#43. It's Not About You.. Get Going You "birthed" your business, but you are not your business. Your business is an entity -- it has no emotions, it does not breathe. Speak at an event, create a website, write an article and some will love it and others hate it.    Take all criticism knowing that it is just someone else's opinion -- it's what they would do. Ya, we're sensitive human beings. So, get annoyed, vent, cry if you need to.   And then, see if you can find a sliver of truth in it and take an action to make things better -- your way. Thanks to: Maria Marsala of Elevating Your (Financial) Business

The word of the decade must be transparency and fairness to all   March 30:  60-minutes expose  and after the show Overtime programs  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/is-the-us-stock-market-rigged or view below March 31:  I enjoyed, with awe, this Charlie Rose 60-minute interview on his PBS show with Michael Lewis, on Lewis,  the author of Flash Boys. http://www.charlierose.com/watch/60368500     April 1:  The Worst Response Yet To The New Michael Lewis Book    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/01/michael-lewis-criticism_n_5071260.html March 28:  Another look  by CNBC's  Bob Pisani   http://www.cnbc.com/id/101535762   2010:  Quants by Scott Patterson  http://www.scottpattersonreports.com/2010/02/02/the-quants-are-here/   Dark Liquidity or Pools... the next place that needs more exposure? Goldman Mulls Closing Dark Pool  

Over the years, I have used many different quotes in my talks, Power Points, etc.  I'd like to learn new ones from you!  Please include the author of the quote.   And feel free to comment on the quote (or other quotes) posted here, too!   Here are some of the quotes LinkedIn Group members have contributed to: "If it's going to be, it's up to me" - Dr. Robert Schuler "A penny saved is a penny earned." - Benjamin Franklin "Give me a firm spot on which to stand and I will move the Earth." - Archimedes "He who fails to plan is planning to fail" - Winston Churchill "If I'd asked my customers what they

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