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- Survival Tips for Thanksgiving - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2011 from Sharon SaylerGood day! And a Terrific Tuesday to you! Well, here we are again just a couple of days away from Thanksgiving. Thank you for being part of my world. Have you ever noticed that this time of year can bring out the best and the worst in us? Often our time to be grateful feels more like our ...
Views: 2269(15 votes) - The Power of Self-Love - Is Your Anger Running Your Life? - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2013 from Marieme FayeAs I am awakening to the beauty of who I am, the ugly part of me shows up in the form of anger. I mean real anger; the evil witch in me shows up and has no mercy. Well, a few days ago, that evil witch almost cost me the love of my life. I got so upset and angry when John and I were having an ...
Views: 977(1 vote) - Top 3 Action Steps For More Success - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2013 from Kate BeedersThis subject is so very much a part of my mission and so near and dear to my heart. I love to teach entrepreneurs how to make success even sweeter! In society, you’re often taught that we’ll be happier if you’re successful and making a lot of money. Following that logic, that means that ...
Views: 1938(1 vote) - Why They Say "NO" - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2014 from Kate BeedersWhy "They" Say No I almost titled this article “why you say no” as it’s the same reasons. Think about when you’re making the “sales calls” to get clients. That’s an important foundation of your business. Things are going great during the call, you're making a terrific connection, ...
Views: 2044(1 vote) - You Are a Powerful Creator: Awaken the Memory of Who You Are and Why You Are Here! - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2013 from Marieme FayeMost of us live in the illusion that we do not have a purpose that we are just here to live our lives quietly in hiding and not participate in the expansion of humanity. Is it out of humility or out of fear? As a young girl I often starred at the sky and remembered asking God why I was on earth? ...
Views: 918(3 votes) - Your Fastest Path To Making Smart Money Decisions - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2013 from Kate BeedersI’ll bet you’re wondering when the spending is going to stop and you’re actually going to be making a profit. It seems like the more you make, the more you have to spend. I noticed that in my own business. As I saw my numbers rise, I needed additional members on my team, fancier on-line ...
Views: 2017(1 vote) - 10 Tips For Web Success - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2011 from Rachel JacksonThe webmaster's biggest job is to get their traffic up and keep customers/visitors coming back. Building the site is one thing, but simply building and posting a website does not guarantee traffic. In fact, a website could be beautiful and an example of all the latest technology and still not ...
Views: 981(4 votes) - 6 Myths About Women and Influence - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2011 from Karen KellerThere are 6 myths that I will bust (no pun intended!) about women and influence. And here they are: 1. The White Knight Myth. This is the idea that women are only influential because of their husband, family, or others outside of themselves. Men and some women believe that this is the ...
Views: 1418(4 votes) - Need Inspiration and Motivation? Read These Stories of Success - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2011 from Lori Anne ChanceI’ve seen it time and time again – women who lose their inspiration, their passion for life. Instead of focusing on goals that will help them feel fulfilled, they are mired in the demands of everyday life. In addition, they often fear the thought of trying to achieve something new, special, ...
Views: 3217(4 votes) - ***Do you have these Success Disabilities? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing on one's own sunshine. “ ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. I was talking the other day to a group of ladies who were kvetching about the economy and the problems they were having with their businesses. Times are tough, but, I left that meeting ...
Views: 1509(7 votes) - ***The Power of Incubation - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Learn to pause, or nothing worthwhile will catch up to you.” -Doug King. Have you ever worked so hard on something or thought so much about it that you felt nearly paralyzed? I have. It can feel like the momentum is sucked right out of you. In cases like that, I know it’s time to step ...
Views: 2384(14 votes) - 10 Reasons For Women To Start An Internet Business - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2011 from Rachel JacksonStarting an internet business is in my opinion, one of the fastest and smartest ways women today can make money. Here are 10 reasons for starting an internet business, and one reason why you shouldn’t! 1. Money. Pure and simple, we all could use a more of it. Whether it’s to get out of debt, ...
