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- The Authentic Leader - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2012 from Anastasia MontejanoAuthenticity is one of the greatest gifts you can bring as a conscious leader. By nature I tend to be the person who would rather listen and observe everything around me than be the center of attention. Work is play for me. My mind sees so many possibilities, that it’s hard to turn it off. ...
Views: 1161(3 votes) - The Magic of Awareness - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Alrick RobinsonChristopher Columbus is accredited with the discovery that the world is round, not flat, as can be assumed by being at any one place. It was in the same era that ideas were being strongly put forwards that the earth revolves around the sun and not the other way, as was accepted and strongly ...
Views: 1221(3 votes) - The Solution is in the Problem - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2011 from Young KimOne of my clients came to me with the goal of trying to get into the craft business. For now, let’s call him Dale. Like many entrepreneurial artists, Dale had a day job, and he was trying to build his craft business during his spare time. One of the first questions I asked him was whether he ...
Views: 931(6 votes) - Understanding Leadership: Integration of the Five Frames for Effective Leadership - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from J. Mariah BrownFrameworks are used to understand organizations, and to find the best way to operate the organization, its structure, and resolve various issues that arise. The five organizational frames are the rational frame, the human frame, the systems frame, the political frame, and the cultural frame. It ...
Views: 4577(3 votes) - Use Plain, Old Conversation Skills To Make Sales, Build Business & Promote Your Personal Success. Yes You Can! - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Paul BartonHow can you help yourself make more sales, build your business and promote your personal success? Often, it’s just by chatting -- about golf . . . or knitting . . . or gardening . . . or baseball . . . or butterflies . . . or whatever the other person might be interested in. That’s ...
Views: 2889(6 votes) - Using PR to Build a Beauty Business - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Anthony MoraEven in a down economy beauty sells. The cosmetic industry was born in the Great Depression. This is one industry where it pays to promote when things are good, but pays even more to market aggressively when times are tough. As in the fields of entertainment and fashion, a strong public ...
Views: 1086(3 votes) - Using Visualization With The Secret Of Emotion (Part 1 of 2) - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2015 from Darren O ConnellThe reason why visualisation can work so incredibly well is because the subconscious mind responds to emotions. So, if you want the mind to really believe your visualisation exercises as the truth, and as a matter of fact, you will have to start practicing and associating real emotions with ...
Views: 1451(3 votes) - Video Marketing Tips For Affiliates - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from David McDonoughAffiliate marketing can be very difficult to break into. The reason is because there is a lot of competition. In order to survive you have to beat your competition. And the sea of information about this doesn't make it any easier. Here's one trick that almost no one else is using. Video ...
Views: 3954(3 votes) - What does "Lifestyle" Business Mean to You? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Marquita HeraldThe other day I came across a blog post about the term “Lifestyle” business. The writer asked readers to comment on whether they felt having their business referred to as “Lifestyle” would be an insult. I must admit I was stunned at the level of emotion displayed in the responses, with the ...
Views: 1859(6 votes) - Your daily leadership recipe in 6 simple steps - by Submitted on May 14, 2013 from Leanne GrechulkThere is something intriguing and hot about people who act incredibly successful even before seeing any results. I have this eternal admiration for so many of my cyber pals and authors who radiate self-confidence, love and success through my computer screen. This leadership posture is not by ...
Views: 972(3 votes) - The Three-Step Business Networking Formula: Common Sense or “Midas Magic”? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Jason RosadoLast night I was at another business networking event where everyone was trying to sell me and only talk about their business. It felt like I was getting "pitched to death," and a few times all I could think was, "I'd never do business with you..." So here's the question: "Are these events ...
Views: 2272(10 votes) - Customer Loyalty and the Art of War - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Young KimMy father can’t stop thinking about business. It’s as if he believes that his business would collapse if he stopped crunching the numbers. To my father, there is no such thing as a part time entrepreneur. To my father, a casual relationship to his business doesn’t make sense to him. My father is ...
Views: 707(7 votes) - Points to Ponder for Growing Your Business - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2018 from Michele MolitorTired of working for somebody else and ready to try your hand being a business owner? Or are you an accidental entrepreneur that has already leapt into business for yourself? Well, You’re not alone! Starting and running your own successful business is one of the most rewarding, exciting ...
