses and focus on strengths and bring other team members to eliminate the impact of weaknesses. Cyril has a book, Moving from Vision to Reality which will provide seven practical steps to take your vision to reality. Cyril's company - Resiligence Inc. is into campus safety software. Our initial product is campus Notify which is a mass notification product for campuses. Cyril's blog. Thanks, Cyril for your thoughts. Posted at 12:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr21	Straight Talk for Success - What We Can Learn from Bud Bilanich Bill Belew April 21, 2008 Doggone it, I want to write a new book, too.When a friend, comrade, colleague does it, it really get's my juices going, motivates me, excites me to hunker down, get to work, make it happen. Bud Bilanich of CareerSuperStar is... Continue Reading Posted at 9:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr20	Guest blogger, Ted Demopoulos - Your Mobile University – Trains, Planes, and Automobiles Bill Belew April 20, 2008 Guest blogger, Ted Demopoulos, writes -"Modern man" spends far too much time getting from point A to point B, and does it too often. As an extremely modern man, I’ve easily spent over sixty hours traveling the last month, and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr19	My Wife is Prettier than Your Wife Bill Belew April 19, 2008 Two classmates met up for a reunion. (I know, it sounds like a joke, but it isn't.)The two exchanged stories and one of the 93 million Wangs in China got drunk.See - 93 million people with the same last name... Continue Reading Posted at 2:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr18	My Father's Business Bill Belew April 18, 2008 According to tradition, Jesus of Nazareth was the son of a carpenter. According to the Bible, he was also the son of God. And, according to that same Bible, or at least the King James version of it, Jesus once ... Continue Reading Posted at 12:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr17	Lewis Greer - Guest Blogger Bill Belew April 17, 2008 I have good friends, too. Meaning they are good people. Holy? And, no, I don't have to pay them to be my friends, either...usually. Lewis Greer is a minister, golfer, writer, counselor, lyricist...among other things and not always in the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr16	Thomas Beatie - My Mom's My Dad Bill Belew April 16, 2008 Thomas Beatie - absolutely assured of confusing the daylights out of the daughter that will be born in about 3 months.Thomas is a transgender man who got pregnant by artificial insemination.He has a wife, Nancy.Thomas is 6-months along in the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr15	California's Racial Achievement Gap - Part 3 Bill Belew April 15, 2008 Poor Whites and Asians are able to do better in school than their Black and Latino counterparts who are NOT economically handicapped.The Latino population will be the majority in CA in the next couple of years or so. It is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr14	Nude Bruni Photo Goes for $91K Bill Belew April 14, 2008 Guy leads off of first base. The first baseman asks, "Do you have any nude pictures of your wife?""Nope," says the baserunner."You wanna buy some?""Huh?!"Pick off.Nude pictures of a wife on the Internet. Nude pictures of a First Lady on... Continue Reading Posted at 12:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr13	How to Start a Collection Agency - Michelle Dunn Knows Bill Belew April 13, 2008 Here's a book that promises to teach the reader to: Be able to start their own business and be their own boss Find samples of business and marketing plans Find collection letters, flyers & promotional pieces Have a checklist of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	California's Racial Achievement Gap - Part 2 Bill Belew April 13, 2008 California has a racial achievement gap, says the San Jose Mercury News.Even Blacks and Latinos who are not poor can't keep up with Whites and Asians who are.So what?The result is fewer Blacks and Latinos finish school.Overall - 69% of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr12	California's Racial Achievement Gap Bill Belew April 12, 2008 California and her 30+ million residents has a problem. Okay, many problems. But, one that concerns TheBizOfKnowledge.There's a serious racial achievement gap.Blacks, Latinos, Whites and Asians are far apart in education achievement and it's not all about being economically disadvantaged... Continue Reading Posted at 12:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr11	When You Are Too Smart to Have Friends Bill Belew April 11, 2008 Whites, Black and Hispanics lose/gain friends depending on their grades.Who would have thought?When Whites start getting an "A" average, their circle of friends gets bigger.When Blacks find themselves with a "B" average their number of friends starts to decline.For Hispanics... Continue Reading Posted at 5:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr10	Empire Promos - So, They are the Ones Bill Belew April 10, 2008 I've been around the block a few times. It comes with being around for more than half a century.I know some things. Mostly, I know what I don't know.I never knew who made those little promotional products that are found... Continue Reading Posted at 6:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why Iraq Might Be Safer than Oakland