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You may find yourself overwhelmed by mountains of things to do and just too little time to get it all done.
Don't worry, you’re not alone.
There are ways to tweak your normal routine to help make your time more efficient so that you and your business will ... Views: 1407
Online marketing is a lucrative field, and instrumental in any successful business. The leading professionals who govern the market place have gone to become major players in the business world. This is in no small part due to their knowledge and expertise in getting the word out. And while ... Views: 1473
The Way Most People Look Online Business
Many people start an online business, or any small business that doesn't require a huge amount of start-up capitol, and then just. . . give up! What's worse, they blame the business model saying, "Oh, that thing doesn't work".
What's really funny to ... Views: 1097
By now, you’ve heard that you should have a sophisticated marketing funnel firmly in place. But for many business owners, that advice is like hearing you should floss twice daily. It sounds good in theory, but it’s not quite there in practice.
There’s a good reason for that. Developing a ... Views: 989
Maybe you have studied EFT or a similar tapping or wellness modality. You may have been first attracted for your own well-being, and delighted with your results, then wanted to go out and help the world! You studied to the highest level you could, then waited for clients to come... And this is ... Views: 1945
Living rich has nothing to do with what we can afford to buy — we want to live an abundant and full life with the people we love most.
Sure, it would be nice to have the money for a bigger home, a newer car, and a better education for your kids. It would be freaking awesome to be wealthy, but ... Views: 2166
Art is so personal.
I found this great print in a decorating warehouse here in BC, already framed and ready to go! I identified with this immediately so, I pulled out my credit card!
What is it about choosing images and art that seems so difficult? When someone finally finds a great piece ... Views: 1858
I know legal stuff sounds pretty boring and dry, right? But consider the consequences… lawsuits, your products stolen from you without any laws being broken, fines and penalties, and higher taxes. Now do I have your full attention?
It’s important you know these basics as a business owner. ... Views: 1353
No matter how awesome your stuff is, it does you no good if you can’t communicate to the relevant people about it.
When you get down to the purpose of communication, it’s to GET YOUR POINT THROUGH.
Which means, if you get too convoluted in your communication you’re going to lose your ... Views: 1164
Do you feel like no matter how much of a success your business ends up being your efforts will never be good enough?
If so, you're not alone. And you may have what is referred to as Imposter Syndrome.
This syndrome is defined by having feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evidence ... Views: 1107
Into every entrepreneur's life, a little rain must fall.
Some time ago, I was at a book signing. It was also attended by a former vendor for my business whose service I discontinued rather abruptly. Her dark stares from across the room were not pleasant to behold. Let's just say that our ... Views: 773
Time management is a huge issue for entrepreneurs. There’s always “one more thing” that must be looked at before you can tackle the real work. If you answer your emails now, you promise yourself you’ll get to work on the “big” project…but somehow, the small things take over and the day is gone ... Views: 1602
Are you ready for everything the next few months is bringing your way?
The holidays, the end of the calendar year (and fiscal year for many of us), school wrapping up for our kids, the parties, the shopping, the cooking… and trying to get work done in there somewhere. Whew! It’s exhausting ... Views: 1411
Attracting the right clients and opportunities for your business can seem like a tough task. It may feel like your ideal client is an elusive needle in a haystack. But the truth is that your ideal client is likely searching for exactly what you have to offer.
You don't need to be in ... Views: 1161
Looking for a trustworthy platform where you can invest as well as find a capable entrepreneur, who can amplify your investment upto N-times? May be you would have comes across multiple options of capital investment; but lacked confidence to put ransom for many reasons.
1. You do not find ... Views: 681
If your to-do list feels endless and you’re drowning in work, you’re not alone. So many of us as small business owners feel that way. And yet often, we don’t seek support because the perception is that it eats away at our profits.
I see over and over again with my clients that the opposite is ... Views: 1571
Did you know that LinkedIn is one of the premier business networking sites? It provides amazing coverage of the professional market and one that you shouldn’t ignore, especially if you are a B2B business (a business where your clients are other businesses.)
