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PREPARE TO ADVERTISE!
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| If you have followed me at all, you realize that I am not a big believer in advertising as defined by most people. I do believe in 2-step advertising and especially if you have something of perceived value that you can offer to a prospect. |
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Lesson #5: Go With Your Gut
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| “Experience taught me a few things,” says Trump. “One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper.” |
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Lesson #2: Keep it Simple
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| Puck has never been one for pretensions. Despite being a gourmet chef who caters to the who’s who of Hollywood and many of America’s other elite, Puck has refused to succumb to the glitz and the airs of many of the other top chefs. He has kept his recipes simple and their presentation equally so, his restaurant designs unfussy and his overall message clear-cut: “I think people can walk by, and they see the menu. It’s not intimidating and the food is interesting. If they get good food, friendly service in a nice environment, people will come back and tell their friends.” |
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Lesson #4: Leave A Strong Impression
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| “Dress shabbily and they remember the dress,” said Chanel. “Dress impeccably and they remember the woman.” Chanel understood the importance of appearance to getting ahead in the business world. Looking her best wasn’t just a matter of wanting to feel feminine or being attractive for Chanel, it was also a way to gain respect. |
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Lesson #1: Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight
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| “I think a lot of people, friends included, were saying, ‘I know you're a believer in this and all, but you know, sometimes no matter how hard you believe it just doesn't happen. Maybe you should kind of give up the ghost and try something else,’” recalls Case. While he can look back on the early stages of his career now and laugh, at the time, it was no laughing matter. Case was struggling to become a success, to find his niche and to make a name for himself in an industry in which he saw limitless potential. “I just believed, and so I kept doing it…we're going to make this happen. We were going to stick with it.” |
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Lesson #3: See the Forest Through the Trees
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| “I think the more you have a generalist perspective, I think sometimes the more you can kind of see through the forest and the trees,” says Case. “And when it gets a little bit cloudy, you know, have some sense of, ‘Well, maybe this might happen or maybe that might happen.’” |
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Lesson #5: Make It Count
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| “Work is futile if we cannot utilize the experience we collect in one life in the next,” said Ford. |
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Lesson #2: What’s in a Name? Everything!
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| When Eastman first began to think about a name for his company, others kept saying to him that he was putting too much energy and effort into it. He was wasting his time, they told him. After all, it was just a name. |
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Lesson #3: Focus On the Inside Out
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| “I believe that Yahoo! is too often defined by the competitive landscape, rather than by what we can accomplish with our assets,” says Yang. “I’m determined for us to define our own path.” |
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George Steinbrenner Quotes
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Lesson #4: Nice Guys Finish Last
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| “My father wasn’t a believer in ‘monetary allowances’ for my sisters and me, so he set us up raising chickens,” recalls Steinbrenner. “We sold the eggs to our neighbours…If one of our neighbours wanted a fresh chicken, then we also had to kill and dress the chicken.” |
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From Sheep and Sodas to Success: How Marriott Became a Name We Know
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| With a guiding philosophy of hard work and clean living, Marriott rose from the sheep fields of his father’s farm to become one of the most successful entrepreneurs in America’s history. He built one of the fastest-growing and most profitable companies in the difficult food and lodging business. How did he do it? |
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Give Something Back
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| A great philosopher once said, whatever you want more of, give it away. The best way to ensure an ongoing flow of abundance into your life is to share with others the wealth you receive. I am a big believer in tithing -- giving away 10% of your income to your church and favorite charities. I believe that it does indeed come back multiplied. This has been demonstrated in my life and the lives of Chicken Soup for the Soul readers over and over again. |
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The New Year
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| Since we have a New Year to challenge us, it’s a good thing to keep our resolution to be bigger than our problems. Problems come with the territory called life, and we are fortunate in more ways than we realize. We need to move forward with optimism. |
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The Powerful Minute - "Humility"
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| This week I'm really suggesting that we look in the mirror with a little less seriousness than I might normally do. I'm a big believer in being 100% responsible for ... |
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More Sales Coaching Leads to Accelerated Growth
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| Your salespeople have the opportunity to replay their last call - one that probably had a horrible ending - and learn from it...
Your salespeople can experience a live version of reincarnation every day!
