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	<title>Dwain Deville</title>
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	<description>Author of &#34;The Bikers Guide To Business&#34;</description>
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		<title>A Casual Approach To Business</title>
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When played at the highest level business is intense and that’s a good thing. But once in a while you simply need to tone it down a bit in order to retain a bit of sanity.
In the past I’ve written about how I and my clients who ride take off during the day to work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/a-casual-approach-to-business/</link>
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		<title>On Being Prompt</title>
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If I’ve learned anything during my decades in business is that seizing opportunity is as much about timing as it is ability. Just because it comes around once doesn’t mean it will come around again…especially if you disrespect it.
Too often today being prompt, like receiving good service in a restaurant is rare. So much so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/on-being-prompt/</link>
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		<title>The End of Summer</title>
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End of Summer
“Drive thy business or it will drive thee” – Benjamin Franklin
As kids, we used to look forward to summer as a time of fun and re-charging. Now they are filled with long, hot days.
Did you do everything you wanted? Did you take enough time off?
If not, what the heck happened?
D
Dwain – The Biker [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/the-end-of-summer/</link>
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		<title>Philosophy Matters</title>
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Anyone who travels often eventually has their day in airport hell. Mine was last weekend where, due to horrendous weather that day, everything was delayed. I arrived at 3:00 p.m. to a routine one hour delay that eventually turned into an all nighter.
I’m not here to write about my discomfort but instead about the two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/philosophy-matters/</link>
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		<title>The Golden Rule</title>
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We all grew up knowing the Golden Rule:
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
However, I’ve discovered that in business this well intentioned mindset often bogs down business by causing miscommunications and hurt feelings. Because by and large, the rule doesn’t take into account the feelings or perceptions of the person on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/the-golden-rule/</link>
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		<title>Losing Its Appeal?</title>
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I just read an article saying that entrepreneurship is losing its appeal and attributes this to the fact that hiring is ticking up and the recession may be over.
To whom is it losing its appeal? Certainly not to real entrepreneurs…
A close friend and fellow CEO has a favorite saying – “give me someone who’s hungry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/losing-its-appeal/</link>
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		<title>Fork In The Road</title>
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Business is a series of partnerships. Some formal and long term, others project based and short term.
Most of us enter into these partnerships with the best of intentions and focus mainly on the opportunity at hand and subsequent work to be done. Unfortunately, we don’t spend enough time contemplating the end of the road.
That’s because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/fork-in-the-road/</link>
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		<title>Your Philosophy</title>
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&#8221;You have to have a theory, and it doesn&#8217;t really matter what the theory is – it will force you to make connections.&#8221;   Tom Wolfe
I’ve always liked that quote because it speaks to a belief system – a philosophy. Today everything is connected and success in business depends on the strength of those connections.
If you’re in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/your-philosophy/</link>
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		<title>Overnight Success</title>
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Due to today’s economic times I’ve had more than a couple friends and associates launch their own businesses. Like many, they have turned to the Internet with their products or service only to find that it’s not that simple. The money spout doesn&#8217;t magically appear and this lack of instant gratification has them questioning whether or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/overnight-success/</link>
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		<title>Competition Breeds Greatness</title>
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Ever notice how a contest between great competitors attracts a crowd? That’s because we know excellence when we see it and are drawn to it.
I recently visited Philadelphia where three incredible restaurateurs are duking it out &#8211; each pushing the culinary envelope and therefore pushing each other to greater heights. This competition has gravity where their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://dwaindeville.com/competition-breeds-greatness/</link>
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