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- Goal Setting Success is a Hand Eye Coordinated Event - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2013 from Mitch TublinThere are a few studies out there which make the case that actually writing out your goals by hand, and plans to achieve them, creates a unique type of energy unmatched by electronic devices to record your voice or to type into some software. If you consider journaling and you partake in this ...
Views: 904(2 votes) - Resolutions Without Resolve Will Not Get You Anywhere - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2013 from Mitch TublinDo you typically make a few New Year’s resolutions? It is widely known that over 50% of New Year’s resolutions are broken within the first seven days of the New Year. Another 50% of the remaining resolutions are broken by January 15 – meaning 75% of the brand new and created New Year’s ...
Views: 909(3 votes) - Your Mood is Your Food for Success in Business and Life - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2012 from Mitch TublinWhat time of year is your favorite time of year? Some people have great sadness and anxiety when others are enjoying themselves. Do you have a time of year which upsets you or makes you anxious? In your business, you must wear the mood and the mindset to keep your customers and your prospects ...
Views: 853(2 votes) - Three Lists for Your Business Success - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2012 from Mitch TublinAre you in the habit of creating to-do lists? Every once in a while you still hear a guy refer to his wife having a ‘honey-do list’ for him. Somehow this might make it’s way to the Museum of Natural History where most Neanderthal Items reside. Seriously though this is actually an activity you ...
Views: 845(1 vote) - Technology, Tracking Codes, and Rules May Cause Failure in the Ability to Think - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2012 from Mitch TublinAfter storm Sandy, our street had trees down, branches and more. We knew we were lucky. We know this could have been a lot worse. A tree sat on our front porch, with roof damage and more. This AM our street was clear of debris for the first time since the storm. We know there are others who ...
Views: 874(1 vote) - You Must Take Care of Your Clients and Customers for Business Success, Right? - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2012 from Mitch TublinIn the relationship you have with your clients and customers, how far are you willing to go? Let’s speak about the product’s side first. If you sell goods or products on the internet or from a store, are you tracking your sales and returns by customer? A customer that is a buyer on a regular ...
Views: 974(6 votes) - Are You Building a Dam or Building a Successful Business? - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2012 from Mitch TublinA dam serves a purpose. Typically utilized for water, a dam holds the flow of water in such a manner as to create an entirely new landscape where water flowed freely previously. Now the water builds up and forms a lake, or a reservoir, as the dam stops the flow of the water. If we stop there and ...
Views: 990(4 votes) - Success Secrets to Let Your Business Be All That It Can Become - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2012 from Mitch TublinEveryone wants to know the secrets to building a successful business. The secrets are not really complex. You just need to implement them. In essence, a little more work than to rub Aladdin’s Lamp. The importance and the need to have a clear business vision, mission and plan cannot be stressed ...
Views: 825(4 votes) - You Have a Choice to Make, What Will You Decide? - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2012 from Mitch TublinDo you remember the first time you rode a bicycle? You, like me, probably fell down a few times before you finally stayed up and actually rode the bicycle for a bit. What is it that helped you, in fact, made you determined to get back on the bicycle and try again after falling off? Here are a ...
Views: 919(4 votes) - Would You Like Some Extra Bacon? – A Business Success Statement - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2012 from Mitch Tublin“Would you like some extra bacon?” is exactly what the waitress asked our table. Everyone said, “Yes M ‘am, please.” The aroma of bacon and sounds of the meat sizzling in the kitchen pervaded our minds and senses. Thirty minutes later, the orders were delivered to our table and each plate had ...
Views: 890(3 votes) - Success in Business Is Started With the Power of Numbers - by Submitted on Oct 17, 2012 from Mitch TublinThe power of numbers - Many would say businesses are built by concepts, products, services, sales, marketing and the discussion continues. A successful business is built by the power of numbers. You will save yourself a tremendous amount of time, money and effort by beginning with this formula ...
Views: 839(3 votes) - Football Shows You How to Run a Business Built for Success, It's Not a Sports Story - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Mitch TublinYou may be a sports fan or not. Either way, you can’t miss the videos, replays and photos of the football field at this time of year. You can’t miss the news stories, the game statistics, the win loss record and second-guessing of the coach’s decisions by fans. Regardless of what level of play, ...
Views: 936(3 votes) - Marketing Messages for Business Success - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2012 from Mitch TublinHave you seen the so called “Business Success Tips” from people marketing their service? “The Three Secret Steps to … whatever you need.” “Easy ways to make millions…now.” “The Fast Way to do… whatever you want to do.” Are these types of lines seriously enticing enough for you to want to ...
Views: 823(2 votes) - Set Your Priorities for Success in Business and Life - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Mitch TublinHave you ever climbed up a ladder which was over 25 ft. high? Then, when you are near the top, you have to stretch up and reach to unscrew a spot light, and then step and reach out again to replace the old bulb with a new one. As you climb up the ladder you look at each rung and step to make ...
Views: 868 - Are You Focused on The Target for Success in Business and Life? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2012 from Mitch TublinOften people who begin their own business, or say they want to start their own business, are not aware of the simple fact that, by definition, a business is set up to make a profit. There is money exchanged for goods or services which is intended to eventually exceed the amount spent on the ...