There are two keys that can't be overlooked though:
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The Importance of Pride, Self Esteem and Confidence in Selling
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| My guest on this week's edition of Meet the Sales Experts was Bob Sinton and we talked a lot about the importance of pride, business self-esteem and two levels of confidence: |
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There Are Several Benefits Of Starting An Online Home Business
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| I am a big believer that you must have a reason for why you are working an online home business for it to succeed. It doesn't really matter what other people say because it comes down to what's important to you. |
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Mean Girls Don’t Always Finish First
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| You see in movies and TV all the time that the successful businesswomen are cold hard witches (The Devil Wears Prada anyone?) Well why does this have to be the case? |
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Cold Calling Isn’t the Only Way to Get Prospects
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| Not many sellers like cold calling. They may be forced into it but they go kicking and screaming, avoiding it with any excuse. Unfortunately, they think it’s the only approach to prospecting, but it doesn’t have to be that way. |
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How hiring a PR firm can produce business for franchises
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| Just as you, as a franchise professional, know how to set people up with their own business, public relations professionals know how to drive customers to your business. PR professionals know how to gain publicity, utilize social media, plan campaigns and much more and if you have the financial ability to do so, you should let them do it. No sense in using all of your time to try to write and distribute a press release when a PR firm could do that in a much better fashion. Here I discuss why I believe it is beneficial to people in the franchise industry to hire a PR firm if they have the financial ability to do so. |
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Cold Calling Tip: Turn a Cold Call Into a Warm Call
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| If you use the telephone to generate new business, and you should be, then you need to know how to turn a cold cll into a warm call. This fantastic article will show you how. |
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8 things to do with an article
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| If you’re going to take the time and trouble to write an article, I’m a big believer that you should try to re-use it as many times as you possibly can. Apart from the reason you’ve written it in the first place, which presumably one of the reasons is to help your build your credibility as an expert, here are eight other things you can do once you’ve completed your article: |
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Sales Management Training Tips: How to Coach the Self Doubter
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| Meet Joe.
Joe is a successful district sales manager who could work in any industry and for any company. In fact, there are many Joe’s in all companies. Each month Joe is put to the test with different sales reps he must coach to success.
Joe has decided to start the year by building development plans with each of his reps. He is a strong believer that his role is to help them develop their skills and to ensure that the district achieve it’s sales numbers. With the economic downturn the marketplace is becoming increasingly more competitive. The company has had good growth over the last 5 years but there is an overall sense that the sales force is composed of many gatherers and there is a need for more hunters.
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What is the definition of financial freedom
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| No debt
Money in the bank
The ability to do what you please when you please
When money means nothing |
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Think BIG - A Lesson from a Little One
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| Like most of us, I learned about the mechanics of goal setting early in my career. Although I learned the theory of goal setting in graduate school, it wasn’t until later in my career that I learned about the powerful psychology goal setting and how imbedding goals into the walls of our mind unleashes the real power.
But it was only a few years ago that I experienced first-hand the power of thinking big… and it came at the hands of someone quite small. My oldest daughter was seven at the time. She loved to play catch with Dad. The object we threw - a tennis balls, football, one of those squishy balls - mattered little, but the challenge of consecutive catches matter very much to her. |
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House Arrest
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| More and more companies are sub-contracting their work. You’ve probably heard about people being laid off from their employer only to be hired back as a sub. These are interesting times. This can be a win win. Employers may have individuals who are only 70% productive yet they are paying for 40 hours of work. Many talented individuals are wasting their time sitting around an office cubicle with nothing to do. Once they are free to work from their home they can prospect for business from other companies, something they could not do while working full time. This may actually improve their income. The company benefits because now they can react to the cycle of business better controlling their expenses and profitability. Don’t you wish you could do that with excess inventory?
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Video Marketing How to Promote Your Business Using Videos
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| Video marketing is a fairly new term. It means producing videos and posting them to several video sharing websites to boost your website traffic and get your name out there.
5 Reasons Why Video Marketing Is Great
1. Google is showing more and more videos in the search results.
2. Producing a video is very inexpensive and posting it is free.
3. Most video sharing services such as YouTube have several tools to help people spread the word. Think about it. People actually market your videos for you.
4. Millions of people promote their websites using articles, but just a small percentage of them use videos. The competition is a lot less fierce.
5. Video communities are a lot more active than article communities. It is not uncommon to post a video on YouTube and get 1,000 comments in a month! |
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Effective Meetings
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| I don't know about you, but nothing grates on my patience more than a poorly run meeting. |
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Recession Reality and 15 Simple Strategies for Growing Your Buiness
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Good businesses principles work regardless of a recession, in fact they probably work even better during a recession because customers are more tuned in when purchasing. Bad business principles are routed out and killed during a recession. This happens to also be good for people who conduct business in the right way.
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Thrashing: The Productivity and Company Killer
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| Every company struggles balancing long term strategy with achieving short term goals. But many companies easily fall into the trap of taking on too many short term projects. Taken too far, it can paralyze a company and keep you from achieving your goals. Learn to recognize signs of thrashing and how to keep it from draining the life out of your company. |
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Sales Coaching Tip: Lose the Business Development Title If You Want to Increase Sales
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| Are you really busy, but your bank account is not as full as you want? Possibly you are confusing business development with sales. Learn if you are suffering from this sales malady. |
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A Successful Sales Model: The Key to Franchisee Success
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| With many individuals transitioning from corporate America to entrepreneurial ventures, it is no surprise that new franchised businesses are springing up everywhere. Many franchise owners are attracted to entrepreneurship because they like what the franchise business concept represents. However, while they come to their role as a believer of the concept they buy into they do not necessarily have the skills they need to sell themselves and their services — the skills that are needed to keep the business alive. |
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3 Simple Measurements for Developing Your Sales Team
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| In addition to looking at the numbers, you can figure out very quickly whether or not a sales person is successful by ranking them on a scale of one to ten... in three key areas… |
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You Can Have It All....Just Not All At Once!
