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December 30th, 2008 
Angie Outstanding
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OUTSTANDING LARGE 17 inch ROSE MEDALLION PLATTER – ANTIQUE Chinese porcelain $85.00 |
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OUTSTANDING AND UNIQUE GILT SILVER/GOLD TEA CAGE $575.00 |
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China’s outstanding porcelain plate paintings $49.99 |
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China’s outstanding porcelain plate paintings $49.99 |
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LARGE OUTSTANDING SANG de BOEUF MONOCHROME VASE – 18th CHINESE PORCELAIN $2,900.00 |
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OUTSTANDING PLAQUE – 19th century CHINESE PORCELAIN $1,250.00 |
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OUTSTANDING PLAQUE – 19th century CHINESE PORCELAIN $1,250.00 |
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OUTSTANDING PLATE – QIANLONG PERIOD – 18th century chinese porcelain $350.00 |
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Large OUTSTANDING VASE – late 19th century CHINESE PORCELAIN $780.00 |
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OUTSTANDING FLOWER VASE – 19th century CHINESE PORCELAIN $450.00 |
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OUTSTANDING JIAQING PERIOD TEA POT – ANTIQUE Chinese porcelain 19th CENTURY $950.00 |
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OUTSTANDING JIAQING PERIOD BOTTLE – ANTIQUE Chinese porcelain 18th CENTURY $580.00 |
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OUTSTANDING PLAQUE – 19th century CHINESE PORCELAIN $1,250.00 |
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OUTSTANDING JIAQING PERIOD BOTTLE – ANTIQUE Chinese porcelain 18th CENTURY $650.00 |
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OUTSTANDING PERIOD SNUFF BOTTLE – ANTIQUE Chinese porcelain 18th CENTURY $380.00 |
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OUTSTANDING PAIR (2) YONGZHENG PERIOD PLATES 18th CENCTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN $750.00 |
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LARGE OUTSTANDING VASE – 19th century CHINESE PORCELAIN $1,900.00 |
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OUTSTANDING BOWL – 19th century CHINESE PORCELAIN $380.00 |
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OUTSTANDING PLAQUE – 19th century CHINESE PORCELAIN $1,250.00 |
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OUTSTANDING LARGE BOWL – late 19th century CHINESE PORCELAIN $480.00 |
Outstanding Performance
All successful people are outstanding performers. It’s the price of admission to the business success club. However, don’t make the mistake of thinking that performance alone will get you where you want to go. Performance is just one of the five characteristics of people who achieve business success.
Outstanding performers are characterized by three things. They are lifelong learners; they set and achieve high goals and they are well organized.
Lifelong Learning
Maybe you have spent a lot of time in college, even graduate school. You might be tempted to think that you don’t need to keep learning. After all, didn’t you go to college to learn how to be a business success? Not really, college really just prepares you to learn. Your education in business success really begins when you start working.
In the 19th Century, Thomas Carlyle said, “What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books.” If he were alive today, he might have amended his statement to say, “The internet is the greatest university of all.” It’s true. You can find just about every great book on business success online along with a multitude of articles and websites. If you don’t keep learning you’ll fall behind in the knowledge that you need to become an outstanding performer and a business success.
As you’ve probably guessed, my best common sense suggestion for becoming a lifelong learner is simple. Read. Read technical journals. Read trade magazines. Read business publications like “The Wall Street Journal”, “Business Week”, “Fortune” and “Forbes.” Read your company’s annual report. Read your competitors’ annual reports. Read your local newspaper and “The New York Times”. Read news magazines like “Newsweek” and “Time.” Read business success and industry blogs. Read business success books. Reading is the best way to stay up with what’s happening in business, in your industry and in the world.
There are other things you can do to keep learning: attend seminars; join groups or trade associations for your industry and be sure to attend the meetings and participate; volunteer for a cause and so on.
Set High Goals – and Achieve Them
Next, set high goals for yourself – and then achieve them. Set goals that are S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Results Oriented and Time Bound). Develop milestones for accomplishing your goals. They keep you on track and they motivate you by giving you reason to celebrate when you accomplish them.
