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Jim Estill is CEO of SYNNEX Canada, a Billion dollar computer and consumer electronics distribution company.

He was founder of EMJ Data, also a computer distributor. He grew that business from the trunk of his car through taking it public in 1994 until sales

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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Lessons in life: 1 of 220
My business experience has taught me one true thing: That maximizing your productivity, happiness, peace, or impact can best be accomplished if you clearly understand the 12 Rules of Time.1. Have goalsBeing more efficient with your time is irrelevant if you don't know how you want to spend it. In managing time, the compass is... More..
Business > Small & Home Business Growing your small business: 3 of 38
I started my company from the trunk of my car (and it was a small trunk so that's a small business). I am now CEO of a $1 billion business.Many of our most important customers are small business people. I make a study out of what makes them successful and what pitfalls they need to avoid. From this study, I came up with the f... More..
Education > Alternative Education (Other) The benefits of hosting foreign exchange students: 1 of 11
3 Must-Read Books For BloggersA lot of bloggers read blogs, but there are also some very valuable books out there on blogging. The three books that I recommend for bloggers are "Blog!" by David Kline and Dan Burstein, "The Corporate Blogging Book" by Debbie Weil, and "Naked Conversations" by Shel Israel and Robert Scoble.1. "... More..
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Why ebooks are an effective way of publishing: 1 of 8
Ebooks are effective means of communicating. They allow you to express your ideas in a unique way that will reach many people. I have recently become an ebook convert, and I want to share with you the reasons that ebooks are the latest successful communication trend.1. As Technology Advances, Communication Advances.We live in... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Your "meaning of life": 11 of 74
I have learned that not all time is the same quality. In times when I am very alert, rested, focused and efficient, I can be three to five times as productive as other times. My goal is to have more of these highly productive hours.This harkens back to Stephen Covey's Seventh rule of Highly Effective People - sharpening the s... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Ways to grapple with stress: 1 of 6
Part of success in life is how well we deal with stress. The beauty of this is we can learn to deal better with stress so it is a life skill we can improve. No one can make us do anything. People and events do not cause us stress; it is our reaction to what happens that can or cannot cause us stress. The beauty of this is tha... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Overcoming procrastination: 4 of 17
I am a student of Time Management and a big part of time management is beating procrastination. We all procrastinate, even those of us who pride ourselves in having good time management skills.From my studies, I have come up with seven proven ways to beat procrastination.1. Do the worst task first: I have used this technique ... More..
Business > Business Strategy Good business management practices: 5 of 20
I started my company (EMJ) from the trunk of my car (and it was a small trunk so that's a small business). I grew EMJ to $375,000,000 in sales prior to selling it to SYNNEX. I am now CEO of a $1 billion business.Many of our most important customers are small business people. I make a study out of what makes them successful an... More..
Business > Marketing Evaluating different methods of promotion in marketing: 1 of 4
Return on investment in marketing cannot be measured accurately.Do you buy a Coke because it is on the billboard; because you saw the ad on television; because you saw the Coke truck; or because the Coke machine is convenient? Was it the ad this month or last? Or was it the ad you saw when you were 10? Or is it the fond memor... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Writing on a budget: Time saving writing tips: 6 of 16
It takes me only 20 minutes to write a 400-500 word article. This article (that I wrote in 20 minutes) explains some of the tricks I use to accomplish this. I started thinking seriously about this when I started blogging. Blogging gave me a deadline (almost every day) and I did not want to spend more than 20 minutes each day ... More..