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I 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: 1957
Coming up with headline ideas can be difficult. But it doesn't have to be that way. You're going to read tips on how to come up with headline ideas and improve your headlines.
First, write down as many headlines as you can without editing yourself. Just let the ideas flow and get them down ... Views: 1955
I often hear from entrepreneurs how hard it is to sign on a new client. Actually, it’s quite simple. I am going to share 11 steps with you, but before you can take these 11 steps to signing on a new client you must be clear about WHO your Ideal Client is. This is a key pre-step. And another key ... Views: 1952
A scattered mind produces scattered results in business. Scattered means: “occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space” and “lacking orderly continuity” (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/scattered). If it is taking you longer than anticipated, expected or ... Views: 1947
I recently watched a Ted Talk video by Jane McGonigal who shared the top 5 most common regrets of the dying expressed to hospice workers.
Her list was fascinating. As women entrepreneurs our lives are often filled with countless tasks and action steps that we must take to market our business ... Views: 1946
Drinking pure water is an essential requisite for the proper functioning and healthy working of the body. Packaged drinking water is any day a safe bet when it comes to purity, reliability and affordability. Seeing the growing demand for such mineral water many companies are cashing on the ... Views: 1943
Most of the people love art. Thus, it is a way where you can express what you feel, believe, and think. Moreover, some people use art for business, that’s why the art auction business was developed.
Early stages: Primary markets in Bruges, Florence, and Antwerp
Florence, Italy is ... Views: 1942
While many people associate learning a new task with a list of “how to” items, it can be just as beneficial to know what not to do as well. Learning from past mistakes that others have made allows you to sidestep them in your own path and more quickly obtain your goal. In fact, focusing on ... Views: 1942
I talked about solo-preneurs, coaches, consultants, healers and spiritual teachers who are struggling, and frustrated to get to the bottom of why they’ve been hiding out, playing small and repeatedly attracting the same kinds of negative people and situations in their businesses. If some or all ... Views: 1941
I remember struggling years ago with experiencing severe feast and famine cycles in my business and wondering how I could create a consistent stream of income and prospects.
I felt challenged because I would focus on serving my current clients to the detriment of marketing my business. And ... Views: 1938
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful, than a life spent doing nothing.
George Bernard Shaw
According to Global Entrepreneurial Monitor (GEM) fear of failure is the top reason given in Ireland and worldwide by aspiring entrepreneurs for not starting their own ... Views: 1934
Whether your goal is to accumulate assets to generate future cash flow or support your current cash needs, developing a cash flow strategy should be an important consideration when creating your wealth plan.
Cash is the life-blood of any business. A business can show profitability, but ... Views: 1927
Having a strong sense of self-accountability is the cornerstone of success and productivity. Self-accountability simply means you are holding yourself responsible for your successes and failures. Most of us feel a sense of accountability towards our managers, co-workers, clients, customers, ... Views: 1925
Marketing and promotion is essential for the success of all companies, no matter how big or small. Among the various promotional strategies that help to promote products and services, free giveaways is very effective. These giveaways are used as a part of sales promotion to boost the sales of ... Views: 1919
The dictionary defines "independent" as:
• not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
• not subject to another's authority or jurisdiction; autonomous; free: an independent businessman.
• not ... Views: 1917
Secret #1: Your business is a mirror of you.
“We meet ourselves again and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life.”
- Carl Jung
“Whatever is happening TO you is a reflection of what is happening IN you.”
- Don Giberson
The great Spiritual Masters, Law of ... Views: 1916
The term “glass ceiling” is most often used in corporate jobs. It is used to explain the phenomenon where people climb the ladder, get promoted, seem to be on track and then for no apparent reason – their promotion path seems to stall and they get no further.
However, in my experience this ... Views: 1916
Do you feel like your life is spinning off kilter? Are you left feeling as if something is missing? Here are 7 steps to help you to find your way.
1. Know What You Want. Many professionals choose their careers because someone told them they would be good in a particular field. Another is ... Views: 1916
That is a phrase that I heard at a recent course that I attended on marketing on the internet.
The implication is that it is better to get your first version of a not-quite-ready ad or even a new product out there and see how it goes over, than to have nothing out there at all. And thus no ... Views: 1910
While driving down the freeway gazing at the car in front, I noticed its bumper sticker: “If nothing changes, nothing changes.” It’s true, if we continue to think and behave in the same way, we will continue to get the same results.
Scientific research shows that when you carry out ... Views: 1907
When you need to be able to monitor different sources of input and output that are being run on a central computer system, it is pretty likely you will need a console manager. This nifty little device allows you to gain access to important server features and systems from an out-of-hub location ... Views: 1903
In its simplest form, communication in business is conveying a message through a channel. It can link ideas and things and is a mechanism for connectivity and interaction. Communication is expressed in words, pictures, gestures, signals, and colors. In its most basic context, there is a ... Views: 1900
How to Gesture And Double Your Communication Skills
Adults are learners too, so how do we get our point across (comprehension)
without sounding like a dominating school teacher?
If you visit your doctor and he says your x-rays are Benign, you are a lot
happier than if he says the results ... Views: 1900
by: Geoff Ficke
Modern travelers take the open road for granted. We can hop into exquisitely engineered modern vehicles, pop onto smooth, straight freeways, well lit, with excellent signage and many roadside conveniences. We can cover as much ground as we might like in any direction, in ... Views: 1898
Sometimes 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: 1898
The American economy is the growth engine of the industrial world and will continue to be so, as long a steady stream of innovative, divergent products is successfully created. The history of capitalism is replete with cycles of unique, needed product and technology advances that exponentially ... Views: 1896
One of the most attractive things about advertising with Twitter is that it's free. Radio, television, and newspapers can get quite expensive and doesn't necessarily hit your targeted demographic. The better advertising can be Twitter.