Bill Belew April 10, 2008 Oakland is about 30 miles from where I live. I wish it were farther away. I wish it were someplace in the Middle East. And, I wish our soldiers were home and their job was finished there.A 29-year old dad... Continue Reading Posted at 4:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 9	8 Reasons to NOT Blog for a Living Bill Belew April 9, 2008 I can find blog material almost anywhere. That's a problem. Trying to make a living at this blogging thing has me looking everywhere and always. That's the problem.I can think of 8 reasons to not be a blogger, or to... Continue Reading Posted at 4:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 8	8 Reasons to Do the Kaplan Thing Bill Belew April 8, 2008 My son is in college, getting ready to graduate. He is thinking to take time off in between his undergraduate studies and his graduate studies to explore. I asked him if he didn't think it would be better to get... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	3 Wisconsin Students Wake Up Dead Bill Belew April 8, 2008 Three good looking students attending the University of Wisconsin woke up dead last night.See - Don’t Drink and Sleep - Wisdom from the Stupid They were just 23-, 21- and 20-years old. Two young ladies and one fellow.I have a... Continue Reading Posted at 4:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 7	Japanese University Discovers Secret to Making Skin Stay Soft 16 Times Longer Bill Belew April 7, 2008 Westerners will be eating their hearts out even more.Conversations overheard at cosmetic counters already go like this:"How do they stay looking so young?""How can they keep their skin so soft?"First off, the Japanese don't bake their skin in the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 6	4 Defenses for Killing Innocent People Bill Belew April 6, 2008 I was beginning to worry about this. Apparently, there's a defense for the killing of innocent people.The dude, I'll tell you who it is later, not who it sounds like, took 90 minutes to begin addressing some 900 question received... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 5	Sex and the City and Never Worrying about What to Wear to School Bill Belew April 5, 2008 There's at least two ways to never have to worry about what to wear to school.One - go to a school where they wear uniforms.Two - be the child of Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex and the City.Bvlgari, de Beers... Continue Reading Posted at 12:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 4	How the US Big Three Can Win the War against Toyota Bill Belew April 4, 2008 There's hope for GM, Ford and Chrysler. There might just be a way for them to beat Toyota.No, they don't all three have to merge. There's another way. Kind of like a Yoda hint.Toyota is coming to the United States... Continue Reading Posted at 12:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 3	An Open Call for Guest Writers/Bloggers TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew April 3, 2008 This is an open call to regular readers/subscribers of TheBizOfKnowledge who would like to guest blog at TheBizOfKnowledge.Know something about education/knowledge/lessons learned that I don't know? That shouldn't be too hard considering the many things I don't know.Have an opinion... Continue Reading Posted at 1:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	5 Reasons to Subscribe to TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew April 3, 2008 This is a shameless plug for TheBizOfKnowledge. A pitch. A plea. A petition.I genuinely appreciate those who have taken the time to bookmark and/or subscribe to TheBizOfKnowledge. Thank you very much.I can think of reasons why someone might want to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Scientists Find Critical Component to Lose Weight Bill Belew April 3, 2008 Scientists at Laval University in Quebec have come upon a critical discovery that two-thirds of Americans will want to know.They may have even learned it in their sleep.7-8 hours of sleep is just the right amount. People who sleep less,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 2	Real Teachable Moments Bill Belew April 2, 2008 Teachable moments - parents live for them. Mentors hope for them. Teachers love the 20 second window they get once a semester when everyone in their classroom is on the same page (sometimes literally).I had teachable moments when I taught... Continue Reading Posted at 9:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 1	Sidd Finch - The Saddest April Fools Hoax of All Time Bill Belew April 1, 2008 Sidd Finch gets my choice of the saddest April Fools Hoax of all time.At the museum of hoaxes it ranks number two in a list of the top 100.Sad?Indeed.But only because Sidd Finch wasn't a real person.I wonder how many... Continue Reading Posted at 6:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Apr28	Guest Blogger - Cyril Rayan's 10 Considerations for Development as a Leader Bill Belew April 28, 2008 Know More: Business of Education cyril rayan, leader, resiligence I am happy that Cyril Rayan has agree to guest blog here at TheBizOfKnowledge. He has these 10 considerations for development as a leader: 1- Read leadership books 2- Have mentors who are great leaders 3- Build strong relationships 4- Mentor others 5- Solve not only your problems but also others problems 6- Think about how you