Posts by Melissa Galt
How to Find the Buried Treasure in You
Have you ever noticed how you can feel really confident on many levels, but just one unsuccessful experience will suddenly translate into you are a failure at everything? It’s crazy really, but sometimes it takes just one pivotal challenge to suddenly rattle your confidence in ways you didn’t even think were possible. It Can’t Happen…
Read MoreHow to Build Profitable Relationships and Powerful Friends: It’s All in the Invitation
Wahhhh, I admit it, I haven’t been on LinkedIn much this year so far. In fact, I haven’t been doing nearly as much social “networking” as I did the last two years. Maybe it’s because I’m doing more real time networking, or perhaps social media is truly in that state of flux, but whatever the…
Read MoreMarketing Success Strategies: Got a Business Bucket List?
One of the surest ways to get a lot more done in your business and scale that ladder of success that much faster is to create a bucket list for your business. After all if you saw the movie, The Bucket List, years ago you know that the idea is to actually live all the…
Read MoreMarketing Success Strategies: Does Your Brand Matter?
As I was standing in the grocery store the other day, searching for 9 volt batteries for an outdoor fan, I had a brand break through moment! I was originally scanning prices and reached for the Kroger brand, generic and unknown to me. Suddenly it hit me. This battery was going into the remote for…
Read MoreMarketing Success Strategies: How to Create and Deliver on Great Expectations
One of the key components to success in any endeavor both professional and personal is delivering on expectations. But all too often we fail to establish “great” expectations at the start that are realistic, reliable, and fuel our success. A significant portion of your marketing success strategy needs to be devoted to creating and managing…
Read MoreHow to Beat Overwhelm in 3 Simple Steps
As I readied myself to write this I took stock of what I am juggling and very nearly curled up in a ball of inertia. Now I know that may come as a surprise. You probably think of me as most of my clients do, the Energizer Bunny of productivity and positivity. Well, now you…
Read MoreSuccess Nightmares: What’s Keeping You Up at Night?
Success Nightmares? Having recently completed a very large project I was caught off guard when I found myself unable to sleep with nightmares about the project despite it being completed and turned over to the client. I didn’t have dreams about it in the last three months when I was in the thick of it,…
Read MoreWhen Policies Prevent Profits: Are You Stalling Your Success?
This is a lesson in how your policies and procedures may be preventing your profitability. Read closely not as a business owner but instead as a customer or client. Too often we get caught up in our operations, and forget that we are in business to serve our customer and clients. We must see it…
Read MoreGet Over Yourself to Get On With Your Life: Stop Your Storytelling Sabotage
Do you find yourself stopping your life because of the stories you’ve lived? You know what I mean . . . I was abused as a child. My mother loved my sister better (really she did.) I’ve always had allergies, asthma, bad knees (you name it, you claim it) I’m not athletic. I can’t ski…
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