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		<title>The Forever Sabbatical</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How are you coping with your daily challenges? Does the thought of a sabbatical for 6 months or a year appeal to you? How about Forever? Hang with me for a moment, or two. Why do you want to go on a sabbatical? Is it because you want to recharge your batteries and get new [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=124&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Green Kangaroos and Purple Cows</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:40:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zirk Botha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, the Purple Cows bit have given this away as a post influenced by Seth Godin. I was considering the title &#8220;Green Kangaroos and Puking Cats&#8221; to make a power statement but that type of title is exactly what this is about. Seth has been a great influence on my understanding of Social Media and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=121&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mediocrity Sucks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 08:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living day to day, merely surviving, hoping for something better to come along. Conforming to the expectations of society to fit in and not to make any waves. Afraid to stand out and be noticed because someone might have something challenging to say. Mediocrity Sucks We have not been put on this planet to just [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=112&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Challenge the Status Quo</title>
		<link>http://zirkbotha.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/challenge-the-status-quo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Zirk Botha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever considered how the environment that you grew up in and the friends and colleagues that surround you today are impacting on your being? If you haven&#8217;t noticed, we live in a world of complete contradictions. The schools, colleges and religious institutions that we associate with are doing their best to put us [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=108&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Motivation 101 &#8211; How to get Motivated Instantly</title>
		<link>http://zirkbotha.wordpress.com/2011/07/12/how-to-get-motivated-instantly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many Motivational Blogs and Websites do you think you could find on the Internet? Do yourself the favour and Google &#8220;Motivation&#8221; Next, apply the principles on the ones that are the most appealing. Share your results; On second thoughts, don&#8217;t bother&#8230;. I know it&#8217;s bad taste, etc, etc, to rant in public, but sometimes you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=102&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Performance reviews will always fail to motivate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know of anyone that has ever felt motivated after a performance review? They are few and far in between. Here&#8217;s Why 1. Performance reviews are about company objectives. 2. Performance reviews are done by superiors using corporate measuring criteria. 3. the superiors are using their a) opinions and b) corporate results That sounds [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=91&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time</title>
		<link>http://zirkbotha.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/its-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to say &#8220;Enough is Enough!&#8221; The line has to be drawn somewhere, The only question is where? Where will you draw your line? Where will you say &#8220;I have had enough.&#8221; So take a stand, today!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=86&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rest In Peace Marketing: I Never Really Liked You Anyway</title>
		<link>http://zirkbotha.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/rest-in-peace-marketing-i-never-really-liked-you-anyway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social and selling just don&#8217;t mix. Have you ever been to a wedding sponsored by Nike? Does a future where restaurant tables display infomercials sound appealing? The last thing anyone wants in a social context is a commercial. If you&#8217;re responsible for marketing your business, the time for change is now. It&#8217;s time to pack [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=83&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>5 Content Marketing Strategies for Small Business</title>
		<link>http://zirkbotha.wordpress.com/2011/06/10/5-content-marketing-strategies-for-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most effective, lowest-cost ways to drive traffic and build awareness for your business is through content marketing: creating and distributing relevant content to attract, acquire, and engage your target audience. Content marketing can run the gamut from publishing status updates and photos on Facebook Pages and Twitter, to writing compelling blog posts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=81&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Six politicians who have epically failed on Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Barack Obama’s successful use of social media in the 2008 elections, all politicians seem to have discovered Twitter and Facebook. From Cory Booker, the US mayor who tweeted his way through his city’s snow crisis, to South African political parties sometimes brilliant use of social media in the recent 2011 Local Government elections [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=zirkbotha.wordpress.com&amp;blog=14436987&amp;post=79&amp;subd=zirkbotha&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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