Is there anything worse than planning a trip, buying travel insurance, and navigating busy airports, only to arrive at your destination feeling utterly exhausted?

It’s known as “desynchronosis” by those who trade in $10 words. Most people know this condition as “jet lag,” and it affects even the most seasoned travelers. Click here to read more.

Shopping for a new home can be fun and exciting, but with all the associated expenses, it can be stressful as well. One item that homebuyers rarely consider is the cost of home insurance.

Things like having to replace floors or kitchen cabinets may sway a homebuyer’s decision, but the cost of insuring the home is rarely considered. What many homebuyers don’t realize is that by considering a couple of additional factors in their buying decision, they can easily save a few hundred dollars on their home insurance costs every year. Click here to read more….

An interesting point of view from Seth Godin regarding fear. Encouraging for those of you starting or in the middle of an entrepreneurial project(s).

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Waiting for the fear to subside

There are two problems with this strategy:

A. By the time the fear subsides, it will be too late. By the time you’re not afraid of what you were planning to start/say/do, someone else will have already done it, it will already be said or it will be irrelevant. The reason you’re afraid is that there’s leverage here, something might happen. Which is exactly the signal you’re looking for.

B. The fear certainly helps you do it better. The fear-less one might sleep better, but sleeping well doesn’t always lead to your best work. The fear can be your compass, it can set you on the right path and actually improve the quality of what you do.

Listen to your fear but don’t obey it.

Amayah thanks everyone for all the birthday wishes and constant love sent her way.

The Facebook juggernaut rolls on in Europe, but the first sign of declining growth rates has appeared. In particular, the sites meteoric expansion in the UK is tailing off.The social network gained

via Facebook Usage Still Rising in Europe, but UK Growth Slows – eMarketer.

For insights into the ethics, values and competencies required of today’s global leaders, Knowledge@Wharton recently coordinated a Wharton Executive Education round table discussion with four fellows from The World Economic Forum’s Global Leadership Fellows Program. The program allows participants to work full-time at the World Economic Forum while developing leadership skills through training courses at top universities.

The Complicated Lives of Today’s Leaders: Why Being at the Top Is Harder Than Ever – Knowledge@Wharton.

Canadians are behind the rest of the world in using their mobile phones for banking and for making purchases, according to a new report from KPMG.

Only about 19 per cent of Canadians surveyed said they felt comfortable using their mobile phone for financial transactions, compared with a global average of 34 per cent, suggests the professional services firm’s Consumer & Convergence IV report, released Wednesday…

Is your company among the 50 Best Employers in the Greater Toronto Area? This Special Section reveals who they are and why some stand out.

1. Booty Camp Fitness Inc.

2. PCL Constructors Inc.

3. EllisDon Corp.

4. Cisco Systems Canada Co.

5. Bennett Jones LLP

6. RL Solutions

7. WestJet Airlines

8. JTI-Macdonald Corp.

9. Gibraltar Solutions Inc.

10. Edward Jones

The Star’s Best 50 GTA Employers – thestar.com.

The personal blogosphere, while it still boasts million of online journals and participants, has largely stalled in recent years. Consumer use of social media has moved more toward social networking a

via Steady Gains in Blogging by Marketers – eMarketer.

Breaking through the noise to launch a new brand in today’s marketplace requires harnessing traditional marketing techniques as well as the unexpected. Reaching users online is relatively straightforward, but building emotional connections, staying relevant and delivering value is considerably more challenging. Hear from Kirsten Ward, Director of Digital Advertising, Microsoft as she discusses the challenges faced and innovation by Microsoft to build the Bing brand and steadily gain market share from Google and Yahoo.

Digital CMO Series: Bing – Building a New Brand in the Digital Age.