Top Ten Links – Julia’s Top Ten web resources

Target Training International - www.ttiltd.com This is a great site full of research and information on behavioral assessments, job benchmarking, hiring, recruiting, you name it.  A great resource for HR and management. Helps you gert the right people in the right jobs.

Evan Carmichael - www.evancarmichael.com
Wealth of information for entrepreneurs includes entrepreneur success stories, quotes, biographies of business icons, articles and blogs specifically geared toward entrepreneurs. 

Linked In - www.linkedin.com
Julia feels that Linkedin as an essential online business networking community, you can see Julia’s profile here. http://www.linkedin.com/in/juliamarrocco  

Toastmasters International – www.toastmasters.org
Educational organization that will help you communicate effectively, be a better listener, improve your presentation skills and become more successful in your career. Julia feels everyone should be in Toastmasters to build their self confidence and experiment with communication skills in a safe environment.

Nightengale Conant – www.nightengale.com 
This is a clearinghouse for audio success classics, a who’s who of success gurus.

American Society of Training and Development - www.astd.org  
Check out this professional association and resource on workplace learning and performance issues. The ASTD has over 70,000 members in 100 countries.

Selfgrowth.com - www.selfgrowth.com
SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.

Litemind - www.litemind.com This is a really great newsletter that’s only been around for about a year, and it is well worth reading.

Lumosity - www.lumosity.com Brain games that improve brain function and memory.  Save those synapses and sharpen you mental acuity.

SCORE -  www.SCORE.org Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and expertise as business counselors. SCORE is America’s premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs.

Top Ten Periodicals you’ll find on Julia’s coffee table.

Psychology Today - Julia loves keeping up on the latest in psychology.

Success Magazine - Julia reads this one cover to cover every month. It comes with a cd/dvd inserted in each issue 

Wired
This magazine keeps Julia plugged into new trends and technology, and keeps her brain young.

Fortune Small Business
Really interesting stories about small business and the challenges they meet and the paths they take.

The Economist
This magazine is a quick way to find out what’s happening globally, on a weekly basis.

The Wall Street Journal
An overview of what’s happening daily in business, and Julia confesses she likes the Saturday issue the best.

Harvard Business Review  What would we all do without it?  It’s a must-read for every exec! My coach says if the house was burning, he’d grab his family pictures and his Harvard Business Reviews and quickly get out.

Smithsonian - As The Discovery Channel is to tv, the Smithsonian Magazine is to publications

National Geographic - Interesting, colorful, this magazine has always broadened our exposure to things and places we would never know about otherwise.

Julia’s Top Ten Movie List

“I find these movies to be intelligent, inspiring, educational, thought-provoking, and entertaining.” –Coach Julia Marrocco
 
Amazing Grace
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Great Debaters
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Cinderella Man
SeaBiscuit
Remember the Titans
The Shawshank Redemption
Shine
Chariots of Fire
Hotel Rwanda