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A Closed Mouth Never Gets Fed
I don’t watch a lot of television, but this one commercial sticks out to me about a kid who was born with seemingly ultimate confidence: asking girls out for dates even though he’s clearly shorter and younger; graduating college when most graduate high school; performing open-heart surgery in a crowded concert hall with a ballpoint pen. But when it comes to negotiating a fair price for a new car, he’s frozen in his tracks.
How Planning the Work (and then Working The Plan) Can Catapult Your Marketing Success
A marketing plan is vital to the success of your business. Without a plan, even the best intentions may never be realized. You must plan the work and then work the plan, or your goals will not be accomplished. They key is to not only have a plan but to implement that plan. Here’s how.
Handling a Bad Hire, Part 1
Sometimes it doesn’t become clear until a person has actually started working for a business that she simply doesn’t fit with the team. Whether she doesn’t do what she’s supposed to, takes too much responsibility or just has a personality that doesn’t mix, a business owner, as team leader, must decide what to do. This article outlines the different ways different types of female entrepreneurs may handle the situation.

When It Comes To Marketing, Consistency and Discipline Beat Shiny Objects Every Time
When you are starting out in a new venture, all you want to know is what sort of marketing works so that you can focus on it 100%. Because there are so many options, you will be tempted to throw your efforts in 100 different directions and chase down anything that looks promising. As a result, you will find yourself chasing after each new "shiny object", abandoning avenues that will produce for you if you give them time. This is a classic path to failure. Instead of chasing the gurus, learn from what they do - spend the time to master each form of marketing before you chase the next best thing.

Big Wins from Small Beginnings by Harvey Schiller
How do you get people to want to change and to commit to the change process?
The Power of a Blank Whiteboard
Unfortunately for many companies, people don't usually respond well to change. Anything but. I wish we could embrace the opportunity to evolve processes and thinking and behaviors - but often we don't. Especially in tough times - when the company environment is probably already tense and constricted. When things get tense, people tend to hang on to what they know, as a touchstone for the status quo - which is known and safe, even if it does mean a downhill slide. Hanging onto 'the way we've always done it' is one of the most common challenges I encounter in my clients.

Help I have Trouble Sticking to My Daily Sales Plan
Do you start your day with the best intentions? You plan to make so many calls. You plan to do some things to market yourself. You plan to talk to so many potential clients.

Lessons from the Gym that Can Help Your Business
It's been a difficult journey toward becoming fit, but it reminded me of a few lessons that apply equally to building a business. The following are a few of the lessons I have learned from the gym.
Building Trust for Explosive Business Success
Want to build strong business relationships that lead to explosive success? Focus significant time and energy on building trust with your colleagues, clients and business partners.

How to Present Formal Recognition That Makes Their Day!
Public award presentations require preparation, planning and good intentions. This short article will provide some insight into what makes formal recognition meaningful.

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Inundated in Intention
It is easy to find yourself drowning in intentions but time does not have to be your enemy. Fulfilling your commitments is not rocket science. Follow these simple steps and you will find that it will be a lot less daunting to fulfill all of your intentions.

2008: Choose a Theme, Not a Resolution
When I began to write this article, I decided to go back to basics and check out the dictionary definition of “resolutions.” I got “A thing resolved on, an intention”. To me, the word “intention” is preferable to “resolution.” Somehow intention resonates with the idea of “definitely going to do,” whereas “resolution” has more of an air of doing something because it is good for you, and that’s not always the most inspiring. So, I decided to focus on New Year Intentions. I think for intentions to work, they need to have the following three elements.
A Path to True Clarity
All of our deepest intentions are always realized in our day to day reality. Therefore, it is essential to know that we are clear about our intentions so that we receive what we truly desire. Perhaps you are choosing between potential solutions to a question or a challenge you are currently experiencing. Maybe you are feeling confused by a situation, person, or decision at this time. Or you could be at a major crossroads in your life and wondering-"Which path should I take?"

The Value of an Accountability Coach
It is estimated that up to ninety percent of our behavior is habitual. That means that up to ninety percent of what you do, you do the same day in and day out - often without conscious thought. This may not seem like a concern, until you consider what percentage of your behavior is sabotaging your success. While you may be aware of some of your bad habits, it takes the guidance of an accountability coach to identify and bring awareness to all of the habits that are confining you to your current reality. Wouldn't it be great if our 'good intentions' worked the way that we think they should? There's often a wide gap between our intentions and our actions. Poor follow through is a fact of life for many of us. It not only threatens our health, but it also prevents us from achieving personal and career goals that are well within our reach.
The Question of Trust -- How much business is done without it? None!
Before any business activity will commence, there must be an acceptable level of Trust in the outcome. No Trust means no progress -- No exceptions! Trust is dissected into two distinct components -- Character and Competence. People in all facets of life assess the trustworthiness of themselves , and the business they represent, by their intentions, but they assess the trustworthiness of others by their actions, and even more harshly, by their results. All businesses need to refine their ability to appropriately communicate the results they have achieved for all stakeholders. It is vital they are seen to take responsibility for their results -- not their intentions, and not just their actions. Taking responsibility for results will build trust with stakeholders -- even if the results were not what was planned or hoped for.

How Does the Salesperson Affect Price Shoppers and Negotiators?
When salespeople have a discussion about money, price shoppers usually make it very clear what their intentions are. On the other hand, negotiators don't usually advertise their intentions in advance. Instead, they'll negotiate after they have received a proposal.
Necessity is the Mother of Intention
The road to failure is as they say, paved with good intentions.
Are Your Intentions Crystal Clear
Have you ever given any consideration to the possibilty that maybe your intentions are behind some of those unachieved goals or dreams? Most of us can access all kinds of information regarding setting goals, taking steps,etc. However little time or considerion is give to some behind the scene things, if you will, like our intentions, whether conscious or unconscious. If you would like to know more about how to tune in and pay attention to your intentions and whether or not they are crystal clear, please read on.
Final Exam
I believe among the most valuable traits of any human being is the ability to honestly, objectively, and realistically assess themselves. It is easy to look at friends, neighbors, and colleagues and judge their success in their personal or professional lives. This ease in judging others comes from our tendency to look at everyone else's actions and results while only viewing our own intentions. We all start out with great intentions that can often become an excuse when we fail to perform.

Health Habits: Get Fit, Save Money
You know what they say: "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions." That's what's happening with health care in the United States, and perhaps throughout the world of "Western socialism" today. The good intentions which may have spawned such government interventions as the recent American health law ("Obamacare") seek to reduce the overall cost to society of medical care. But, like most liberal or big-government initiatives, Obamacare is actually dramatically increasing health care costs while radically reducing the quality and availability of care....
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