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- Smart Risks to Grow Your Business - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2015 from Carrie GreeneI recently saw a documentary about Joan Rivers. Obviously, she was quite the comedienne but what surprised me was how astute a businesswoman she was. She talked about risk. One line that stood out was, "You need to stand out in the rain in order to get hit by lightening." There's ...
Views: 893 - The Only Thing Every Entrepreneur Sells - by Submitted on Mar 02, 2015 from Carrie GreeneI recently participated in a chili cook-off. chili food There were four teams. Each team was given the same ingredients, the same utensils and access to the same serving dishes. We all heard the directions at the same time. The clock started, we had 45 minutes to create our chili and ...
Views: 891 - Until You Own It - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2014 from Carrie GreeneCan you sell something that you don't own or don't have the legal right to? No, of course not. Yet, I see entrepreneurs try to do it every day. Entrepreneurs sell themselves. They sell their vision, their skills, and their products. So what's the problem? Of course they have the ...
Views: 886 - Spring Cleaning for Your Business - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2015 from Carrie GreeneWe did it! It's finally springtime, my favorite time of year! Here in New Jersey we experience very distinct seasons and during the winter everything dies, or at least it looks like it does. Then spring comes and the earth magically comes back to life. The snow melts, the branches of the ...
Views: 880 - Clutter: Where's It Coming From and 3-Tips to Keep it Away - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2009 from Carrie GreeneGuess what, I figured out where a lot of clutter comes from. You might not be happy to hear this but, you may be creating it yourself. This is actually good news, because when you know what causes the clutter you can learn how to stop generating it. I went food shopping this past weekend. ...
Views: 879 - Fifteen Rules To Know BEFORE You Make Any Sales Calls - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2016 from Carrie GreeneI was discussing sales with a client. She had never made a sales call (her business was brand new). I started to walk her through the specifics of how to manage the conversation when I realized that there were things she had to know BEFORE she spoke to anyone. As we talked, we created the ...
Views: 879 - Don't Judge Your Value By Facebook - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2014 from Carrie GreeneI help facilitate a Facebook page for a group of entrepreneurs. The page is for day-to-day support. Everyone is encouraged to use the page as a place to ask questions, share celebrations and challenges. I was monitoring the page one day and I saw a post by someone who “admitted” she had been ...
Views: 866 - Clutter: How to Stop Clutter Before It Stops You - by Submitted on May 14, 2008 from Carrie GreeneEveryone talks about clutter these days. A whole industry has sprung up around it. There are TV shows, magazines, books and professionals like me to help you deal with all of the stuff that you have in your homes, offices and cars. Here are 4 tips you can use IMMEDIATELY to help you stop the ...
Views: 854 - Keys to freedom and flexibility - by Submitted on May 23, 2014 from Carrie GreenePeople tell me that they want to go into business for freedom and flexibility. It’s easy to embrace the freedom but are you willing to embrace the keys you need to unlock that door? A client of mine shared with me that when he went into business 3-years ago one of his goals was to be able to ...
Views: 853 - Ten Crucial Entrepreneurial Lessons I Learned Skydiving - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2015 from Carrie GreeneI jumped out of a plane. When my daughter turned 21 my husband and I wanted to give her an adventure for her birthday. She’s always wanted to go skydiving so it seemed like the right thing. I have never had any desire to jump out of plane. Skydiving wasn’t even close to being on my bucket ...
Views: 848 - Seven Nuggets I Learned About Entrepreneurship From My Clients - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2016 from Carrie GreeneWhat I love most about coaching my high level clients is how much I learn during our conversations. Of course, I share all sorts of advice, insights and strategy and yet there are many times that I grab my pen and paper and write down something that one of us said during our discussion. Here ...
Views: 847 - Clutter: You Don't Have to Put Up With It - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2009 from Carrie GreeneLike many kids, my son Eric has crooked teeth. About a year ago we started along the orthodontics route and he got a Herbst appliance. In case you're not an orthodontist, a Herbst appliance is designed to do some preliminary moving and adjusting before "real braces". Unlike a retainer it is ...
Views: 843 - What Pushes Prospects Away and How to Avoid It - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2015 from Carrie GreeneThis isn’t likely to win me a popularity prize, but I’ll say it anyway… appearances matter. I was given a copy of the book Freakonmics, by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. The book came highly recommended. I was excited to receive it. I opened the book and discovered that the copy of the ...
