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- Creating a Computerized Vision Board - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Catherine FranzFor years my vision board was kept on a cork board with push pins or a foam board with glue. Honestly, I still use a cork board in my office and have two foam vision boards sitting in my storage room I can’t seem to throw away. Years back, every December, I taught vision board workshops for ...
Views: 8123(5 votes) - Powerful Lessons from a $20 Bill - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Catherine FranzRecently I was speaking to a group of 50 women and men. I opened my presentation in silence and by just holding up a $20 and saying, “Who wants this $20 bill?” With a space afterwards and more quietly I added, “No strings attached.” Now who in their right mind wouldn't want an extra ...
Views: 1673(4 votes) - Voice Care for Coaches and Speakers - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Catherine FranzAs a coach and speaker, you rely heavily on a healthy voice for your business. In addition, if you give teleclasses, workshops, do speaking engagements, voice maintenance needs a higher priority in your self-care program. During flu, cold, or allergy seasons, vocal cords become highly ...
Views: 4467(3 votes) - The Ten Beliefs You Want to Have to Succeed in Business and Life - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Catherine FranzBeliefs are the foundation from which we stand. They are formed through experience, observation, heritage, and environment. They dictate our reactions and actions. If we are stressed it is due to a belief plus an experience for which we gave a meaning too. If we are angry, it is because we had ...
Views: 2301(3 votes) - Writing an Executive Summary for Your Business or Life - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Catherine FranzYou may or may not have written an executive summary for your business. You can use this information in your print materials, on the Internet, in presentations and proposals, and more. The three top reasons people don’t write one are: (1) They don’t know how; (2) They haven’t even ...
Views: 1557(1 vote) - Secrets Revealed By a Master Attraction Practitioner on How You Can Change Your Daily Results - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Catherine FranzYou already know the laws of attraction can bring in your desires. When you are expanding your universal energy to attract more of your desires, it is important to live in the law in all your waking moments. You can learn to practice living using the laws 24/7. To shift to invite more into ...
Views: 1746(3 votes) - Kindergarten Planning Works and Works Extraordinarily Well - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Catherine FranzHave you ever returned to your office after time away to find where you left off and what priorities you are working had escaped your memory? I have. Too many times before I learned this... Before I share the answer, come and experience my journey to the answer. A year or so ago, I was ...
Views: 1592(6 votes) - Astonish Your Customers with These Customer Service Tips - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Catherine FranzCustomer service today is getting worse. Win customers over and you build your business for life. Proven by the leader in the industry -- Nordstrom's. Nordstrom's customer service keeps improving and they continue to drive others out of business because of it. Here are six ways you can thrill ...
Views: 1820(5 votes) - Seventeen Ways to Get Faster Answers and Save Clicks - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Catherine FranzYou have already been using the Google search field, or maybe it’s Yahoo’s search field, for years now. And generally you probably have it open ready to go while using other programs. Here are ways you can reduce your number of clicks, and of course, save you time in the process just by using ...
Views: 1601(1 vote) - Eleven Secrets From An Experienced Interviewer - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2007 from Catherine FranzOne of the unwritten rules of writing a book, an article, or any sort of material that requires the writer to interview experts or people "in the know" is to record the conversation. Whether the recording occurs via phone or in person is irrelevant. This rule is a good one. This leads to the ...
Views: 1726(1 vote) - The Secret To Using a Piggy Bank To Become Rich - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2006 from Catherine Franzby Catherine Franz Did you know that rich people keep piggy banks around their home? Yes, generally they do. Multimillionaire Kim Kiyosaki, wife of Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki, and author of “Rich Woman: Because I Hate Being Told What To Do!” was on the Let's Talk Marketing radio show ...
Views: 2627 - Improve Your Focus Overnight - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from Catherine FranzHaven't you always thought having a disorderly mind meant something was wrong? Well, I did. That was, until... I read tons of information about the brain, including material produced by the Center for the Study of the Brain. And guess what? Having a mind that is disorderly is a ...