can help others you meet and help them 7- Persevere through whatever challenges you are facing 8- Listen to great speeches 9- Do public speaking 10- Know your strengths and weaknesses and focus on strengths and bring other team members to eliminate the impact of weaknesses. Cyril has a book, Moving from Vision to Reality which will provide seven practical steps to take your vision to reality. Cyril's company - Resiligence Inc. is into campus safety software. Our initial product is campus Notify which is a mass notification product for campuses. Cyril's blog. Thanks, Cyril for your thoughts. Posted at 12:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr21	Straight Talk for Success - What We Can Learn from Bud Bilanich Bill Belew April 21, 2008 Doggone it, I want to write a new book, too.When a friend, comrade, colleague does it, it really get's my juices going, motivates me, excites me to hunker down, get to work, make it happen. Bud Bilanich of CareerSuperStar is... Continue Reading Posted at 9:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr20	Guest blogger, Ted Demopoulos - Your Mobile University – Trains, Planes, and Automobiles Bill Belew April 20, 2008 Guest blogger, Ted Demopoulos, writes -"Modern man" spends far too much time getting from point A to point B, and does it too often. As an extremely modern man, I’ve easily spent over sixty hours traveling the last month, and... Continue Reading Posted at 12:16 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr19	My Wife is Prettier than Your Wife Bill Belew April 19, 2008 Two classmates met up for a reunion. (I know, it sounds like a joke, but it isn't.)The two exchanged stories and one of the 93 million Wangs in China got drunk.See - 93 million people with the same last name... Continue Reading Posted at 2:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr18	My Father's Business Bill Belew April 18, 2008 According to tradition, Jesus of Nazareth was the son of a carpenter. According to the Bible, he was also the son of God. And, according to that same Bible, or at least the King James version of it, Jesus once ... Continue Reading Posted at 12:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr17	Lewis Greer - Guest Blogger Bill Belew April 17, 2008 I have good friends, too. Meaning they are good people. Holy? And, no, I don't have to pay them to be my friends, either...usually. Lewis Greer is a minister, golfer, writer, counselor, lyricist...among other things and not always in the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:09 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr16	Thomas Beatie - My Mom's My Dad Bill Belew April 16, 2008 Thomas Beatie - absolutely assured of confusing the daylights out of the daughter that will be born in about 3 months.Thomas is a transgender man who got pregnant by artificial insemination.He has a wife, Nancy.Thomas is 6-months along in the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr15	California's Racial Achievement Gap - Part 3 Bill Belew April 15, 2008 Poor Whites and Asians are able to do better in school than their Black and Latino counterparts who are NOT economically handicapped.The Latino population will be the majority in CA in the next couple of years or so. It is... Continue Reading Posted at 12:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr14	Nude Bruni Photo Goes for $91K Bill Belew April 14, 2008 Guy leads off of first base. The first baseman asks, "Do you have any nude pictures of your wife?""Nope," says the baserunner."You wanna buy some?""Huh?!"Pick off.Nude pictures of a wife on the Internet. Nude pictures of a First Lady on... Continue Reading Posted at 12:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr13	How to Start a Collection Agency - Michelle Dunn Knows Bill Belew April 13, 2008 Here's a book that promises to teach the reader to: Be able to start their own business and be their own boss Find samples of business and marketing plans Find collection letters, flyers & promotional pieces Have a checklist of... Continue Reading Posted at 6:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	California's Racial Achievement Gap - Part 2 Bill Belew April 13, 2008 California has a racial achievement gap, says the San Jose Mercury News.Even Blacks and Latinos who are not poor can't keep up with Whites and Asians who are.So what?The result is fewer Blacks and Latinos finish school.Overall - 69% of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr12	California's Racial Achievement Gap Bill Belew April 12, 2008 California and her 30+ million residents has a problem. Okay, many problems. But, one that concerns TheBizOfKnowledge.There's a serious racial achievement gap.Blacks, Latinos, Whites and Asians are far apart in education achievement and it's not all about being economically disadvantaged... Continue Reading Posted at 12:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr11	When You Are Too Smart to Have Friends Bill Belew April 11, 2008 Whites, Black and Hispanics lose/gain friends depending on their grades.Who would have thought?When Whites start getting an "A" average, their circle of friends gets bigger.When Blacks find themselves with a "B" average their number of friends starts to decline.For Hispanics... Continue Reading Posted at 5:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr10	Empire Promos - So, They are the Ones Bill Belew April 10, 2008 