Unlike Facebook or Twitter, ... Views: 1206
About a decade ago, I make a major decision to purchase an investment home. The reason was to have my money make money, or so I told myself. The real reason was because everyone was doing it and I fell into the Trap.
The Trap is a societal "black hole" that pulls you into what is hot at the ... Views: 1064
Oh yeah, you read that correctly. I love imperfection.
And while it hasn’t always been true for me in the past, it's an amazingly freeing and empowering development in my life.
I used to feel like I had to hide my imperfections or work until I got things "just right." But no more.
Don't ... Views: 1229
There is no one who can give you the very clear path to online business accomplishment. If there was an easy way to succeed in online business, failure stories wouldn't exist. However, If we take a second to look at all the online businesses that had success, we will see that many of them have ... Views: 915
There is no formula that guarantees success in starting an online business. There would never be any stories of failure, if there was a formula. We will find that there are close similarities in their choices of operation in their early years, if we take a look into all online business ... Views: 949
You have some strange ideas.
The unfortunate thing is that you do not see them as unusual because you think that everyone in your world thinks the same way. And yes, they do but does that make it right?
I don't think so.
You may have been brought up in a family where it was considered ... Views: 1426
Some days, it feels really, REALLY tough to keep building your business.
No one seems to care about what you have to offer and you are trying and trying to get them to pay you some attention but NOTHING is working.
You release a program that people asked for but they do not buy...
You ... Views: 834
Prevent Self Employment Burnout with Self Love
Self employment usually begins as an act of self love. Didn’t you choose to create your own business in order to do what you love doing, express your talents and gifts, set your own hours, be creative, reach your financial goals, and enjoy life ... Views: 1290
The biggest challenge that very new entrepreneurs face while developing his new business is raising essential capital. Many entrepreneurs fail to raise that much essential capital on right time and keep their business development plans on hold. Fortunately, there are few ways available today ... Views: 683
This is the perfect time of year to think about goals – goals you’ve accomplished so far in 2015, goals you still want to meet before the year ends, and goals you start setting for 2016.
There are the 3 determinations to figure out what your goals are and whether or not you are meeting ... Views: 1276
We have all heard in the headlines about major companies like Chase, Target, and Home Depot having data breaches with Ashley Madison being one of the latest high-profile victims.
The threat to small businesses on experiencing attacks by hackers is very real and not something to ignore. In ... Views: 1200
A “thought leadership” status is great for business and marketing. It positions you as an authority, and gives you an edge when it comes to scoring publicity opportunities, or charging a premium for your services.
Good news is, being a “thought leader” is not just the playing field for the ... Views: 1173
Being a heart-centred entrepreneur that really has a big call to change lives, it can be pretty difficult to 'sell' what you have and so, unfortunately, this tends to mean that
You get trapped taking the side road doing something you do not completely believe in because it pays the ... Views: 1734
This is the thing - You need a list. No matter how much you think that you can make it big on just social media or just by how awesome you are but it gets tough to try and hack it without a mailing list.
I see entrepreneurs struggling and struggling to build their business and when I ask, I ... Views: 962
Crowdfunding helps startups and entrepreneurs to live their dreams by bringing their ideas into reality. It is an incredible concept that enables a person with a workable business idea to raise money to materialize that idea. Crowdfunding is like a social networking where entrepreneurs, startups ... Views: 743
More and more adults are finding time to have fun!
Bringing back a little child’s play can lighten your mood and bring opportunities to meet new people.
I‘m pleased and surprised at a small group of ‘Over 55’s’ gathering to fly their kites! Not just ordinary kites, but stunt kites!
I ... Views: 1764
Over the years, I’ve seen so many entrepreneurs fall into the same traps of running telesummits. They usually swear them off, declaring, “I’m never doing one of these again!” …Right up until they see the hundreds and hundreds of new email addresses on their lists as a direct result of the ... Views: 1282
What are the top 5 ways to sell your business in the next 3 or 4 years? How should you prepare? What are the best ways to extract the most value for your business sale?
