These cases are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided. But in certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse pains.

But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful.

Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?

Another aspect of the study however surprised me. When asked, only a third of both women and millennial responders aspired to the C-suite. The study sponsors, Saba (a talent management firm) and workplacetrends.com, think that this may be due to lack of role models at the top rungs of the corporate ladder. But they also point to a shift in the definition of leadership to one where making an impact at one’s company and developing into a recognized expert and influencer is more important. I’m hoping at BuzzBack we can offer both definitions of leadership – the traditional title-based one, and one where personal and professional goals converge.

As a female business founder, CEO, mentor and mother (of twin college-bound Gen Zers, boy and girl),  I am constantly thinking about what work will look like in the future, and how BuzzBack needs to adapt to continue attracting the brightest talent.

I’ll be speaking on female leadership and entrepreneurship at a professional networking event in Philadelphia next week. I’m looking forward to hearing how other business owners and managers are creating workplaces that nurture the next generation of leaders. After all, our futures depend on them.

In this competing world, Free service seems to good to be true, but yes there are few companies who do. Here I will talk about one similar service. We are talking about Totally Free Conference Calls.

To start with lets assumes like, many occasions your in-house telephone system can’t handle your conference calling needs, your main option is by using an exterior conferencing service. That was once bothersome and costly. Using the proliferation of recent IP-based services, though, it’s increasingly convenient and fewer costly – often even free. But cost-free does not need to mean poor. Actually, new free websites frequently have abilities that match or one-up individuals of the pricey traditional counterparts.

The help could be free simply because they earn money on incoming calls. They sometimes operate from certain area codes in states like Iowa, Minnesota or South Dakota. Callers dialing directly into conferences need to pay their lengthy-distance service providers to move their calls to individuals area codes. The service providers consequently need to pay “termination charges” to local phone companies to provide the calls towards the conference services.

The neighborhood phone companies share the resulting revenues using the services, that have selected their area codes particularly for that generosity of the charges. The end result: everybody wins, except possibly the lengthy-distance phone companies that has to purchase termination. Listed here are seven methods to make free conference calls, many of which depend a minimum of partially on such charges.

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These cases are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided. But in certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse pains.

But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful.

Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?

For those of us in the travel industry, we know that the travel world offers substantially more opportunities for travel agents than ever before. In fact, the travel agents working with Travel Leaders Group are the foundation for the company’s $20 billion in annual sales, on par with many of the online sites. As an undeniably large group of more than 6,500 travel agencies, our company consists of a team of fantastic leaders, an amazing support staff, and most importantly over 40,000 travel agents offering travelers professional and personal service.

Today’s modern travel agent can be found in a number of ways. Today’s brick and mortar travel agencies, such as the individually owned Travel Leaders franchises are servicing clients from their neighborhood locations and may also have teams of agents selling travel from home. Independent travel agents can work with a brick and mortar travel agency or choose instead to affiliate with a host travel agency, such as Nexion. An independent agent is both an entrepreneur and a travel counselor, responsible for running their business and growing their clientele.

The travel agent has changed not only in how they work, but also in how they market themselves. Brick and mortar and virtual travel agencies alike are reaping the benefits of targeted marketing that includes direct mail, as well as pieces sent directly to the travelers’ computer or smart phone personalized based on their preferences and past history. Even more important is how travel agents are selling their knowledge, using online profiles that highlight their specific expertise while allowing consumers to rate their experience with them. Whether the agency is part of a franchise, a host agency or a marketing consortium such as Vacation.com, today’s travel agent can gain access to stronger supplier relationships and even more tools to better serve the travelers they’ve attracted to their agencies.

One final word about today’s travel agents – they are likely going to charge you a service fee or a professional fee for their services, however, the ultimate value and expertise they provide typically far outweighs any fee. Plus as today’s travelers expect their travel agency to be truly full-service, there are a full range of benefits you can receive by working with an agent, who has your back throughout your travels until you’ve safely returned home. Like most professional services, they are worth every penny.

Yes, Virginia, it sure looks like the travel agent is here to stay.

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When it comes to the workplace, turns out female and millennial employees want the same thing. According to a study covered in Fortune magazine, both of these employee types seek a healthy work/life blend, a sense of meaning from their work, and transparency. Who knew when I started BuzzBack that these would emerge as defining principles of our own company culture. And, it then comes as no surprise, that our company is 60% women and 40% millennial. This has turned out to be a differentiating strength for us as we study brands – women and millennials are often the target consumers our clients are most interested in.

Another aspect of the study however surprised me. When asked, only a third of both women and millennial responders aspired to the C-suite. The study sponsors, Saba (a talent management firm) and workplacetrends.com, think that this may be due to lack of role models at the top rungs of the corporate ladder. But they also point to a shift in the definition of leadership to one where making an impact at one’s company and developing into a recognized expert and influencer is more important. I’m hoping at BuzzBack we can offer both definitions of leadership – the traditional title-based one, and one where personal and professional goals converge.

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As a female business founder, CEO, mentor and mother (of twin college-bound Gen Zers, boy and girl),  I am constantly thinking about what work will look like in the future, and how BuzzBack needs to adapt to continue attracting the brightest talent. I’ll be speaking on female leadership and entrepreneurship at a professional networking event in Philadelphia next week. I’m looking forward to hearing how other business owners and managers are creating workplaces that nurture the next generation of leaders. After all, our futures depend on them.