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If you’re an average American today, you know money doesn’t stay in our pockets very long. It’s gone before we know it. Money is also one of those many, many things we take for granted every day. As a result, we actually know very little about it. Let me bring you up to date on what you’ve been missing.

The life span of the average one-dollar bill is only 18 months. Most one-hundred-dollar bills remain in circulation for nine years.

The U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing makes $696 million a day!

It’s illegal for U.S. currency to have the portrait of a living person.

Between the Fort Worth, Texas, and the Washington D.C. facilities, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing uses about 18 tons of ink per day. 

The only woman ever depicted on United States paper currency was first lady Martha Washington, on a silver certificate.

Afraid of ending up with counterfeit money? Fear not! Only 0.01% of the $750 billion in circulation is actually counterfeit.

Currency is printed on cotton, not paper.

If we laid each current U.S. bill printed side by side, they would stretch around the earth’s equator about 24 times.
 
Contrary to popular belief, pennies contain only 2.5% copper — they are mostly made from zinc.

There are five million millionaires in the U.S.

The ridges on the sides of some coins have a name — reeding or milling.

People used to save their cash in kitchen jars made of a clay called pygg, and people called them pygg jars. Later they became known as piggy banks and were made in the shape of pigs. 

There is about 500 billion of U.S. currency in circulation and most of it is held outside of the United States?

There are only nine engravers in the whole U.S. who do all the engraving for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

All engraving plates used by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, have been engraved in reverse.

If your money is mutilated and if you can account for 51% of your bill, the Office of Currency Standards in Washington, D.C. will gladly replace your money.

It only costs 4.1 cents to make a $1 bill. It costs the same thing to make a $100 bill.

In the early 1900s, you could return dirty money to Washington to be cleaned. If the bill was in good shape, they would wash it, iron it, and reissue it.

When bills finally wear out, they are sent back to the Federal Reserve Banks where a machine sorts out the good, the bad, and the counterfeit. The counterfeit bills are sent to the Secret Service. The worn-out bills are pulverized and buried. They used to burn old bills, but because of the lead in the ink, they are now buried.

Prior to using paper money, Americans used buckskins for money. This is where we get the term “bucks.”

There are 4 automobiles and 11 light posts on the back of the $10 bill.

If you use a magnifying glass, you can see Abraham Lincoln sitting at the
Lincoln Memorial on the back of a penny. 

Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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We’ve added still another new category to the “Words of Wisdom” section of our web site.

Feel free to check it out should you be in need of a refreshing thought, idea, slogan or profound nugget for an upcoming meeting, presentation, or lunch room bulletin board.

We offer interesting quotes on the subjects of: leadership, teamwork, customer service, time management, goals, change, motivation, sales, potential, gender, creativity, repetition, and enthusiasm.

We’re now adding the category of “Attitude” to this growing list. Click on “Words of Wisdom” in order to review our entire offering. 

Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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My recent seminar and keynote schedule has kept me on the road from one end of the country to the other over the past several months, prohibiting me from completing my next ten book reviews. I’m working on them at this very moment but thought I would share a few title suggestions for those of you who have decided to read more and drive less this summer. Escalating gas prices do have a positive side if you look hard enough.  

Based on feedback from clients and fellow readers, here’s a short list of business books you might want to check out. I’ll be reviewing several of them in our next installment on the web site. 

Where Have All the Leaders Gone?  by Lee Iacocca	New Ideas from Dead CEOs  Lasting Lessons from the Corner Office  by Todd G. Buchholz	The Self-Destructive Habits of Good Companies … And How to Break Them  by Jagdish N. Sheth	The Other Side of the Card Where Your Authentic Leadership Story Begins by Mike Morrison, Dean, University of Toyota
Hot Spots  Why Some Teams, Workplaces, and Organizations Buzz with Energy — and Others Don’t   by Lynda Gratton	Change or Die  The Three Keys to Change at Work and in Life by Alan Deutschman	Tiger Traits  9 Success Secrets You Can Discover from Tiger Woods to Be a Business   Champion by Nate Booth	The Innovation Killer  How What We Know Limits What We Can Imagine — and What Smart Companies Are   Doing About It by Cynthia Barton Rabe
Leading   at a Higher Level  Blanchard on Leadership and Creating High Performance Organizations by Ken Blanchard	Big Brown   The Untold Story of UPS by Greg Niemann	Changing How the World Does Business  FedEx’s Incredible Journey to Success — The Inside Story by Roger Frock	The Secret to GE’s Success A Former Insider Reveals the Management Strategies of the World’s Most Competitive Company by William E. Rothschild
Talent Is Never Enough Discover the Choices that Will Take You Beyond Your Talent by John C. Maxwell	Made to Stick  Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath	Trust Your Gut How the Power of Intuition Can Grow Your Business by Lynn A. Robinson	It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It  Ready-to-Use Advice for Presentations, Speeches and Other Speaking Occasions, Large and Small by Joan Detz

Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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In the spirit of C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement), here are this week’s new facts—one for each day of your coming week. Pass them on to others to keep the spirit alive or invite your friends and family to visit our blog where they can also view previous entries. 

