The Small Blog

Sat, May 29, 2010 - 9:24:11

A Little Superstition Can Bring You Luck

A few days ago, we received a wonderful email from one of our readers passing along a bit of information from a Wall Street Journal article called, “The Power of Lucky Charms.” Contrary to what you might think, the article wasn’t about the morning sugar rush you get from the breakfast cereal of the same name.  Instead it explained that scientists have discovered that the simple act of believing something will give you luck means it will.  In other words, with one simple mind trick, you can actually make yourself do better.

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Tue, May 25, 2010 - 9:43:23

Saying a Little Can Accomplish a Lot

Earlier today, we came across a post on Open Forum that really struck a chord with us and showed one more way in which SMALL can impact your business for the better. In it, Steve J. Martin, author of Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive tells the story of a real estate office that dramatically increased its business just by making one tiny and seemingly insignificant change. They slightly modified the way their receptionist transferred calls.

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Mon, May 17, 2010 - 7:25:56

Striking it Rich

Think you have to make the pages of Forbes Magazine to be considered one of the world’s richest people?  Well, according to a new website, The Global Rich List, nothing could be further from the truth.  In fact, if your family earns the average household income in the United States, you’re in the top 0.97 percentile of earners worldwide.  Divide that amount in half and as MainStreet.com reports, you’re still in the top 10%. 

But, The Global Rich list isn’t about ranking the “haves” against the “have-nots” and comparing with your friends.  Instead, it’s about showing everyday people that it doesn’t take a Bill Gates budget to make a difference in the lives of others.  Each time you enter in your salary total, the website shows you multiple ways you could affect real change with the same amount of money you spend on the little things each day.

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Fri, May 14, 2010 - 12:13:12

Don’t Overlook the Little Guy

For far too long, there’s been a pervasive misconception in the business world that bigger is better, with a focus on big ideas, big pictures, and big actions. But, unfortunately, big has been the trend not just from an idea standpoint, but from a physical one as well. For years we’ve been led to believe that short people are at a competitive disadvantage when it comes to career success. But thanks to a New York Times Science article by Jane E. Brody, those of us who are vertically challenged (present company included) can breathe a sigh of relief. It turns out that just like “the Five Second Rule” and “Feed a cold. Starve a fever,” the conventional wisdom that small people can’t get ahead is just an old wives’ tale.

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Thu, May 13, 2010 - 9:46:38

Self Tracking Tiny Behaviors Can Produce Big Results

What if we told you that just by keeping track of your habits, you could actually give yourself the power to break them?  It sounds like an odd proposition, but scientists are proving that such a simple solution is possible.  As Sunday’s New York Times Magazine reports, researchers have found that quantifying data in “real life” can have as great an impact as it can in a lab setting—only in a strikingly different way.  And it has a lot to do with the power of small.

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