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Hey! Call me.
These three words strike a chord of annoyance in EVERY business owner I know. Maybe we're just a little traumatized by the times we thought somone was calling to invite us to do something cool only to find out when we called them back - it was a set up, a weird sleezy tactic based on the "get them curious" - when in reality it is annoying and dumb and diminishes your credibility. So, I'm just going to say - stop it. When you are a professional and you want a professional to
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Weekly Wrap Up - What I've Seen, Heard or Read
A full week is coming to a close. Here are some things I found this week, that you should know: The Beautiful Change is a movement designed to shift the world from one of comparison to one of compliments. Watch this heartfelt video - it's worth your time - and join the movement. I gave a terrific interview on entrepreneurship and the lessaons not being taught in business school. It's about 30 minutes - and perfect to catch in the car on the way to your next appointment. Li
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The Best Interview About Entrepreneurship
What I've learned as an entrepreneur far surpasses what I could have learned seeking an advanced degree in business school. In this 30 minute interview Phyllis Smith, Host of CloseUp on eWN Radio use the article, 5 Problems Business School Won't Prepare You For as the basis for our engaging and informative conversation. This is by far the best interview I've EVER given on entreperneurship. Thanks Phyllis for being a great radio host, asking the perfect sequence of questions
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Knowing Your Why
It was 2008, I was having a crisis and I signed up to attend an event. As I shuffled along with the hundreds of others registered for enlightenment and inspiration, a feeling of anxiety crept into my chest, and thoughts began racing in my head. “Crap, they’re gonna find out that I am terrified and insecure, and don’t have my shit together like they think.” Keep in mind, in actuality, I was running a successful and profitable business, making decisions and executing on goals w
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Blogging got ya blocked? And the best book I read this week!
The weekly wrap up of what I've read, seen, heard or discovered. Resource I don't know about you but I can get stuck when it comes to blogging. I've worked through systems with themes for the month ( I get bored or paralyzed), themes for the quarter (same problem). I know the topics, but still I can freeze. That is, until I found these little beauties - Blog Topic Generators - sites that will generate titles for me using my keywords. Once I have the title then away I can go
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Why aren't you asking for referrals?
We dream of referral based business; and yet most entrepreneurs don't ask for referrals. They tell me it's because they don't know what to say or how to say it, and they are afraid they'll "screw it up" because their ask isn't perfect. That's not true. The recipe for asking for a referral is based 80% upon the outstanding service you provide and 20% is timing and what you say. If you aren't asking for referrals I bet you have some doubt about the quality of service you pro
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Why You're Not Achieving Your Goals
The problem isn’t the goal – the problem is the process of reaching the goal, the daily execution of the process and accountability. I’ve always thought that the world would be an intriguing place if as the meme says…a liar’s pants really caught on fire! I’m talking about the lies we tell ourselves. Entrepreneurs are notorious for this. Oh, don’t get me wrong, we’re not bad people – we just …ummm – let’s say over exaggerate how effective and efficient we are really being. Whe
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