Views: 15954(5 votes) - Embrace Your Overall Vision: It May Be Hiding in the Strangest Places - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2006 from Catherine FranzThinking back on it, my lifestyle change journey really began about eight years ago. But I didn't become aware of it until about three years ago when I consciously decided I needed to lead a "lighter" life and started by cleaning out the medicine cabinet. It seems so simple now, but it took ...
Views: 1199 - Secrets to Creating Great Headlines - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2005 from Catherine FranzGreat! You finished your piece and now need a headline.Usually headlines are less than ten words and need to beexpressed in short, expressive, active words. This providesquick focus and pull in. By waiting until you know what youare ending up with, it will save you time. You can give ...
Views: 1196(1 vote) - Drama: How It Zaps Creativity and Success - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2005 from Catherine FranzDrama occurs all around us. We don't think of ourselves asa drama queen or king. "isn't that a movie?" isn't that aneighbor, co-worker, friend, or in-law? For artists, dramacontributes to their creative production. There is a darkerside. One we don't want to admit to. At least not ...
Views: 1218 - Find What Distinguishes You From Your Competitors - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2005 from Catherine FranzU.S.P., in marketing, is the acronym for unique sellingproposition. This is asking, "What distinguishes you fromsimilar products or services, even businesses as a whole?" After using the USP method to uncover the uniqueness of myproducts and services, I continued to find them difficult toname. ...
Views: 1342 - Spinning Negative Into Gold - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2005 from Catherine FranzAndrew Carneige once told Napoleon Hill, “I am no longer cursed by poverty because I took possession of my own mind, and that mind has yielded me every material thing I want, and much more than I need. But this power of mind is a universal one, available to the humblest person as it is to the ...
Views: 1322 - A Business In One Sentence - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2005 from Catherine FranzMarketing expert and author, Geoffrey Moore, has a usefulfill-in-the-blank method for creating a theme andpositioning statement for your business. I prefer to usehis same system for creating clarity for myself in what I'mselling, creating an elevator or introduction speech, andalso material for ...
Views: 1227(1 vote) - A Business In One Sentence - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2005 from Catherine FranzMarketing expert and author, Geoffrey Moore, has a usefulfill-in-the-blank method for creating a theme andpositioning statement for your business. I prefer to usehis same system for creating clarity for myself in what I'mselling, creating an elevator or introduction speech, andalso material for ...
Views: 1227(1 vote) - Be a Star in Your Own Life - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2005 from Catherine FranzDo you have the charactertics to be star in their own life? What characteristics below do you have or don't have already? Give each item a rating from 1 to 10 with 10 being you have this characteristics 100%. 1. Believe anything is possible. The universe is your oasis, see everything as vast ...
Views: 1363(3 votes) - One BIG Way To Increase Your Values and Self-Esteem - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2005 from Catherine FranzOne hour here, two hours there, even fifteen minutes, it alladds up, and quickly too. Television is toxic to our self-esteem. In fact, 90% of television programs are adepressant. That leaves only 10% as a stimulant. With sucha high percentage of negativity fueling the majority of thiscountry ...
Views: 1232 - A Strategy for Attracting Higher Paying Client - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2005 from Catherine FranzSome people have little difficulty attracting and maintaining higher paying clients. Others can't get to first base. Higher paying clients consume less time, exchange energy instead of zapping yours, have higher regards for your relationship, give more referrals, pay on time, and this in turn ...
Views: 1343 - Freewriting: A Strategy That Will Bring Your Writing To Life - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2004 from Catherine FranzFreewriting is a release from the prison of rules. Itallows the fastest and deepest improvements to a writer’screative process. Freewriting shows writers how to overcomepast resistance challenges. Either in writing, control, orother fears. It returns the power of free thought. It alsorenews ...
Views: 1504(1 vote) - Nine Advance Networking Skills for Seasoned Networkers - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2004 from Catherine FranzA seasoned networker knows the real meaning of networking --being organized, efficient, effective, and, of course, workthe event to its fullest. Attending networking groups afterso many years can tire and drain anyone’s excitement.Especially since these situations are not social events. Itis ...