Views: 1859(7 votes) - The Power of Imagination - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Jeremy Gislason“You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” Mark Twain Ask a successful person why he is successful, and you could get any number of answers. Some attribute their success to little more than luck. Others might believe that they owe their achievements to their fine ...
Views: 3952(28 votes) - 3 Easy Ways to Leverage Your Time, Energy and Expertise for More Income - by Submitted on May 11, 2009 from Veronica LimThe normal business model for most service professionals such as coaches and consultants is a one-on-one model. It’s where we all start because it is how and where we gain experience and hone our expertise. As time goes on, however, many such professionals begin to feel somewhat tired of this ...
Views: 896(4 votes) - A Faithful Widow Provides A Lesson in Christian Entrepreneurship - by Submitted on May 28, 2010 from Vernessa TaylorOne question that Christians often ask is, "How can I be a Christian and earn money from a business? Is it in God's will for me to be an entrepreneur?" While no one can answer the question about whether or not it is right for you to become a business-woman or business-man, you can find many ...
Views: 3126(8 votes) - A Novel Way to Get An Innovative Product to Market - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby: Geoff Ficke This week I had the opportunity to launch a new product at the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association’s annual trade show in Orlando. This is an annual fair that brings together the manufacturers of all size to present and introduce new wares for the youth market. As in ...
Views: 1171(4 votes) - An Idea That Will Stick to the Roof of Your Mouth - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Young KimIf you ever wanted to get into the food business, I think it’s important to check your knowledge of food history first: * Who invented the crop rotation method for farming? * Who invented of soy-based paints? * Who owns the patent on peanut butter? If you answered George ...
Views: 1258(8 votes) - Balance Sheet Analysis - Hiddent Secrets - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2010 from Lucy RudnickaIt may surprise you to know that not everyone is as enthusiastic about Balance Sheet Analysis as I am... And yet, a few minutes a month spent looking at your Balance Sheet could make a difference between success and failure for your business! Those "secrets" alluded to in the article title ...
Views: 4284(8 votes) - Closing the Sale: Big Mistakes that Cause Your Customers to Buy from Someone Else - by Submitted on Dec 30, 2010 from Doug StaneartClosing the sale can be one of the trickiest parts of the selling process if you make a few mistakes. You’ve worked really hard to get tons of new people looking at your website and all of those great leads start flowing in. Now the most important part takes place. You have to turn those ...
Views: 9094(4 votes) - How soon will the money come pouring in? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2013 from Rob White“Okay, so you quit your teaching job of 17 years to make millions in real estate. How soon will the money come pouring in? When will the results begin?” a fellow teacher mockingly asked me this when I told him that this was my last day in class. He believed I was making a big mistake, and he ...
Views: 2285(4 votes) - How Surveys Can Help a Business - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2012 from Linda MooreFor many years, companies have been using surveys to ask questions to their customers and potential customers as well as to survey their employees. The benefits of doing so are well-established and can not only help you to achieve more success with your business, it can help things run much more ...
Views: 926(4 votes) - Is Poor Mans Gold The Smart Mans Investment - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Robert KressEven through our questionably biased media where they have been downplaying the benefits of gold investment strategies and the rise of gold prices, you still hear a mumbling of its epic rise from $256 to $1385, a 441% gain in less than ten years. But did you know that Silver has seen a 625% ...
Views: 1905(4 votes) - Non-Stop Traffic Formula: Seo is The Fundamentals of Promoting Web sites - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Winson NgNon-Stop Traffic Formula by Jeff Johnson is a NewTraffic-Getting training program which will be unveiled soon. This Non-Stop Traffic Formula hasstressed the relevanceof search engine optimization (SEO) in building website traffic. Seo is needed if you want to get your pageranked at the the very ...
Views: 3122(4 votes) - The "Starving Artist" Meme - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Young KimArtists seem to avoid entrepreneurship like it is the plague. Many artists think making art for money is "selling out," or that money will somehow pollute their artistic integrity, or that great artists have to suffer in poverty in order to produce great works of art. Where did the "starving ...
