http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/10/11/how-to-persuade-your-users-boss-or-clients/
Their one of the RSS feeds I get everyday.

That is no joke.
Just believe.

A really good article at http://library.findlaw.com/2001/Jan/1/130785.html
The whole thing is good, but here is part:
Fundamental Elements of the Negotiation Process
“… negotiations commonly follow a four-step path: preparation, information exchange, explicit bargaining, and commitment. … Negotiation is, in short, a kind of universal dance with four stages or steps. And it works best when both parties are [...]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_22_Immutable_Laws_of_Marketing
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing (1993) is a book by Al Ries and Jack Trout.
1. It is better to be first than it is to be better.
2. If you can’t be first in a category, set up a new category you can be first in.
3. It is better to be first in the mind [...]

Many new things have happened this year, and I feel the need to start writing about them.
Hope you enjoy,
J.

I am getting into the development side of Salesforce, and seeing how I can use Flex to make it better.
Both are cool, but those kinds of things seem easier to learn when you have an actual project.