All outstanding performers set goals. Then they meet or exceed them. They do this day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. I am 58 years old, and have been in business for myself for 20 years. I set goals every year and develop quarterly milestones for those goals which I measure myself by. It’s a habit I developed when I was first out of college and it has served me well over the years.
Organize Your Time and Life
Finally, get organized. Manage your life, your time and your stress well. Make sure that your life and work life are in a balance that works for you. Occasionally when pursuing business success, you’ll find that your work-life balance is a little imbalanced. That’s OK. Just make sure that you get it back in balance as soon as you can.
Be proactive in dealing with this stress. Eat well and exercise. Don’t party too much. If you find yourself getting too stressed, take 20 or 30 minutes and go for a walk to clear your head. One of my first mentors told me to H.A.L.T. By that, he meant don’t get too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired. This is good advice for managing stress.
Put some order in your life. Develop a schedule and stick to it. Create an organizing system that works for you. Use your electronic gadgets to help you stay organized. Develop your own time management system and work it. Focus on doing a few things that are important to achieving your business success instead of the trivial things that seem urgent, but really aren’t vital.
Finally, don’t procrastinate. Procrastination is a killer. It can hurt your self confidence as well as your business success. To keep myself from procrastinating I have learned to start big projects at the end of the day so when I return to work in the morning I have some momentum going and the project doesn’t seem as daunting.
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HIC Porcelain Round Mortar and Pestle, 3-1/2-Inch $8.99 Harold’s Import Company’s Rainbow Mortar and Pestle is probably the most unusual mortar & pestle you will ever see! As functional as it is beautiful, this round RAINBOW wood set is just what you need. Well constructed, this is the ultimate tool for grinding and mincing. This mortar and pestle is perfect for a pharmacy or a kitchen. You’ve found it! The rainbow connection. This mortar and pestle is… |
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Demarle Toaster Oven Silpat, 10.5 x 7.5-Inch $11.55 Silpat is an indispensable kitchen tool, for professionals and amateurs alike. No more greasing and flouring pans, baked goods will slide off this ingenious baking sheet as soon as they are cool. And the surface distributes heat brilliantly for even baking. This innovation, made of fiberglass and silicone, is good for over 2,000 uses, and is FDA, NSF and Kosher certified. Silpat is an award-winnin… |
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Crosley CR3001A-BK Ranchero Black Impressive sound performance meets outstanding vintage in this tabletop radio. This tabletop radio features a clean, “new-stalgic” look with a touch of vintage flare and an acoustically tuned and ported speaker enclosure. With big sound that is sure to impress, listen to all your favorites with the integrated iPod dock, analog AM/FM radio tuner or by simply connecting your MP3 player, CD unit or o… |
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Live & Swingin’: The Ultimate Rat Pack Collection $9.97 All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed…. |
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Hymns & Meditations $6.74 One of Fernando Ortega’s first albums and one of his most highly acclaimed, Hymns & Meditations revisits some of the world’s favorite hymns in a beautiful and authentic recording. With his outstanding piano skills and tender, intimate voice, Fernando breathes new life into the time-honored classics. Hymns & Meditations is, by far, one of Fernando Ortega’s finest recordings and best selling albums … |
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Best of $6.67 Best of The Gap Band—collection…. |
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Cameo: Outstanding Nurse Researchers and Their Work [VHS] $175.00 While nursing research continues to grow in importance both in practice and education, it presents a special challenge for the classroom. This video series is designed as a medium for teaching research, offering viewers a perspective on current nursing research, illustrating its process, practice, and importance. Each production in the series profiles prominent nurse researchers who detail the goa… |
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Cameo: Outstanding Nurse Researchers and Their Work [VHS] $175.00 This is one of a series of videos designed for teaching research. The videos offer viewers perspectives on current nursing research, illustrating its processes, practice and importance…. |
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Loftek Nexus 543 outdoor wireless/wired waterproof IP camera 6mm lens and 40° viewing angle,36 Infrared LEDs with night vision up to 25M,easy installation, Silver grey $95.99 Description: The Nexus 543 network camera from Loftek is well-suited for surveillance applications in demanding outdoor environments. The IP66 rated exterior protects against dust, water and impact, even in the most adverse weather conditions. With 36 infrared LEDs and a precision-engineered lens, the camera delivers outstanding day/night performance and captures superior image detail even in com… |
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