Views: 816(1 vote) - Will Certifications Create Business Success For You? - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2012 from Mitch TublinAre you caught up in the circle of certifications? Do you think a certification will set up you and your business for success? There are governing groups who say they will certify you and your organization in just about anything. It is understood to practice law each State requires their Bar ...
Views: 827(1 vote) - Ways to Run a Successful Business All Year Long - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2012 from Mitch TublinDo the seasons impact how you work or how your business functions? Many businesses are impacted by seasonality in terms of the products they provide for sale. There are ways to even out seasonality for your business in the products for sale business, and the service provider business ...
Views: 796 - Time to be a Success in Business and Life - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2012 from Mitch TublinHow do you and time get along with each other? The meaning of this question is do you schedule your day around the projects, phone calls and appointments with time limits? Or do you just let your day run on its own? When you have a meeting with someone, or you are attending a networking ...
Views: 1020 - The Rest You Need for Business Success - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2012 from Mitch TublinIn the month of August a large portion of the workforce in Europe is on holiday. All month. It is almost impossible to get anyone, at any level, on the phone or to respond to an email. For the majority or the workforce in the US a worker is fortunate to be handed two weeks of vacation, and often ...
Views: 818 - A Fly in Your Business Success Ointment? - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2012 from Mitch TublinDuring my morning work yesterday there were persistent and consistent flies buzzing around me. Some landing on me and others just buzzing by without permission, like the fly-by without permission by Tom Cruise in his Navy F-14 Fighter Jet in the 1986 classic movie Top Gun. No fly and ...
Views: 861(1 vote) - No You Didn’t! Throw Success Away? - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2012 from Mitch TublinThe end of June marked the completion of the first six months of the year. If there is one specific item you, you and your team, and you and your coach must spend some time on, it is to review the first six months of the year. This is simply looking over your start of the year vision, mission, ...
Views: 811(1 vote) - Calm Your Way to Success in Business and Life - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2012 from Mitch TublinThe need for calming experiences in our busy lives is more important now than ever. It seems we permit so much to pull us into different directions from the electronics to the constant media stream we are drawn towards. The people we interact with utilize the same electronic equipment and ...
Views: 830(1 vote) - Create Fireworks for Your Business Success - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2012 from Mitch TublinThe Fourth of July or Independence Day, is a federal holiday that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of the Independence on July 4th, 1776. Consider: 2.5 million In July 1776, the estimated number of people living in the newly independent nation. Source: Historical Statistics ...
Views: 916(1 vote) - Alarming News about Your Business Success - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Mitch TublinWhat do you do on the weekend for a wake up call? Alarm clock radios, wake up calls in hotels, travel alarm clocks - are all of these heading for the extinct list? Smart phones and web based services are how many people who require an assist to wake up find their help. Do you set an alarm ...
Views: 1099(1 vote) - The Ultimate Business Success Tip You Must Have - by Submitted on May 30, 2012 from Mitch TublinThe ultimate business success tip you must have is – you must believe in yourself. You must believe in your abilities. You must believe in your success at whatever you are seeking to achieve. It is a fact. No one who is successful in their business has lost faith in their belief in their own ...
Views: 1051(1 vote) - What Tools Are You Using To Create A Successful Business? - by Submitted on May 28, 2012 from Mitch TublinWhat do you do when you have the wrong tool for the job? For example, if you need to tighten a screw and you have a flathead screw driver, but the screw head has that ‘x’ which means you need the Phillips Head screw driver, do you just try to use the wrong screw driver, and then you find you ...
Views: 989(1 vote) - Valuable Lesson for Small Business Owners - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Mitch TublinWe Owe Jamie Dimon for teaching Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners a Valuable Lesson (and every other CEO as well) Are you a small business owner or an entrepreneur? Are you the CEO of a midsized or larger company? We all really owe a big thank you to one of the most ...
Views: 774(1 vote) - Networking, working? Or Notworking? - by Submitted on May 09, 2012 from Mitch TublinAre you a networker? Do you go out to specific events at least three or four times a month with the specific goal of meeting new people and connecting with them? You may have read a recent article "Know Who Your Ideal Clients Are For Success in Business"... The ...
Views: 930(1 vote) - Know Who Your Ideal Clients Are For Success in Business - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Mitch TublinOne of the subjects which transits across all types of businesses no matter the size, level, or years in actual business, is to know who your client is. Most of you know this fact, or have heard this statement before. Is it possible you never thought about why this is important to the ...
Views: 1060(1 vote) - What Does Pizza Teach You About Setting up Your Business for Success? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2012 from Mitch TublinIt is my assumption, that where ever you live, you are able to either purchase pizza or prepare your own pizza. In the area known as The New York Metro Area and the area around Boston, people are very loyal to where the ‘best’ pizza is to be found. Is this true for where ...
Views: 843(1 vote) - Your Value System Will Set You Up For Success - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2012 from Mitch TublinIn the position of leadership, as in the person in charge of a company, do we discuss our personal value system? Is this of great importance to discuss? It is my belief that this is one of the critical foundational building blocks which has been missing for a number of years and is a ...
