<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:49:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@bruceturkel/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT IS YOUR IMAGE WORTH]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever noticed that when a politician makes the news for a bribery conviction the amount of money they got caught taking is always surprisingly low? $1,500 here, $5,000 there. All for sacrificing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bruce/@bruceturkel/what-is-your-image-worth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bruce/@bruceturkel/what-is-your-image-worth</guid><category><![CDATA[bruce]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bruceturkel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329mF3WTZeijCCgUpxZ2Rj2Nish5ubFV2obnaY5XB7LHMxzJVWZLFpo4SFVmuD55EBBs4C3JHAx9GnnDHSPBGx7aYr6bvAmubzjWE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE ART AND BUSINESS OF SELLING]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buying and Selling. Frank Kiick was one of the best-dressed men I ever met. His shirts and suits were always immaculate and precisely tailored to fit his lanky frame. His beard was perfectly trimmed and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/branding/@bruceturkel/the-art-and-business-of-selling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/branding/@bruceturkel/the-art-and-business-of-selling</guid><category><![CDATA[branding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bruceturkel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2019 17:53:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1AreaDn1D7Jp7ZEvgLC9TvJctofX1ChMgSZrQ6kRzVVrgiF4PST8BoBYJiQFDtApdUN9oxXTaqu6om3mprFEymUuvtGwbZgQZuWyu19Su8aLb2xS1NoeAw8yAgPWvkFfZ8PyNGW6fh6RbGdt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PATIENCE, MY ASS…]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was a kid, there was a head shop in our neighborhood called The Great Train Robbery. 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Carlos and some friends went on a father-daughter cruise on a Royal Caribbean (RCCL) ship.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/branding/@bruceturkel/2zwnxm-doing-well-by-doing-good</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/branding/@bruceturkel/2zwnxm-doing-well-by-doing-good</guid><category><![CDATA[branding]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bruceturkel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:38:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP328bE6xFfBXfaRKSaFAgq4Bt8NPg7BkdcQKhrn3ARrb4XbY8z87HrBcMM6MTMQDP1wEJbZocPFW7SJ11NAWBHYMqScaS8ZMGPSz5NW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DOING WELL BY DOING GOOD]]></title><description><![CDATA[My friend Carlos Oramas, CEO of the Gems Group, took a weekend off to spend time with his 10-year old daughter. 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It’s where a person who has already performed a favor for another person is more likely to do a second favor for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bruce/@bruceturkel/please-do-me-a-favor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bruce/@bruceturkel/please-do-me-a-favor</guid><category><![CDATA[bruce]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bruceturkel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 17:05:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UUMp1C6JgEYVEByih7XaWDuxosQxU3umJmXHPpx9NKakmrzgfGGLRR5rnwS8ceqSuZiH7zg2UftgE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ANYONE WITH MONEY CAN RESTORE A CAR, BUT NO ONE CAN MAKE IT ORIGINAL TWICE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regular readers of this blog know I’m an unabashed car fanatic. 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The next day I received a lovely thank you note from her. “Thank you for your generosity yesterday Bruce – You really got my wheels spinning in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bruce/@bruceturkel/do-you-want-to-be-famous-or-do-you-want-to-be-rich</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bruce/@bruceturkel/do-you-want-to-be-famous-or-do-you-want-to-be-rich</guid><category><![CDATA[bruce]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bruceturkel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2019 14:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy2ofdgrJNxeZC3WCHPBwR7MjUDzY4kBNr81RNzHhHCyRKhCKtJdWiTTtDEHFYagQTnt5sPj7fkwaywUyyUyECvCmvwmZppfxw19eN6U8Rfpao4bn1sbtD58xv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I’M SORRY TO SEE YOU GO]]></title><description><![CDATA[At first, I wanted to cry. Three of my longtime readers unsubscribed from my blog this week. I didn’t know which of their notes was more cutting. 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