Views: 2502(4 votes) - The ABC's of Starting and Monetizing a Blog - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2009 from Stephanie TreasureAn blog is a platform that seems to have really evolved over the years. Whether you have started a blog as an online diary to write about a hobby or yourself, or as a marketing tool to build your online presence, it makes good sense to monetize it. This article will explore some ways that ...
Views: 1692(4 votes) - Building a Business Around Lazy Idiots - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Young KimAlthough I know how to change the own oil in my car, cook my own meals, and process my own photographs, I’d rather have someone else do it. That’s right, I’m a lazy idiot. The businesses that provide these services are making money off of me, but I’m also gaining valuable time by delegating ...
Views: 1148(9 votes) - ***Do You Let Your Prospects Toe-Dip? - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2011 from Heather DominickTo every new potential, your business is like a lake on a nice summer day…the idea seems like a good one, but plunging in could be a shock to the system.. That is why it is important to have a way for you potential clients to dip their toe in the water of your business. From the toe-dip ...
Views: 1331(5 votes) - ***Got Messy Financial Piles? - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamI am often amazed at how many financial books neglect to focus on the critical issue of how to get financially organized. So many of us are desperately seeking the one quick-fix step that will turn our financial lives around (like investing in the right stock) that we neglect to take ...
Views: 2092(5 votes) - ***Success: The First Step; How George Got Out of the Ghetto - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromSuccess: The First Step, How George got out of the Ghetto Here is this book that was old in l959. George Washington Carver (the renowned head professor of the Agriculture Department at Tuskegee University; researcher into, and promoter of, alternative crops to cotton in the Reconstruction ...
Views: 2798(10 votes) - ***The Energetic Key to Activating Financial Abundance in your Business - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Heather DominickIf you’re a person who comes from the corporate world or maybe even a system or organization such as the teaching system that I came from, you might remember that it wasn’t considered “professional” to give personal compliments, praise or even any type of expression of appreciation. There always ...
Views: 1359(5 votes) - ***The ONE Tool You Must Have To Manifest Business Abundance - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2011 from Heather DominickSetting clear intentions for your business is the opportunity to take full responsibility for creating your business the way you really want it to be. When you set an intention, you first get very clear about you desire, and then you ask for guidance by being willing to partner with the divine ...
Views: 1583(5 votes) - 10 PR Tips to Market Your Business This Holiday Season & Start the New Year On Top - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Diana EnnenThe holidays are upon us. For most business owners that means an increase in sales - or at least it used to. In today's frustrating economy, small and large businesses alike are facing record lows when it comes to sales. Even those in the service industry are seeing less and less clients. So ...
Views: 1306(5 votes) - 11 Tips to Get Repeat Traffic to Your Website - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Marquita HeraldRepeat traffic is the bread and butter of an online business. It’s one thing to get a visitor to your website; it’s another for them to stick around a while, and an even bigger deal for them to return. Why? Not every visitor to your website or blog will join your mailing list on the first ...
Views: 1279(5 votes) - 3 Biggest Dangers in Growing Your Service Business Today – and How to Avoid Them - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Marcia BenchIf you own a coaching, consulting, speaking, healing or other service business, no doubt you have been challenged by the upheaval of the last 2 years. But what if the events that contributed to that upheaval were the very ones that will also catapult your business to the next level? They ...
Views: 856(5 votes) - 7 Step Perfect Elevator Pitch Program - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Young KimI once had a client, Zach, who wanted to start some kind of online auction business. He would describe to me in detail how the auction software worked, and the different kinds of products that would be auctioned off, but he could never articulate how his auction site would be any different from ...
Views: 1875(5 votes) - 85 Ways Google Analytics Can Help You Grow Your Online Business - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Marquita HeraldGoogle Analytics (GA) is a free service offered by Google that generates detailed statistics about the visitors to a website. GA is reportedly the most widely used website statistics service in the world today. Most online marketers currently use Google Analytics for basic stats to track the ...