Views: 838 - What Your Business Is Missing - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2016 from Carrie GreeneTrees are magnificent. They root themselves deep in the earth. They grow tall - twenty, thirty, forty, a hundred feet, or even more. And they come from a single seed. An acorn caught my eye recently. This acorn was usually large and I started thinking. As I picked it up the first thought ...
Views: 828 - A Boring But Vital Step in Reaching Your Goal - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2014 from Carrie GreeneRepetitious boredom. According to Greg Harrelson it leads to success. In order to master something you must do it again and again and again. He goes on to say that what differentiates real success is the willingness to stick to it, of being consistent and mastering repetitious ...
Views: 825 - They Are No Better Than You: Get Over Yourself To Build Amazing Business Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2015 from Carrie GreeneI was having a conversation with Nancy. During our conversation she revealed that she had been following me for years. She has my first book and it made a huge impact on her life. When she found out that we had a mutual acquaintance, that could introduce us, she was beyond thrilled. To her I was ...
Views: 824 - Who’s the Best Guide For Your Business - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2015 from Carrie GreeneI’m at the gym most days. I take a variety of classes. On Wednesdays I do my own thing. I either get on a piece of cardio equipment or go for a run. Today I mixed things up. I went for a walk around the neighborhood. It might not seem like there should be much of a difference between going ...
Views: 822 - Defeating Procrastination: 4 Tips To Get You Moving - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Carrie GreeneConstructive procrastination, or what I call "I'll Just Do This One Thing First" syndrome, is something I excel at. Even as I type these words my brain is busy searching for something I "need" to do first. According to the dictionary to procrastinate means to postpone or delay needlessly. We ...
Views: 804 - Stop the Insanity; Increase Your Profits By Changing Direction - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2015 from Carrie GreeneInsanity. According to Albert Einstein it's to do the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. According to this definition I've marketed, coached, managed email, engaged in social media, worked my plan and so much more in an insane manner. As a business owner it's ...
Views: 797 - Squeeze Ins - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2014 from Carrie GreeneA client was a couple of minutes late to our call. He immediately apologized and told me he got caught up in a squeeze-in, he was getting himself a cup of coffee. We laughed for a moment and then he got real serious. He said "You know, as I was getting the coffee I kept hearing your voice ...
Views: 792 - Attracting Clients By Being You - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2015 from Carrie GreeneHow much do you expose? As a business owner, especially if you’re in the service industry, you sell yourself. Yes, there is a specific result you provide but what sells, or not, is you. People buy your strengths, weaknesses, challenges, faults, the way you think and your quirks. This is ...
Views: 782 - Commodity vs Value Based Pricing for Your Services - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2014 from Carrie GreeneIt’s an interesting conundrum. We are told that we must provide amazing customer service if we want to get and hold on to customers, but it’s not always true. Don't believe me? Think about how many hours you spend waiting for customer service for your Internet or cell phone company. There ...
Views: 772 - Getting Organized: What's it all About Anyway? - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2009 from Carrie GreeneI know a lot about getting organized and clutter, yet the more I talk about it the more I realize that getting organized and decluttering is not what it's about. So then what is it about? It is about creating time, space and energy so you can focus your attention on the things that are ...
Views: 771 - Stop Accepting Advice - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2014 from Carrie GreeneAccording to the weather app it's 57 degrees and mostly cloudy. I was hoping to sit outside, get some work done and soak in some vitamin D. I looked outside. Not a cloud in the sky and the sun was warm. Obviously the weather app was wrong. Can you guess where I am right now? Outside on the ...
Views: 744 - 6 Steps to Ideal Clients - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2014 from Carrie GreeneThis is what I posted on Facebook. "It's tempting to say yes to any client who offers to pay you, there are clients that quite simply are not right for you." As the likes and comments racked up I started thinking about that simple statement. I've been on both sides of "wrong client". I've ...
Views: 670 - Sell the Benefits and Get Higher Conversion Rates - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2014 from Carrie GreeneImagine you have a toothache and are looking for a dentist. (Stay with me here, this relates directly to your business, how you sell and especially how many prospects buy from you.) You try one dentist. The dentist looks at your tooth and says, “You have a cavity. It must be filled. It’s ...
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