• One of the original Silly Putty eggs is on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.
• To draw the color from a bruise, hold a banana peel over it for 10 to 30 minutes.
• 240,183 is the estimated number of people who could be fed for a year by the food Americans waste in ONE day.
• A $100,000 computer 20 years ago computed about as much as a $10 chip can today!
• A single ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long.
• The longest earthworm ever found was 22 feet from head to tail.
• Benjamin Franklin was America’s first newspaper cartoonist.

Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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Today I received an e-mail from a perfect stranger. Apparently this person had received copies of our “Fact-A-Day from Harry K.” for the past six weeks … forwarded to her from a fellow employee. She said she found our “Facts” humorous, interesting, and educational and is now taking them home to share with her family. In fact, her children, 5 and 7 years old, are now asking her for more “Facts” each week.

She sent the e-mail to inquire about the origin of this blog feature. She shared the fact that she was now passing our column on to several other friends and family members and was recently asked how it originated. She evidently didn’t check out our earlier entries, which are all available on the blog. The first installment explained why we decided to share a fact-a-day with our readers. In fact, since that time we have shared well over 200 “Facts” and have received great responses and support for our efforts.

This afternoon I replied to her e-mail explaining that this popular blog feature actually came about as a result of a mutual challenge that was issued following a keynote presentation to the leadership council of a major midwest university several years ago. After the program, I had the opportunity to chat with several of the students who were very interested in C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement). Long story short, we challenged one another to put forth an effort to learn one single new fact every day from that day on. To this day, I still communicate with several of those unique students.

I’ve mentioned this challenge to many audiences since that day and have received numerous requests to share my “Fact-A-Day” findings. Therefore, in early December of last year, we began sharing our “Facts” via our blog. In fact, many of the facts we’ve shared thus far have been provided to us by some of those audience members. If you’d like to contribute some of your own interesting facts, please send them to us, and we’ll be happy to share them with our readers.

If you’d like to review earlier “Facts,” you can find them all available on our blog. We hope you enjoy these tidbits of information and will pass them on to others as we all continue our quest for Continuous And Never-ending Improvement!

Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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In early April, I wrote an article urging readers to monitor Monday editions of USA TODAY as they began a series of articles of “Commemorative Top 25 Lists” to celebrate their 25th Anniversary. You can find their full-page specials in the paper or online every week from now until September. Thus far, they’ve been very informative and entertaining.

I find their content to be terrific material for discussions between parents and their children and/or grandchildren. For instance, this week the full-page coverage focused on “25 Years of ‘Eureka’ Moments.” They point out that we’re a nation of inventors from neighborhood garages to corporate labs, creating gadgets and services that have changed the world. Some delight us and some drive us crazy, but they’re all very memorable. USA TODAY chose some of the most unique inventions that have surfaced since their arrival on the scene in 1982. Below you’ll find a list of those distinctive choices, but I suggest you visit the USA TODAY web site for a more descriptive explanation of each. This particular article is excellent research material for teachers as well. It’s really interesting to see all 25 on a single page as you suddenly realize how things have really changed in such a short span of time. Check it out yourself and continue monitoring this very informative series each Monday. They’re doing a great job.

1. Cellphones
2. Laptop Computers
3. BlackBerrys
4. Debit Cards
5. Caller ID
6. DVDs
7. Lithium Rechargeable Batteries
8. iPods
9. Pay at the Pump
10. Lettuce in a Bag
11. Digital Cameras
12. Doppler Radar
13. Flat-panel TVs
14. Electronic Tolls
15. PowerPoint
16. Microwavable Popcorn
17. High-tech Footwear
18. Online Stock Trading
19. Big Bertha Golf Clubs
20. Disposable Contacts
21. StairMaster
22. TiVo
23. Purell (hand santizer)
24. Home Satellite TV
25. Karaoke

Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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In the last month, I’ve logged over 11,000 miles and touched down in 11 different cities from coast to coast. It’s been hectic but exciting. I’m not sure whether it was travel fatigue, old age, or a combination of the two, but I’m pretty sure I discovered a new rendering of déjà vu. The dictionary defines déjà vu as “The illusion of having already experienced something actually being experienced for the first time.” After reading that definition, I knew what I was experiencing was something just a bit different. Since it had a great deal to do with things I’ve seen during this nationwide tour, I’ll call it “déjà view.”