Below are 5 ways that Twitter is an business advertising ... Views: 1895
I dream of hot prospects who call me up and say, “We’ve heard good things about your company. We want to make a decision quickly. We’re hoping you can help us out.”
Occasionally my sales fantasies turn into realities. When it happens, it’s so easy to be seduced by this low-handing fruit. ... Views: 1893
Is there something in your business or life that you would like to change or improve – a relationship, a situation or even a daily task that drives you nuts?
If there is some part of your business or life that isn’t working as well as you would like, you can live in resentment, accept it ... Views: 1892
Do you know what’s worse than a project that never starts? The one that never ends! A quagmire project is the stuff of service provider’s nightmares – countless back-and-forth e-mails, ever-changing requirements, the potential for streams of complaints from all sides, and ... Views: 1892
Their Successors Often Lose Focus And Greatly Damage These Franchises
If you are of a certain age you will vividly remember the following names: Helena Rubenstein, Faberge, Germain Monteil, Trigere, Revlon, Elizabeth Arden, Max Factor, Schwinn, W. T. Grant, Montgomery Ward and Chuck Taylor. ... Views: 1886
Recently, a client called me all upset, crying and out of breath in panic and desperation. She wanted to be ‘as good as Ms X, and have a website as beautiful and functional with products that are as great.’
She wanted me to coach her, but her mind said, “I can’t do it! I don’t have the ... Views: 1884
The Truth About Cash Gifting…Part 1
We've all heard about the next BIG home based business opportunity. You know, the one that will make you an instant millionaire and you won't have to do any work to get there. All you have to do is send in your money and the next thing you know in 30 to 60 ... Views: 1881
“The worth of commercial properties”
“What is my commercial property worth?” that is the question of a lot of real estate investors in today’s uncertain real estate market. Commercial property is property that is used for business purposes, such as gas stations, malls, convenience store, ... Views: 1881
One of the common complaints I hear from women entrepreneurs is that they avoid focusing on the top-income producing tasks in their business. They habitually occupy themselves with busy work that doesn’t result in higher paying clients or more income in the door.
Here is a simple tip you can ... Views: 1879
Muddling Mondays
You have returned to work on Monday after making a presentation at a trade show and a 4-to- 12 hour flight back home.
After making a presentation at a trade show or other event and a long flight back home the body, mind and spirit are going to take time to recover, whether ... Views: 1879
A lot of times we are caught in codependent relationship we are not even aware of, and if it is a business or client relationship, it may be costing you dearly.
A lot of us grew up conditioned to be “responsible” – so we try to be, often out of wanting to be approved or accepted, or not be ... Views: 1878
Why Your Voice is King-Kong to Your Left & Right Brain, & Wins Your Present-Goals, & Influences Others to Follow Your Directions.
1. Your Tone (deep or high voice), and your Pitch (smooth or rough voice), is what often convinces people to follow your suggestions or not. We all luv the sound ... Views: 1878
Viral marketing campaigns can be exciting and if effective literally explode traffic to your website or blog. Following are a few ideas for types of products and services you can use for your campaign, but the first step in any marketing campaign is to determine your goal – what is it exactly ... Views: 1877
The other day I put my son down for his nap. And then I reluctantly forced myself to muster up the energy to turn my attention towards the endless items on my never-ending to-do list.
I was fully prepared to take advantage of my time alone to get a jumpstart on everything that “needed” to be ... Views: 1872
It seems like you can’t turn on your TV or read a news story without hearing about a new business startup raking in millions of dollars. In fact, it’s never been easier to start a business thanks to a wide-range of online resources including incorporation documents, website analytics, ... Views: 1870
Start-up grants can help benefit small businesses in many ways. Grants for small businesses are offered by federal or state agencies and other organizations. There are also offices such as small business development offices to help the small business grant seeker with advice on how to get ... Views: 1869
Starting a new business is the dream of many people across the United States. However, with the current economic climate, it has become a tad bit more difficult than it used to be. Many potential business owners are scared out of starting their own business for one reason or another. They don't ... Views: 1867
There are plenty of good deals you can avail through Dave and Busters as long as you know how to look for them. You will definitely like the idea of buying a video game console at 50% off from the original price! The savings is quite bigger than buying from any other stores.
At Dave and ... Views: 1866
People usually think that starting up some profitable home business is an unrealistic move. It would require a lot of time, effort, and money to even start from scratch.
Starting up from scratch is a gamble. You wouldn't really know if it's going to work or not. It’s not surprising why most ... Views: 1865
Want to build a BOLD IDENTITY? Then you are going to have to be willing to be teachable. In other words, we should never arrive knowledge-wise, well, until you ARRIVE eternally. This means, ideally we should be willing to receive correction personally and in our businesses/ministries at any ... Views: 1865
Becoming an entrepreneur has many benefits. It allows us to make a living doing something we enjoy. It gives us more freedom and flexibility than working for someone else. And it allows for unlimited earning potential. And yet many entrepreneurs have second thoughts about the path they're ... Views: 1854
HOW DOES IT WORK?
One of the main keys to interpreting handwriting is the fact that we always write differently from the model taught to us at school. How we form and combine characters and position them on the page creates a unique writing pattern. From the graphologist's viewpoint, ... Views: 1847
Everyone experiences self-doubt from time to time. When we challenge ourselves by taking on new jobs or responsibilities, it’s natural to wonder whether we’re up to the task. Self-doubt actually can be helpful, as it spotlights areas of weaknesses where we would benefit from more ... Views: 1847
Now there are all types of steps, tips and tricks to business success. But there’s one that I’ve found that really keeps the whole energy moving: the ability to process information.
There’s more information out there than ever before. More to learn and more to do. There’s more stuff to read, ... Views: 1844