Many sellers are under the impression that selling a business is easy. They have often been approached by interested buyers ... Views: 664
Have you ever noticed how young children say what they think?
They tend to speak up and show us their real selves. They haven't been conditioned otherwise – at least not at that point.
But, ultimately, what have we learned as we're growing up?
To hide away our real selves in order to be ... Views: 1174
For many of us as business owners, we feel unprepared for the leadership roles we find ourselves in. Perhaps you wanted to grow a small empire, and maybe you had management experience previously in your career, and yet I talk to so many entrepreneurs who still don’t feel confident about their ... Views: 1522
I previously wrote an article about understanding the different types of web developers there are. For some types, you will need to do ALL of the planning and strategizing so you can just hand over what you want done and they will do exactly what you tell them.
For others, like working with ... Views: 1037
Have you ever wondered how some musicians become highly successful? Although not all successful musicians take the same path to achieve their dreams, every one of them follows the very same fundamental principles to become more successful.
Here are the five things all professional musicians ... Views: 708
Have you ever wondered how some musicians become highly successful? Although not all successful musicians take the same path to achieve their dreams, every one of them follows the very same fundamental principles to become more successful.
Here are the five things all professional musicians ... Views: 870
One characteristic that seems to be universal for entrepreneurs is that we have ideas. Not just an idea here or there, but a TON of ideas. Ideas every day. Multiple ideas in a day.
You probably understand that you can’t act upon and bring to fruition every single idea. You have to be ... Views: 895
Today I’m going to give you a taste of the secret sauce of our Speak-to-Sell Formula, and that is seeding.
Like the best sauces, seeding is evenly spread throughout our formula, and, when it comes to speaking and/or selling, it’s one of the things that sets our formula apart from anything ... Views: 1274
How To Leave Your Day Job & Teach Guitar For A Living In The Least Risky Way Possible
By Tom Hess
Are you sick and tired of working at your current job? As a guitar player, you already understand that this type of job prevents you from spending as much time as you’d like with ... Views: 801
As an entrepreneur, there are a couple of things that you look at when looking to start a business. You look at the market and the customer needs, you also look at the source of capital. A business is very risky and the probability of failure is always very high. This is the reason why you have ... Views: 982
With over 350 million members, LinkedIn is the most powerful place to create and build a presence for your B2B (Business to Business) company.
What can you do on LinkedIn? Why use LinkedIn versus other social platforms like Facebook
Why Your Business Social Media Efforts Should Focus on ... Views: 1165
Do you have to run and get your phone if you leave it in another room?
Do you check Facebook so often there are hardly any new posts since the last time you checked (half an hour ago)?
Does your email inbox run your life, with notifications popping up and grabbing your attention every time ... Views: 1109
Your creativity is an awesome tool. It can allow you approach your business in a unique way that's energy-revving.
At times, though, your creativity can lead you astray and really drain you.
I once attended a very large business gathering hosted by a client. We'd had a great working ... Views: 769
Every once in a while, I’ll find that I’m making myself nuts over everything there is to get done in a day. Ever feel that way?
As entrepreneurs, there’s a lot to do, and once you pile family, friends and community on top, it’s easy to feel like the to do list is going to smother ... Views: 1325
Writing is a final expression of our WHY, of what we stand for, of what we want to be known for.
So we can turn the Truth inside of us into communication others can relate and resonate.
Content that converts is supported by the energy and inevitability of authentically voicing our beliefs ... Views: 1241
7 Vital Website Updates To Achieve Better Business Success
How long has it been since your website’s home page has been updated with fresh new text and images?
How about your blog? Has it been months? Years even since your last entry? Do you even have a blog?
What about the last time ... Views: 937
It's no secret, people like to be inspired, they want to hear advice from experts, and they crave guidance from those more successful than they, but they also connect to authenticity, and like knowing that you're a human being who experiences the ups and downs of life too.
They want you ... Views: 1284