Let me begin with a great awakening this morning. I woke up to the pounding surf on the pure white sands of Panama City. As I looked out of my large, wall-sized window, I could see nothing but the vast ocean waters with several large ships moving across the horizon in the distance. The brilliant sunrise reflected off the beach with blinding intensity. Above the sounds of circling seagulls, I heard the radio DJ announce that afternoon temps would be reaching close to 94 degrees. The refreshing ocean breeze made that seem almost bearable. Just before hitting the sack last night, I stood on my balcony, 20 stories above the pool area, watching vacationers swimming in the Olympic-size pool, relaxing in the whirlpool, and dancing to island music in the soft flickering flames of dozens of Tiki torches situated among the many shadowy palm trees. I had to wonder if the people who lived in this area as permanent residents truly appreciated the privilege of living among these wondrous gifts.

Five days earlier, I flew into Albuquerque, New Mexico, rented a Sebring convertible and headed across the vast desert, winding among a wide variety of cacti and boulders of every size. I’ve seen a small cactus on a living room end table but nothing like the towering varieties found here in the foothills of the southern Rocky Mountains. Situated at 7,000 feet above sea level, the air is rarefied, much thinner than I was used to but still very invigorating. After a pleasant one-hour drive at desert speeds, I arrived in Santa Fe, founded in the early 1600s, making it the second oldest city as well as the highest and oldest capital in the U.S. With a population of 70,000 primarily Hispanic, Anglo and Native American people, Santa Fe is a world-class tourist destination, drawing more than 1 million visitors each year to enjoy its unique offerings of art, culture and ancient traditions. It also ranks as the country’s third largest art market with nearly 300 galleries and dealers. I almost felt as though I was stepping back into history upon my arrival. If you’re hungry, you can easily find basic New Mexican food, creative Southwestern cuisine, or authentic Italian, French, Asian and other world cuisines. In fact, the city offers more than 200 choices. Coming into the city, I saw many hikers and bikers and soon learned this area was very well known for river rafting, horseback riding, and hot air ballooning. It’s also the home of America’s third largest art market, the Santa Fe Opera, fine dining, hundreds of quaint shops and, believe it or not, world-class ski resorts. Snow in the desert! Enter “déjà view.” I had to wonder if the people who lived in this area as permanent residents truly appreciated the privilege of living among these wondrous gifts.

A week earlier, I was once again on the shore of the ocean on picturesque Okaloosa Island enjoying everything you might expect … warm breezes, temps nearing the high 90s, very low humidity, island music, palm trees, sea gulls everywhere, breath-taking boats and nary a bad view from any room in my resort hotel. The people were friendly, the beautiful beaches beckoning, and the time far too short. Once again, enter “déjà view.” I had to wonder if the people who lived in this area as permanent residents truly appreciated the privilege of living among these wondrous gifts.

A few days prior to Okaloosa Island, I spent an entire week on another island — this one seemed as though it were a world away. New York City … no beaches, no breeze, and no island music. The only boats were ocean liners leaving daily for points unknown to local residents. However, what it lacked in resort environment, it certainly made up in other ways. From my skyscraper suite, I could view the entire city, which, by the way, truly never sleeps. A glance at the streets below reveals thousands of people scurrying in every direction at speeds faster than the local automotive traffic. Looks like an ant hill in turmoil! There is Central Park in one direction and Lady Liberty protecting the harbor in the other direction. It’s almost impossible to pull yourself away from your window view of the city after dark. A dazzling array of blinking lights and signs in every direction lights up the city as though it were the middle of the day. The pace is overwhelming, entertainment abounds, food choices are unlimited, business is brisk, opportunities are unlimited … in short, life is stimulating. You know what’s next. “Déjà view.” I had to wonder if the people who lived in this area as permanent residents truly appreciated the privilege of living among these wondrous gifts.

Flying home from Panama City, I experienced several flashbacks to my recent hectic schedule, and they all led me to an obvious revelation. Everyone calling all of the above scenarios “home” probably take their local attributes for granted. It suddenly dawned on me that many of them would truly enjoy visiting my part of the world as well. Within a short drive in any direction, you can find any one of the beautiful Great Lakes, entertainment, scenic vacation getaways, great food, professional sports, educational opportunities, a variety of river activities, and many of the things I’ve so enjoyed in my travels elsewhere. I guess I just never take the time to appreciate what I have in my own backyard. Kind of reminds me of the moral of the Wizard of Oz. We must understand that we already have the makings of contentment and great joy. We just don’t always recognize it. Maybe it’s time I took a closer look at what I have here at home — if I can ever find the time to do that. Maybe I should take a closer “déjà view!”

Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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In the spirit of C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement), here are this week’s new facts—one for each day of your coming week. Pass them on to others to keep the spirit alive or invite your friends and family to visit our blog where they can also view previous entries.