Views: 1603 - When You Attract Negative People, Be Thankful - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2004 from Catherine FranzLaws of Attraction are clearly defined. What comes back is a reflection of the energy you are radiating. If negative people are being attracted to you, then be self-assured that you are sending out energy that appeared on their radar screen. Instead of focusing on not trying to attract them. ...
Views: 1542(1 vote) - Imagine How the World Would Change By Knowing What Type ofLearner You Are - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2004 from Catherine FranzImagine How the World Would Change By Knowing What Type ofLearner You Are President John Kennedy was a reader and writer. PresidentLyndon Johnson was a listener. President Johnson didn't dowell as he could in the White House because he thought hehad to follow Kennedy’s way of learning and ...
Views: 1821 - 10 Simple Ways To Expand Your Subscriber List - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2004 from Catherine FranzHere are 10 ways to expand your subscriber list: 1. Keep your subscription form easy to find on every webpage. Preferably, add it on your navigational bar. If theform is to large for the bar or page, add a hyperlink andsend them to a popup or a separate page so that the previouspage on your ...
Views: 1435 - Creating Assets: Spark Your Thinking With These 16 Comprehensive Questions - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2004 from Catherine FranzHere are some questions to get your thoughts and cash flowmoving that will also keep your product creating aligned andfocused. Find your gold mine in your surroundings by looking at anypromotional literature you have created, audio or videotapes you have produced, press releases or articles ...
Views: 1318 - Using The Right PDA - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2004 from Catherine FranzWhen we think of writing it triggers many thoughts and visions depending on our framing. It could trigger a lone man with a full astray, unshaven, staring at an old plunking typewriter with white blank crisp paper waiting in anticipation for his words. If a mother or younger, it could conjure ...
Views: 1475 - 7 Ways to Stay Spiritually Balanced - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2004 from Catherine FranzWhen we find spirituality, or it finds us, the experiencefeels surreal. We begin to feel like we're walking on atightrope between two different worlds. We becomeungrounded and loose touch with the physical side of life.When our spiritual mission becomes clear, it is even truer.Learning to ...
Views: 1486(2 votes) - 20 Ways to Shift Worry Into Attractive Energy - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2004 from Catherine FranzWorry, big or small blocks positive vibrations from enteringyour realm. The longer the behavior, the deeper the roots,the harder to override. Staying in its merry-go-roundplaces the person in a form of trance. And like alltrances, the person in the trance isn't aware that they arethere. If ...
Views: 1925(1 vote) - Going On A Word Diet - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2004 from Catherine FranzThere are three ways to write a first draft. One is to inkwhatever surfaces, in whatever order without regard togrammar, spelling or staying on topic. After the freewrite, the points, and message extracted for notes or anoutline. Time is its adversary and clarity chisels its wayforward ...
Views: 1338 - The Top Five 2004 Required Marketing Tips Needed to Succeed - by Submitted on May 24, 2004 from Catherine FranzWhen marketing your practice, as well as designing yourbrochure, web site, business card, flier, advertisement, orother marketing effort, we recommend investing the time andeffort needed to effectively address all these tips. Notone of them can be omitted. Tip 1. MARKET FOR YOUR DESIRED ...
Views: 1469 - Planning A Slow Season Calendar - by Submitted on May 23, 2004 from Catherine FranzEvery business experiences slower periods. For some, theysell more during the Christmas season while others move at asnail pace. Some sell more during the summer and othersless. The key is being aware of your seasons andalternatives available to solve the challenge and change theresults. All ...
Views: 1489 - A Writing Exercise That Increase Awareness And Description Skills - by Submitted on May 20, 2004 from Catherine FranzPractice attaching words to feelings requires time to do.Without a system that helps you monitor that time, theminutes or hours could feel unproductive. With the rightexercise, you can then use that time wisely, as well as saveyou time and frustration. Learning to apply the right words to our ...
Views: 1269 - Ten Ways to Add Abundance To Your Mind, Your Life & Your World - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2004 from Catherine FranzAbundance isn't something you find from the outside.Abundance begins within and radiates outward. Find the waysthat increase your abundance inside. Add time to your day,simplify, or make a difference in the world. Gratitudemultiplies. Find something in these ten ways to addabundance to your ...
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