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[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Ira Hayes was vice president of advertising at National Cash Register, now part of AT&T. He believed that everyone should have an "idea-of-the-week book," the goal of which is to write down one really good idea a week. Hayes' personal book spanned 30 years. He said: "The movers and shakers of tomorrow will be those who have the resolve to write down an idea, despite its source, and to keep trying it, despite any resistance they encounter."[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]<li style="font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Be surprised. When you're surprised, you'll ask questions. Be willing to ask stupid ones, she recommends, and be willing to look foolish. I always say there is no foolish question, if it is sincere. And the only dumb question is the one you don't ask. Be prepared to take some unorthodox actions; think twice before dismissing a novel approach.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]A penny for your thoughts? It's a bargain for a million-dollar idea![/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Mackay's Moral: If you can think it, you can do it.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]<li style="font-size: 9pt; margin-bottom: 3px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">Be surprised. When you're surprised, you'll ask questions. Be willing to ask stupid ones, she recommends, and be willing to look foolish. I always say there is no foolish question, if it is sincere. And the only dumb question is the one you don't ask. Be prepared to take some unorthodox actions; think twice before dismissing a novel approach.[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]A penny for your thoughts? It's a bargain for a million-dollar idea![/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Mackay's Moral: If you can think it, you can do it.[/FONT]