It’s always beneficial to listen to others’ advice even if we don’t take it because you never know when someone might have a new perspective you never considered There’s a great one here. It uses poker to teach life and business lessons. It’s interesting and will help you see things differently in your own life. Who knew poker could teach anyone anything?

Key Takeaways:

• The best you can ever do is play the hand you’re dealt as well as you can. The future is always changing, and you can’t help when bad cards fall.
• No matter how good your cards are, there are very few times when you’re 100 percent guaranteed to win. The trick to business, life and poker is to “gamble’”at the right time — when the odds are in your favor.
• Whether you’re in a relationship or running a business, be sure you give yourself some time to breathe. That time in the clouds will allow you to execute more effectively in the trenches.

“The best you can ever do is play the hand you’re dealt as well as you can.”

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/287615

IoT, a new way of using technology for commerce is a growing concept and there are five ways to use it right now. You can now track the fulfillment of your orders through an efficient system of managing your orders. You can automatically track and refill your durable goods as needed. Manufacturers of durable goods could connect with their customers through remote trouble shooting and maintain a profitable relationship with their customers for selling products that enhance what they bought. You can access more data collected about customer behaviors and trends to make your business more efficient. Finally, you can use your collected dat to make a more personalized experience with your clients.

Key Takeaways:

• The “internet of things” (IoT) concept is in its nascent stage of development, but it is on the verge of exploding.
• To put its development into context of another more recent phenomenon, this is the stage of development in which MySpace was attracting the earliest adopters in the then-burgeoning social media industry.
• Simply stated, there are many more iterations of the IoT universe until this concept reaches public consciousness.

“Given that many durable goods products require continuous replenishment, notably detergents, fabric softeners or printer ink, there is an opportunity to automate the ordering process.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/michelleevans1/2017/01/24/5-ways-the-internet-of-things-will-influence-commerce/

Nowadays, women want to take a break from their busy lives and do something they enjoy. One way they are doing this is by joining clubs in their cities. There are a wide variety of clubs in London that you can join, such as the Reform Club. Read on to find out why joining clubs are important and how they can benefit you.

Key Takeaways:

• Now women go to clubs to get away from whatever needs doing at home – and I don’t mean just the one or two meant for women alone
• There’s an array of boltholes for people – men and women – according to their interests.
• The English-Speaking Union always houses the meetings of my book club – and sports any number of lectures and debates of overseas concerns.

“The English-Speaking Union always houses the meetings of my book club – and sports any number of lectures and debates of overseas concerns.”

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/29/join-the-club-why-it-makes-sense-to-bring-people-together-katharine-whitehorn

When you go to a new city for business you need to get around the town. This used to be what taxis were for, now it is Uber. In a new report the number one expense of people traveling is Uber, where it used to be coffee. This proves the tech giant is here to stay.

Key Takeaways:

• A new study found that 6% of all business travel transactions in 2016 were with Uber, making the ridesharing company the most common expense,
• The findings are a reminder of the rapid growth of ridesharing, and the challenging future for traditional car rental companies and taxis.
• Both Uber and its competitor Lyft saw huge gains in 2015, while taxi and rental cars suffered.

“The findings are a reminder of the rapid growth of ridesharing, and the challenging future for traditional car rental companies and taxis. Both Uber and its competitor Lyft saw huge gains in 2015, while taxi and rental cars suffered.”

http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/26/technology/uber-expense-reports/index.html

Most people realize that things are not always going to go their way, but what they don’t realize is being negative is good too. These are what you can call truth statements, something that can be negative, but may need to be realized. It can help you see mistakes, but also fix them.

Key Takeaways:

• Continually focusing on the negative actually creates more negative. That’s expectancy theory. Expectancy theory states that whatever you focus on expands.
• The great thing about expectancy theory is that it works every bit as well with the positive as it does with the negative.
• A truth statement is a statement that contains as much or more truth than the re-occurring negative statement, but rather emphasizes strength or something positive.

“Continually focusing on the negative actually creates more negative.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonselk/2017/01/27/positive-thinking-doesnt-always-work-but-negative-thinking-does-the-power-of-truth-statements/

The online job market is a place of fast growing skills. Some are really fast growing and they deserve a mention. Natural language processing is considered the fastest growing. And the 4th one is Amazon Marketplace Web Services (MWS). Instagram marketing is one skill on the list that does not require any technical skills.

Key Takeaways:

• Freelancers who know natural language processing earned an average hourly rate of $123 per hour, and the total amount that they billed soared by 2300 percent last quarter from a year earlier.
• Only about 400 freelancers currently list the skill on their Upwork profile, and the fourth quarter was the first time that there was a significant pool of freelancers with this talent, according to the company.
• The nascent boom in these jobs also foreshadows the employment that advances in artificial intelligence could create, even while they replace other human tasks.

“Freelancers who know natural language processing earned an average hourly rate of $123 per hour, and the total amount that they billed soared by 2300 percent last quarter from a year earlier.”

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-25/these-are-the-20-fastest-growing-skills-in-the-online-job-market

One of the hardest things to do in the world is start a small business, especially a restaurant. There are many good ideas but being able to execute and idea can seem impossible. When you approach this you need to take realistic steps to make sure you stick out in an already crowded market.

Key Takeaways:

• An idea is just not enough.
• You need to have a plan to start a food business.
• Be realistic when you are setting your goals for a new business.

“In 2015, $6.8 billion of capital flowed into private food tech and food media companies.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/eveturowpaul/2017/01/24/you-have-an-idea-for-a-food-business-now-what/

When the word artificial intelligence is thrown around in the business world many people think about all the jobs they will replace. The problem is that it has a legitimate purpose besides simply saving money. It can improve the brain power that a company can use to expand what it’s business can do.

Key Takeaways:

• Let’s start talking about a more expansive view that looks at AI as a catalyst for new ways to build markets and drive new forms of innovation.
• AI potentially will enable organizations to expand in ways that were unthinkable with sheer human brainpower, as powerful as that brainpower may be.
• There are a million points in which machines could be making low-level decisions. But at first blush, mitigating human wages and human error rates is the main business case.

“AI potentially will enable organizations to expand in ways that were unthinkable with sheer human brainpower, as powerful as that brainpower may be.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/joemckendrick/2017/01/24/artificial-intelligence-doesnt-just-cut-costs-it-expands-business-brainpower/

When you think about business you may not think that video games relate to the business world, but it does. Video games provide the perfect analogy for how new entries into the business world need training. They need time to learn the nuisances of how to maneuver and work the system, just like video games.

Key Takeaways:

• Video games can be used to mirror business.
• New employees need to be taught the basics of the business.
• New employees must master the basics like what is needed in video games.

“When someone seems to not understand a concept that you think is simple, they might not yet be at the point where they can play without the overlay.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ianaltman/2017/01/24/the-surprising-connection-between-video-games-and-business/

Preparation for your next business conference can be challenging, but there are different and effective ways to prepare for it. Clear your schedule so you can focus on the task at hand and not have too many other obligations. It is also essential to have content ready for in person meetings and online. Being mentally ready is essential.

Key Takeaways:

• This year, I plan on attending numerous industry-focused conferences around the world, both as an attendee and as a speaker.
• If I know I have a conference coming up, I try to complete as many projects as possible so I don’t have to split my time on the road between the event and work at home.
• Set up all apps to make sure you’ve got easy access to all the information you need to make the trip go smoothly as possible.

“Set up all apps to make sure you’ve got easy access to all the information you need to make the trip go smoothly as possible.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2017/01/24/seven-ways-to-prepare-before-you-attend-your-next-business-conference/