I've been around the block a few times. It comes with being around for more than half a century.I know some things. Mostly, I know what I don't know.I never knew who made those little promotional products that are found... Continue Reading Posted at 6:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Why Iraq Might Be Safer than Oakland Bill Belew April 10, 2008 Oakland is about 30 miles from where I live. I wish it were farther away. I wish it were someplace in the Middle East. And, I wish our soldiers were home and their job was finished there.A 29-year old dad... Continue Reading Posted at 4:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 9	8 Reasons to NOT Blog for a Living Bill Belew April 9, 2008 I can find blog material almost anywhere. That's a problem. Trying to make a living at this blogging thing has me looking everywhere and always. That's the problem.I can think of 8 reasons to not be a blogger, or to... Continue Reading Posted at 4:31 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 8	8 Reasons to Do the Kaplan Thing Bill Belew April 8, 2008 My son is in college, getting ready to graduate. He is thinking to take time off in between his undergraduate studies and his graduate studies to explore. I asked him if he didn't think it would be better to get... Continue Reading Posted at 11:59 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	3 Wisconsin Students Wake Up Dead Bill Belew April 8, 2008 Three good looking students attending the University of Wisconsin woke up dead last night.See - Don’t Drink and Sleep - Wisdom from the Stupid They were just 23-, 21- and 20-years old. Two young ladies and one fellow.I have a... Continue Reading Posted at 4:26 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 7	Japanese University Discovers Secret to Making Skin Stay Soft 16 Times Longer Bill Belew April 7, 2008 Westerners will be eating their hearts out even more.Conversations overheard at cosmetic counters already go like this:"How do they stay looking so young?""How can they keep their skin so soft?"First off, the Japanese don't bake their skin in the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 6	4 Defenses for Killing Innocent People Bill Belew April 6, 2008 I was beginning to worry about this. Apparently, there's a defense for the killing of innocent people.The dude, I'll tell you who it is later, not who it sounds like, took 90 minutes to begin addressing some 900 question received... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 5	Sex and the City and Never Worrying about What to Wear to School Bill Belew April 5, 2008 There's at least two ways to never have to worry about what to wear to school.One - go to a school where they wear uniforms.Two - be the child of Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex and the City.Bvlgari, de Beers... Continue Reading Posted at 12:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 4	How the US Big Three Can Win the War against Toyota Bill Belew April 4, 2008 There's hope for GM, Ford and Chrysler. There might just be a way for them to beat Toyota.No, they don't all three have to merge. There's another way. Kind of like a Yoda hint.Toyota is coming to the United States... Continue Reading Posted at 12:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 3	An Open Call for Guest Writers/Bloggers TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew April 3, 2008 This is an open call to regular readers/subscribers of TheBizOfKnowledge who would like to guest blog at TheBizOfKnowledge.Know something about education/knowledge/lessons learned that I don't know? That shouldn't be too hard considering the many things I don't know.Have an opinion... Continue Reading Posted at 1:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	5 Reasons to Subscribe to TheBizOfKnowledge Bill Belew April 3, 2008 This is a shameless plug for TheBizOfKnowledge. A pitch. A plea. A petition.I genuinely appreciate those who have taken the time to bookmark and/or subscribe to TheBizOfKnowledge. Thank you very much.I can think of reasons why someone might want to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:55 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Scientists Find Critical Component to Lose Weight Bill Belew April 3, 2008 Scientists at Laval University in Quebec have come upon a critical discovery that two-thirds of Americans will want to know.They may have even learned it in their sleep.7-8 hours of sleep is just the right amount. People who sleep less,... Continue Reading Posted at 12:54 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 2	Real Teachable Moments Bill Belew April 2, 2008 Teachable moments - parents live for them. Mentors hope for them. Teachers love the 20 second window they get once a semester when everyone in their classroom is on the same page (sometimes literally).I had teachable moments when I taught... Continue Reading Posted at 9:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Apr 1	Sidd Finch - The Saddest April Fools Hoax of All Time Bill Belew April 1, 2008 Sidd Finch gets my choice of the saddest April Fools Hoax of all time.At the museum of hoaxes it ranks number two in a list of the top 100.Sad?Indeed.But only because Sidd Finch wasn't a real person.I wonder how many... Continue Reading Posted at 6:40 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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