Views: 1323(5 votes) - A Job Is a Gift - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Young KimOne day at my parents’ laundry mat/dry cleaners, my father saw a homeless man rummaging through our garbage dumpster looking for aluminum cans and glass bottles. For some inexplicable reason, my father asked the man to come into the dry cleaners, and to pick out some clothes from a box filled ...
Views: 1266(10 votes) - Business Plan - A Path To Success - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Cindy HartmanCreating a business plan for a small business is like laying a path to success, building it brick by brick. Starting from nothing but a planned destination is the hardest part. But once started, each brick, strategically placed, takes you one step further with great thought and determination. ...
Views: 1222(5 votes) - Business Plans Tax Writeoff? What are Some Other Tax Deductions? - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from CBS PlansNow is the time of the year to start thinking about filing taxes for your small business and we have compiled a list of some of the top deductions that you may not know about going into the tax season. There are several that you may not of known about and one of the key deductions that Coastal ...
Views: 1499(5 votes) - Exploring the Opportunity of a Home Office - Top 5 Freelance Websites - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2011 from Justin HansenToday's job market has become very complex, there is a lot of competition and unemployment numbers are soaring. Finding a job is not about circling possible jobs on Sunday's newspaper and then having to choose between a few offers… quite the contrary. The job market is very competitive, people ...
Views: 1925(5 votes) - How To Be A Predictably Successful Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Sue PainterOne of the questions I get asked frequently when I speak to groups of self-employed women is “Sue, how can I make sure that my business succeeds?” It’s a risk to open a business. We are putting our life’s energy and our money on the table, saying “I can take my life’s remaining days and my ...
Views: 1233(5 votes) - Love the Plan - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Laura WestIf you haven't already, it's time to plan for your success in 2011. I find most entrepreneurs fall into one of two categories when it comes to planning. See which one resonates with you. You resist planning, thinking that it will restrict your freedom and creativity. This means that you just ...
Views: 879(5 votes) - Power Networking in Action - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2013 from C.F. HuttonSometimes we make some of the simplest things to do in our lives the most difficult! For instance, let’s talk about the barrage of Internet Opportunities that exist today. Some of you look at these opportunities day in & day out and never make a move on any of them because you are paralyzed ...
Views: 2090(5 votes) - Some Say Email's on the Way Out - Not According to This Consumer Study - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Marquita HeraldEmail isn’t new and when it comes to making headlines in marketing newsletters and at industry events, email's not typically at the top of the list. According to a recent study conducted by Social Media Research firm ExactTarget, even without the glitz and glamour, the facts remain: More ...
Views: 1168(5 votes) - Stop Selling and Grow Your Accounting Practice - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Peter GeorgeDeveloping better selling skills is not necessarily the path to more sales. In fact, often it is not the most direct route to greater revenues or profits. Yet so many small business owners turn to this as a panacea for low sales figures. Let me tell you a story so I can illustrate my point. I ...
Views: 2625(5 votes) - The Number One Reason to Purchase a Turnkey Business Package - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Cindy HartmanThe decision is made! You're going to start your own business. Most likely you've put pencil to paper to see where you are financially, to know what you can afford and where you will get the necessary funds. You've spent hours upon hours thinking about what you want to do. You've thought about ...
Views: 1302(5 votes) - Transformational Income: Two Ideas - by Submitted on Jan 28, 2011 from Sara DillingerA Secret Shhh! I’ve got a secret to share with you. Well, actually, it is not a ‘secret’ at all. As Napoleon Hill points out in his classic Think and Grow Rich, Nature, herself, advertises it on the earth on which we live, the stars, the planets suspended within our view, in the ...
Views: 801(5 votes) - What Investors Want - Five Key Items - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Tiffany WrightWhat do Investors want when considering investing in a company? What do these angel investors, venture capitalists, private equity investors and others seek? 1. A strong return on investment. Ranges from 8% (friendly, debt) to 40% -Different types of investors investing at various stages of ...
Views: 2584(5 votes) - What Makes You Special? - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Paige Stapleton and Brian StarkWe are all unique, we are all special, but do we act that way when we are talking about our business? What are you doing to differentiate yourself from the other people in your expertise or field? How do you stand out from the other coaches, speakers, practitioners, healers, counselors, and ...
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