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Smart Solutions: 5 Simple Secrets to Being Whole and Happy in Your Business

I am embarrassed to confess that I have a multiple personality disorder. I didn’t realize it until I went searching for an introduction for an upcoming event and found no less than 36 different introductions on file over the past decade. OMG, I am one person, not 36. Even if I’d updated annually with new…

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Episode #5: Stop Spamming Me! How to Avoid Email Etiquette Fails

I’ve started having to scroll through junk again these days since my email filters have gone wonky. To my horror I discovered . . . (WATCH the VIDEO) that I’ve been added arbitrarily, no permission asked (and none granted), to even more mailing lists belonging to colleagues, business acquaintances and networking contacts. This is NOT…

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Small Business Success Strategies: How to Unlock Your Lucky Factor

You are unique and so is your business, in fact, the greatest point of differentiation you have, or USP (unique selling proposition) is YOU! (If you doubt me, WATCH the VIDEO.) One-size- fits-all solutions aren’t going to fit you.  You deserve strategy as unique as YOU and YOUR BUSINESS. The best coaching I’ve ever received…

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Productivity Tip: How to Tame Your To Do List (Get More Done & Have More Fun!)

Are you a list maker like me? Do you start your day with a full page of items to tackle only to find that you get through less than half, and you wind up rolling more than half of your list to the next day? I used to do that until I found a way…

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Networking Tips: 3 Wickedly Simple Ways to Red Carpet Ready Your Conversations

One of the toughest things about networking is knowing what to say. And I don’t mean the usual “blah, blah, blah” about your business. I mean being both interested and interesting so that you’ll be remembered beyond your tagline. (You do have a tagline, don’t you?)  This is about being a good conversationalist. It means…

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Profitable Content Creation – What Happened After They Told Me I Couldn’t Write (True Story)

This is the true story of my friend and colleague, content marketing expert, Jeff Herring. And I’ve included a quick video about what I failed at when I was younger and how I have a gift for it now. Don’t miss this! Content Marketing is a great way to build your online business. The problem…

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Profitable Content Creation – What to Do When You’re Running Out of Content Ideas (3 Big Tips)

Content creation is a great way to bring in more prospects and profits. And you do want more prospects and profits, right? The struggle for many content marketers, both new and experienced, is consistently coming up with ideas for creating content. I’ve noticed that many go through a few stages in their struggle to come…

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Stop Fitting In, Start Standing Out for Outrageous Success

I’ve noticed an ugly trend lately and wanted to flag you on it. Are you busy trying to fit in, instead of standing out? Are you taking the path of least resistance? Are you following the flock? (Beware, you may wind up a lamb chop!) I’ve been where you are? In fact, I’m sharing a…

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You Are Only as Good as Your Resources: Get More Here!

None of us can succeed alone in business. We need a reliable collection of top notch resources including software programs, people, and coaches: Website Designer (the basics of business today is to be online) Logo Designer (increase your visibility) Printer (we still use business cards and direct response postcards) Email Service (Autoresponder) Social Media Manager…

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Pull Back the Curtain: Does Your Market Know You are Human?

How NOT to be Human I know that the title sounds kind of silly, so let’s look at this for a minute. If you are anything like me, you are bombarded by internet marketing messages that are “personalized” for you but in fact are incredibly impersonal. I am even getting these now through LinkedIn from…

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