Views: 908(7 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #13 Be Patient with Yourself - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Patty Sadallah"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them - every day begin the task anew." Saint Francis de Sales. Do you struggle with patience with yourself? I know that ...
Views: 1544(10 votes) - ***Sniff Opportunities like a Bloodhound - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“You just have to be opportunistic, and try to figure out what creates value... Where the bottom is, what creates incremental value, and in what combinations.”~ John Malone. Did you know that bloodhounds are the animal kingdoms best detectives? They have a sense of smell that is 40 times more ...
Views: 2510(10 votes) - ***7 Simple Wealth Secrets to Becoming The Next Millionaire – Next Door - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamThomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko, authors of “The Millionaire Next Door”, studied extensively how millionaires acquired their wealth. They conducted their study over a 20-year period, during which they interviewed over 500 millionaires. In their survey they discovered that most people ...
Views: 2651(3 votes) - ***A New Year’s Cure For Limiting Money Beliefs In Growing Your Business - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2013 from Leslie CunninghamMost women entrepreneurs don’t make money in a powerful way because they’re unable to distinguish their real-life money reality from their misleading thoughts and beliefs. We are mistaken when we assume that that our thoughts accurately describe our financial reality. Most often our thoughts ...
Views: 2237(3 votes) - ***Everything You Do and Don’t Do Brands You - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2010 from Patty Sadallah”We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit” – Aristotle. People are watching you. You may not even be aware of how much people are paying attention to you. I got a call a while back from a man that had been “watching” me on Linkedin for about a month. He ...
Views: 1639(6 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret # 26 Leverage Joint Ventures - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Joint Ventures are in, and if you’re not utilizing this strategic weapon, chances are your competition is, or will soon be, using this to their advantage…possibly against you!” Valerie Orsoni-Vauthey. If the number one way to build your business is to grow your mailing list, the number one ...
Views: 1505(9 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #23 Get out of your Comfort ZoneSubmitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” ~Abraham Maslow. On vacation last summer, my family was planning a parasailing adventure. I was planning to sit in the boat and watch them go ...
Views: 1454(9 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret # 25 Be the only one - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Each one of you has something no one else has, or has ever had: your fingerprints, your brain, your heart. Be an individual. Be unique. Stand out. Make noise. Make someone notice. That's the power of individuals.” Jon Bon Jovi. Last week I was in one of those stores that had the large ...
Views: 1417(9 votes) - ***How to Take A Fearless Moral Money Inventory - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamSometimes conflict and stress in our relationship and/or finances can be the force that wakes us up to the ways we’re not being honest. Your wake up call might be not having enough money coming in each month and watching the credit card bills add up. It might be getting older and knowing ...
Views: 2236(3 votes) - ***It’s a Wonderful Dream - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Patty SadallahHave you seen that classical Christmas time film it’s a Wonderful Life? George Bailey has the seemingly perfect life: a loving wife, Mary, four beautiful children, and his own business. However, on Christmas Eve, George has serious business difficulties at the Bailey Building and Loan. George ...
Views: 2425(12 votes) - ***Know that You're Good - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Patty SadallahIn the movie, Get Low, Quinn and Buddy approach the mysterious hermit Felix Bush's house to sell him a funeral, and Quinn makes Buddy go alone. Not only is this a scary situation for Buddy because it was his first sales call, but because his client is a notorious and unpredictable hermit. His ...
Views: 1168(9 votes) - ***Measuring your Success like the Farmer - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2010 from Patty Sadallah"Success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in and day out." – Robert Collier. It’s so easy in this day and age to be impatient with success. Patience is definitely not a virtue that is a cultural norm in the USA in 2010. So, it’s really easy to think that we are failures if we don’t ...
Views: 2165(12 votes) - ***Power of Pause - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Sometimes the most urgent thing you can possibly do is take a complete rest.” ~ Ashleigh Brillian. This month, I decided to ‘get off the hamster wheel’ and take a break from some of my regularly scheduled obligations so that I could pray, rest and regain some strength. Don’t you sometimes ...