• There are over 20,000 miles of neon lights in the signs along the Las Vegas strip.
• There are about 845 languages (dialects) spoken in India.
• If you’re an average blinker, your eyes will be blinked closed for about 30 minutes today.
• You don’t need a Stairmaster. There are 897 steps in the Washington Monument.
• Each puff of smoke inhaled from a cigarette contains 4 billion particles of dust.
• Going fishin’? Some species of Australian earthworms can grow to more than 10 feet in length.
• Women ingest about 50% of the lipstick they apply.

Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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In the description for our custom-designed, on-site project management seminar, we mention that everyone, at some point, manages a project, whether it’s a wedding, a student project, or a home-improvement project. Because of this description, we often see searches for “wedding project management” in our web statistics. 

Having recently planned a wedding, I’d like to share five tips that may be of benefit to those just starting to plan their wedding day.

1. Buy a round-ring binder and a set of at least eight tabs. You can find these at OfficeDepot, OfficeMax, or Staples. Although I used a one-inch binder, I would strongly recommend at least a two-inch binder. (The bigger the wedding, the bigger the binder should be.) Even though I would have preferred keeping everything on the computer, the notebook was a necessity as I gathered paperwork from each potential vendor. You will be carrying this binder around everywhere, including your wedding day. (Believe me, I ended up needing it because the caterer misplaced our food order, and the maid of honor had to call to see why the food hadn’t been delivered to the reception hall when we arrived. We did call the day before the wedding to make sure that everything was set, and they somehow lost the order during those 24 hours.)
2. My favorite online wedding resource is the Wedding Channel. It includes a well-defined, online check list that shows you what should be completed by a certain time in your project management time line. It also includes a guest list manager, which helps you keep track of who is attending and the gifts you have received. The site also has a budget calculator, which helps you stay within your budget. Moreover, if you’re interested, you can receive information from local wedding-related vendors; I actually did not find any of my vendors in this way since most of the “local” vendors were at least an hour away from where we wanted to have the wedding.
3. The Knot is also an excellent resource when planning your wedding. I preferred the Wedding Channel overall, but this site also has the online check list, the guest list manager, a budget calculator, and a wedding web page. (The pop-up ads are annoying at The Knot, and I was also annoyed that they continued to market to me with newlywed information after my wedding.)
4. I would highly recommend reading Bridal Bargains if you are on a limited budget. There is also a web site for Bridal Bargains. My original plans for my wedding gown were scrapped when I read this book, and I ended up buying a beautiful yet inexpensive wedding gown that received rave reviews from those attending the wedding.
5. DIY Bride (Do-It-Yourself Bride) is another excellent resource. It contains a download section, which I found particularly useful because of yet another checklist that I downloaded to keep in my notebook as well as a template for the web site we used for our wedding information.

The most surprising thing I learned from planning a wedding is that the vendors expect that the bride is the one in charge. At the chapel, the bride was always listed as the contact person and not the groom. Also, I know very little about photography while my husband does, and yet the photographer’s assistant continued to call me with questions.

One thing to note is that no matter how much you plan, things do go wrong. For example, the construction on my original reception hall was delayed, which made the hall unavailable for my wedding reception; I didn’t learn of this construction until after the invitations were printed. The food, as noted earlier, was two-hours late and cold; I knew the time line so well that we just cut and then served the wedding cake.  So, when things go wrong at your wedding, let them eat cake!

Melanie L. Drake is a consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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In the spirit of C.A.N.I. (Continuous And Never-ending Improvement), here are this week’s new facts—one for each day of your coming week. Pass them on to others to keep the spirit alive or invite your friends and family to visit our blog where they can also view previous entries.

• Shrimp is the most popular seafood in America. The average American eats 3.4 pounds a year.
• An average-sized humpback whale will eat 4,400-5,500 pounds of plankton, krill and small, schooling fish each day during the feeding season in cold waters (about 120 days). They eat twice a day.
• The 5 most germ-ridden places at work: phone, desktop, water fountain handle, microwave door handle, and computer keyboard.
• South Carolina is the state with the lowest life expectancy followed, in order, by Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, and Nevada.
• Nonsmokers dream more at night than smokers.
• That little statue on the grill of every Rolls Royce car has a name: The ”Spirit of Ecstasy.”
• Tomatoes have more flavor at room temperature than they do when chilled.

Harry K. Jones is a professional speaker and consultant for AchieveMax®, Inc., a company of motivational speakers who provide custom-designed keynote presentations, seminars, and consulting services. Harry has appeared all over North America addressing topics such as change, customer service, creativity, employee retention, goal setting, leadership, stress management, teamwork and time management for a number of industries, including education, financial, government, healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing. For more information, please call 800-886-2MAX or fill out our contact form.

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