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| Usually, when it comes to attaining our goals and seeing our dreams come true, we have set a timeline or, at least, have one in mind. That is a good thing. It keeps us focused, motivated. It is tangible; it is binary, measurable: have I been, done, reached such-and-such? Yes or no…
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When Things Get Bad, Get Good!
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| When things get bad, you've got to get good!
It all became clear last week on the way to get a massage. My boyfriend and I were running late, so there was instant tension. While speeding down the freeway, I was listening to him talking on the phone to one of his employees. Miss Coach (me) was noticing all the ways that he could’ve been more effective in his conversation. My head started shaking back in forth in reaction. I was being so subtle! (Not!) |
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Smart Women Make Amazing Things Happen
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| This article is about making sure that you create the right environment in your home or office in order to bring out your most creative self. In order to realize our dreams and goals, we need to place ourselves in an environment where we can visualize our preferred future. We can make amazing things happen both personally and professionally when we create the right space. Think about where you create your best thinking. Where are you when you have those amazing ideas to move your life forward? |
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Doing your marketing for free
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| I’m a great believer in doing things for free – without compromising on quality or getting what you want. In this day and age, I think it’s perfectly possible to have your cake and eat it, but you’re going to need to think about things in a different way. Here’s how: |
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CEO of Empowerism Janet Wilson Interview
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| I have come to realize one thing. People like Janet Wilson and Stone Evans excel and thrive because of one mutual commonality. They have the spirit of truly helping other people succeed. That is not only in the words they convey, but they show... |
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Are Journalists Really Out to Get You?
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| Strong negative feelings about journalists are typical among spokesperson, particularly among those who don't work with reporters often. Many of the negative impressions people have of journalists is rooted in the truth, but this article focuses on how to work within today's media landscape to powerfully get your organization's point across. |
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Why Crazy People Are Can Be So Convincing: Belief Sells, Confidence Motivates
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| Okay, so you're not insane. While that may be a disadvantage, it's one you can overcome. |
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Pro Mujer - Providing Clients with Essential Health Care
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| Pro Mujer, an international microfinance network composed of partner MFIs in several
Latin American countries, is a believer and a practitioner of “Microfinance Plus”— a term that
has come to capture the concept of offering integrated services to its clients. |
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Pro Mujer - Providing Clients with Essential Health Care
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| Pro Mujer, an international microfinance network composed of partner MFIs in several
Latin American countries, is a believer and a practitioner of “Microfinance Plus”— a term that
has come to capture the concept of offering integrated services to its clients. |
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Doing your marketing for free
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| I’m a great believer in doing things for free – without compromising on quality or getting what you want. In this day and age, I think it’s perfectly possible to have your cake and eat it, but you’re going to need to think about things in a different way. Here’s how: |
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Mastermind Your Way To Business Success
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| While I’m a firm believer in goals, I’m not a big believer in New Year’s resolutions; mainly because it has been my experience that most resolutions are repeated year after year and forgotten by the time we sober up on January 2nd. |
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How to Avoid Burnout and Gain a Fresh Perspective: An Uplifting Lesson From the Beach
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| A day at the beach is one of those American images of happiness and relaxation, but in reality, there's much more to learn from the shoreline.
This brief analogy from the beach will help put progress and personal challenges in perspective, and for the believer, it's a reminder of the spiritual aspect of the success journey. |
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PREPARE TO ADVERTISE!
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| If you have followed me at all, you realize that I am not a big believer in advertising as defined by most people. I do believe in 2-step advertising and especially if you have something of perceived value that you can offer to a prospect. |
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8 things to do with an article
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| If you’re going to take the time and trouble to write an article, I’m a big believer that you should try to re-use it as many times as you possibly can. Apart from the reason you’ve written it in the first place, which presumably one of the reasons is to help your build your credibility as an expert, here are eight other things you can do once you’ve completed your article: |
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There Are Several Benefits Of Starting An Online Home Business
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| I am a big believer that you must have a reason for why you are working an online home business for it to succeed. It doesn't really matter what other people say because it comes down to what's important to you. |
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The Powerful Minute - "Humility"
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| This week I'm really suggesting that we look in the mirror with a little less seriousness than I might normally do. I'm a big believer in being 100% responsible for ... |
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You Can't Out Give God
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| I'm a big believer in the power of tithing as taught by Edwene Gaines in The Four Spiritual Laws of Prosperity.
In her model you tithe 10% of your income to those people, places or institutions who have fed you spiritually. They've inspired you, helped you to remember who you are.
By giving in this way, you acknowledge God as the Source, and the more I've experimented with this practice the more I've become convinced that, try as we might, we cannot out give God.
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Tactics for using hyperlinks in your blog posts
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| As our regular readers likely know by now, my strategies in blogging typically find a happy medium between having a technical-minded SEO focus and a customer-oriented approach. I’m all about balance and a big believer that regardless of what your SEO stats tell you, if you’re not connecting with your clients, you’re not accomplishing enough. |
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