Views: 1072(1 vote) - Your Habits Will Determine Your Success (or Not) - by Submitted on Apr 11, 2012 from Mitch TublinSomeone once said to me, “I don’t read the articles on blogs as there is nothing of value and I am always feeling like someone is selling to me.” My thought was, maybe you need to upgrade which blogs you read! Let’s add some value today! Right now, without thinking about it, write down ten ...
Views: 1383(1 vote) - Are You The April Fools’ Day Joke in Your Business? - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2012 from Mitch TublinDid you have an April Fools’ Day trick or joke pulled on you? Possibly you were responsible for pulling a prank on another person or two? How far do you allow humor, tricks, pranks and these activities to pervade your business or organization? For example, professional ...
Views: 994(1 vote) - To be Successful, Does it have to Hurt First? - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2012 from Mitch TublinHave you ever had your fingers caught by a car door closing on them? Man oh man, it hurts! The very next time you are in a car, are your fingers anywhere near where they were when they were slammed by the car door? Do you consciously think about it and make certain your fingers are nowhere ...
Views: 889(1 vote) - Communicating and Connecting Are Keys to Success - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2012 from Mitch TublinDo you recall a recent interaction you may have either been a part of or witnessed, where one person was clearly communicating some information and the audience clearly did not understand what was being said? The speaking person, sooner or later, realizes from the puzzled looks or the ...
Views: 945(1 vote) - Are You a Master of Your Moments? - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Mitch TublinEver step back and consider how you function? Seriously, are you the type of person who is always completing an assignment, a presentation, a project with not one second to spare? You have a full plate of work and activities to do and the ones you complete are the ones due for completion ...
Views: 1079(3 votes) - Do You Have a Broken Heart and an Empty Wallet? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Mitch TublinIn the time of your life, have you set out on a course for a specific journey and embraced the concepts, the mission, the practices so fully it became part of who you are? Some broad examples are Six Sigma, on demand no – inventory, self employment, classical music, a successful network ...
Views: 1268 - Costa Concordia - How Exposed Is Your Business? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2012 from Mitch TublinAll Aboard! This is what you hear just before the procedures begin to prepare for undocking. How many of the passengers who boarded the ship Costa Concordia recall hearing those words the last time they boarded this ship? It is the call for everyone who expects to be ...
Views: 972(1 vote) - Mirror Mirror On The Wall Business Success To You All - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2011 from Mitch TublinThere is actually one really easy and simple action step people can take each day that can change their business success and enjoyment of life to the highest levels. This action is so easy and so simple that most people won't do it. This easy and simple action step, which has been proven to ...
Views: 941(1 vote) - Networking For Business Success - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2011 from Mitch TublinThis is the time of year when there seems to be so many events. There are events to attend for professionals in private practice. The Corporate community has numerous events before they go into their next year budget mode. Entrepreneurs have a wide range of events to select from, ranging in ...
Views: 893(2 votes) - Take action to continue on the path of business success - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2011 from Mitch TublinMy friend, John C. Maxwell, mentioned to me the other day, “when an opportunity presents itself, it is too late to prepare.” John is a master at saying so much with few words. You must invest the time, the effort, the money, and constantly grow your knowledge base to be ready. There are ...
Views: 949(1 vote) - Obstacles Getting in Your Way Toward Business Success - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2011 from Mitch TublinThe climb toward success in your business, your career, or your organization was never guaranteed to be a quiet stroll in the park. All along the way there will be obstacles. Something will always go wrong or not work out as planned. This is a key part of moving into the success mode. It is not ...
Views: 881(1 vote) - Do You Need BFF’s To Run A Successful Business? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Mitch TublinWho do you spend most of your time with? You might have heard this quote before, “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.” The point is, who are you spending most of your time with? The sad truth is we live in a society where negativity surrounds us. The mass ...
Views: 861(1 vote) - Inspect What You Expect for Your Business - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Mitch TublinYour personal checking account has to be balanced. It does not matter if you bank online, utilize Quicken, Quickbooks, or a check register with a pencil. The only way to stay out of trouble is to know how much money is going in vs. how much is going out during a timeframe. What is the ...
Views: 859(1 vote) - Networking Strategy and Dating...What They Have in Common - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Mitch TublinStrategy for your networking? The ability to network in person or online requires a strategy. You must take a business approach to your networking. We as entrepreneurs and small business owners do not have the luxury of attending every single networking event available. So what’s your ...
Views: 920(1 vote) - Adjusting Your Life Balance Equation and Work-Life Balance - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Mitch TublinBusiness Strategy success is dependent upon your Compass of Life TM choices and how effective you are at navigating between the points of the Compass of Life TM. Everyone has this issue known as the balance of life between work and the rest of life. Where we choose to spend our time. Where ...
Views: 1300(2 votes) - Strategic Business Planning: An Entrepreneur Has The Edge In Creating Their Strategic Plan - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Mitch TublinYou have certainly either read about, experienced firsthand, or heard from others how difficult it is the majority of the time, to really get something accomplished regarding business strategy, change or a new way to do things, in a Corporate Environment. The majority of entrepreneurs are ...
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