Views: 1452(9 votes) - ***Take the “Balance Your Checkbook And Reclaim Your Life Challenge” - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2012 from Leslie CunninghamI’ve noticed that one of the biggest challenges people face is keeping track of where their money goes. They receive their paycheck and deposit it in the bank, and then a few weeks later it’s somehow mysteriously disappeared (again). For all they know it’s being consumed by the black hole in ...
Views: 2480(3 votes) - ***Want to Sound As Good As You Look? - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2011 from Nancy DanielsWhen it comes to image, everyone is concerned about how they look, how they project themselves, what they say and what they wear. Yet few are aware that the sound of their speaking voice accounts for a large part of that image. So, my question to you is, do you like hearing your voice on your ...
Views: 3199(3 votes) - ***Why Diaphragmatic Breathing Should Be Your 1st Step in Eliminating Stress - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2011 from Nancy DanielsThe other day I was reading an article about stress written by Health Information Publications and I was delighted to see that the medical professionals really do understand the value of diaphragmatic breathing in the elimination of stress. Most of the articles on stress that I have encountered ...
Views: 3593(9 votes) - ***Why Your Vocal Abuse Will Not Go Away on Its Own - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2011 from Nancy DanielsAs much as you may wish you did not have chronic hoarseness or a persistent sore throat, wishing it away will not solve the problem. The unfortunate truth about vocal abuse is that it will only get worse in time unless you stop what is causing it. There are no drugs you can take to end the ...
Views: 2817(3 votes) - 10 Tips for Authentic Living - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Vanessa SimpkinsBy : Vanessa Simpkins author of “From Bankrupt to $900 a Day Selling Mops. Rising Entrepreneurs How to Mop up on Cash in Any Economy!” Want to know how to live an authentic life and truly connect with yourself? Follow these steps to be the person you were meant to be. 1. Sit in silence ...
Views: 2784(12 votes) - Business Success – Is Your Website Attracting Clients & Making You Money? - by Submitted on May 12, 2011 from Zenobia GarrisonToo many new solopreneurs get hung up in colors and logo design to brand and launch their website. Although these are important aspects to think about, it should not be your primary aim. Instead, focus on the things that REALLY matter — and that is, the bottom line: attracting clients and ...
Views: 1115(3 votes) - How to Design Your Free Product Offer - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Sheri HoffIn today’s online world of business, a great free offer is a big key to success. Long gone are the days where people could put up a newsletter opt in box and get subscribers. Now, you need a free downloadable product that people can gain access to immediately. The offer not only needs to be ...
Views: 1533(9 votes) - How To Make Money As a Freelance Writer - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Joy LynskeyIf you would like to go from making 50 cent per article to 20 dollars per article regularly first realize that with great English spelling and grammar as well as good research skills you can definitely achieve this goal. So what is the best way to go about this process of taking your freelance ...
Views: 1164(3 votes) - Smart Women Get Lucky - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2012 from Joy ChudacoffThe other day, while standing in a very long line at my local coffee shop, I struck up a conversation with the woman behind me. We began chatting about everyday topics-the weather, the holiday rush, and then we stumbled on that dreaded topic of the moment-the economy. I asked her a question: ...
Views: 1338(3 votes) - Step off the Beaten Path - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Freedawn CreationsWe come into this world so innocent and trusting. As a baby we know only how to be. In each moment we express what we are feeling. We do not question it or wonder if it is right. As we begin this journey we express our natural gifts and talents from our innocence. All too soon the outside ...
Views: 1025(3 votes) - Why Are We As Women So Defensive and Should We Be? - by Submitted on Feb 12, 2013 from Niki CleggIt may be just me but I find women much more defensive than men. To be honest it can be hard work sometimes dealing with some insecurities but more often than not if it comes from a man we get defensive but if it comes from another woman then oh my god it can get a totally over the top reaction ...
Views: 4615(3 votes) - ***Leave a Selfless Legacy - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“I may be here for a short while, gone tomorrow into oblivion or until the days come to take me away. But, in whatever part you play, be remembered as part of a legacy...of sharing dreams and changing humanity for the better. It's that legacy that never dies.” Unknown. “Makin’ ...
Views: 2194(20 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #22 Stay Focused - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.” Tony Robbins. My mother is a ...
Views: 1466(11 votes) - ***Paradigms and Reinvention: The times they are a changin’ - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“When a paradigm shifts, everything goes back to zero. “ Joel Barker. In his now famous video from 1988 called Discovering the Future: The Business of Paradigms, Joel Barker introduced the concept of paradigm shifts into the business vocabulary. A paradigm is a set of rules and boundaries ...
Views: 2384(16 votes) - ***Ten Minute Writing Exercise - Your Ideal Future Vision - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Patty SadallahSee a Glimpse into Your Future If you think you don't know what you want for the future, think again. Your subconscious knows more than you think. Ten minutes, a pen and a paper will act as a crystal ball for your ideal future in five years. Print these instructions do the exercise and then ...
Views: 5640(16 votes) - ***The Habit of Success - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Patty SadallahHabit. Yikes. For most of us, this word is associated with nail biting or smoking. We all have bad habits. And once they are ingrained in our daily routines, it is so hard to break them. Do you struggle with a bad habit that may be keeping you from succeeding in your dream business? How ...
Views: 1453(8 votes) - ***Why Do I Need a Business Coach? - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Sharon SaylerMany entrepreneurs and small business owners are great at what they do yet often times without much experience at running a business… this can leave them feeling overwhelmed, overworked, burnt-out or just tired of trying to figure it out. Sometimes you can get so engrossed in figuring-it-out, ...
Views: 3513(8 votes) - ***How to Be and Get Dream Partners for Success: Secret #12 Embrace your Uniqueness - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Patty Sadallah“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” Dr. Suess. My 12 year old daughter Noelle has a confidence about her that is unprecedented for her age. She decided that Fridays would be crazy high sock and converse tennis shoe day. She tried to ...
Views: 1582(13 votes) - ***Strategic Listening - by Submitted on May 25, 2010 from Patty Sadallah“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force...When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life...When we listen to people there is an alternating current, and this recharges us so that we never get tired ...
Views: 2366(13 votes) - ***Keep going - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2011 from Patty SadallahIn this clip from Facing the Giants Coach Taylor challenges Brock to do his very best in a super challenging ‘death crawl’ exercise. He winds up realizing that he can do more than he thought he could and inspires the rest of the team with his perseverance. Blindfolded and pressing on with ...
Views: 3055(5 votes) - ***Live Rejoicing-Change your Story - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2011 from Patty SadallahYou may feel like Penny Chenery Tweedy, the owner of Secretariat in this movie clip based upon the true story of Secretariat. The world is against you, the road feels so uphill. Looking back at history retrospectively, we know that Secretariat was the only horse in history to win the Triple ...
Views: 1207(10 votes) - ***The Wisdom of Improv for Business Success - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Patty SadallahOn three occasions in the last month I have met people who have referenced stuff they learned from the rules and structure of improvisational comedy. Once is rare, twice, is an interesting coincidence, but, three times is a pattern that is worth looking into. So, I researched the rules of ...
Views: 2189(10 votes) - Can You Hear Me Now? - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2010 from Marie KirklandIn the past few years, the way we communicate has expanded so much that it has affected everything we do. A lot of the processes we use to communicate are not new. Think about it; the first telephone was invented in 1876, the first television in 1925, and the first computer 1939. They have all ...
Views: 1583(15 votes) - Top 5 Tips for Spring Closet Cleaning - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2010 from Sarah HathornAs a professional image consultant one of the things that always amazes me is how many clothes professionals own that they never wear. Women tend to wear only 25 percent of their wardrobes, and men wear 85 percent of the clothes in their closets. That statistic indicates that women like to go ...
Views: 2075(5 votes) - Smart Women Dream Big - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Joy ChudacoffA few days ago, I was visiting my daughter’s second grade class and the teacher started a discussion about Martin Luther King and the importance of having dreams. The children’s ideas about dreams were interesting, “Being able to make your own decisions,” “Peace in the world, no war,” “Stop ...
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