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Twelve Ways to Improve Your Marketing Message
Effective marketing writing's a lost art. More and more marketing copy is resorting to hyperbola, factual recitation and self-important puffery. If you want to see how your marketing copy stands up (and sell more as a result), ask yourself the following twelve questions.
5 Reasons Why You Must Stop Working With Your Broker
Do you know the difference between a broker and an investment advisor? Did you know there WAS a difference? Well, there is… and it’s BIG. Brokers have major conflicts of interest, can have hidden fees and often do not even directly handle your money. In fact they may not even KNOW the person who IS handling your money! Scared yet? With your investments, your kid’s education and your retirement portfolio at stake, perhaps you should be. Read on to learn more.

Evidence Defeats Misbelief
The evidence of the facts will always defeat any misbelieve you encounter. The beliefs you have that are not supported by truth are only yours and will never prosper. They may influence others but when they are found to be false, you and them will suffer the loss.

Shirley Sherrod’s Cautionary Tale
Check the facts, check the facts, check that facts. Never assume.
Its not fair!
As a leader or manager do you aspire to be fair? If you do, stop!

You didn’t say I’d be fired!
Do you get frustrated when something you say which is obvious gets misinterpreted?
Always isn’t every time
As a manager, do you and your employees have miscommunications?
Just the facts
Do any of your direct reports (or for that matter, anyone at all!) continually challenge you in an unproductive way?
My Door is Always Open
Do you ever commit to things which you possibly can’t achieve?
My employee seems to be sick on Fridays and Mondays
Do you have an employee who takes advantage of the system?
That person has a difficult personality
Does it irritate you when one of your employees, peers, or boss is very difficult?
Gen X, Gen Y, Gen whatever
Do you have opinions on someone based on their age?
The Facebook Revolution
Do you wonder what your employees are doing on their computer?
Not listening can be catastrophic
Do you feel your reports are not listening to you?!
Dealing with Morons
Do you ever think you’re working with people who don’t know what they’re doing?!
The $64,000 Question
Do your questions lead to solutions or more problems?
Dirt on the car
DO YOU STRUGGLE TO EFFECTIVELY MOTIVATE ANY DIRECT REPORTS?
Questions, Jeopardy Style
Do you find yourself stuck no matter what questions you ask yourself?
The questions which lead to nowhere
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF STUCK NO MATTER WHAT QUESTIONS YOU ASK YOURSELF?
8 Be-Attitudes of Holding People Accountable
The phrase "We've got to hold our people accountable" is uttered in every organization every day. The sad thing is that, in most cases, it carries a negative connotation. It means, "We need to catch our people doing wrong things and tell them those behaviors are not acceptable." I believe we can change the meaning of holding people accountable to one that is more balanced and not nearly as punitive. It is not just a matter of spin, it is a matter of attitude. I have a set of eight "Be-Attitudes" that can make a big difference if they are consistently applied.

What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 1
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.
What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 2
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.
What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 3
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.
What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 4
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.
The loud woman at Starbucks
Do you find any of your employees irritating?
Managing techies
Do you need to come from a technical background to manage technical people?
Motivation with consequences
How do you motivate someone to do something they don’t want to do?
Jumping to Conclusions
As managers and leaders, how do we put aside our beliefs and experiences when we’re listening?

Examples of Eye-Catching Words
Do words matter in your website, PR kit, and Facebook page? Yes, they do however there are some guidelines before you go overboard with ‘an intoxication of the exuberance of your verbosity’. Psychologically, some words are weighted more in your favour than others.

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telling stories the brand connection
Today, we're interested in stories, and not particularly interested in facts. Every story needs facts, of course, but they are secondary. The facts are there just to provide some ballast for the story. There are always so many facts that don't fit into the story, and insofar as they don't fit, depending on our commitment to the story, we have a tendency to disregard them. Every good story has some connection to the truth of our experience, but the story's the thing.

Lesson #5: Stick To Your Guns
“You’re neither right nor wrong because other people agree with you,” says Buffett. “You’re right because your facts are right and your reasoning is right – and that’s the only thing that makes you right. And if your facts and reasoning are right, you don’t have to worry about anybody else.”
Just the Facts Ma’am, Just the Facts
There was the classic TV Show and more recently the movie, “Dragnet”. The main character, Sergeant Joe Friday, was known for the quotation, “Just the facts ma’am, just the facts.” He would let a witness to a crime tell their story with all their emotion and commentary on what they believed happened. After a few minutes of listening to this extraneous information, Joe would interject his most famous line of dialogue, “Just the facts ma’am, just the facts.” As with Sergeant Friday, journalists are most interested in the facts you present in your press release.
Just the facts, ma'am
Whether or not Joe Friday ever said "Just the facts, ma'am", the facts are necessary for your operation to judge what is not right, and what to change. Objective, open eyed facts, undistorted by opinions nor politics; nor by "it's always been done that way" nor by the dreaded Not Invented Here syndrome.

Does Science Admit Being Wrong?
In school and career we tend to accept facts as being permanent. It aint. Scientists spend their lives testing and often disproving Facts and Laws. It's hard, but having an "open-mind" is smarter.
Starting a home based business--What you need to Know before You Start?
Are you looking for a home based business opportunity? You are not alone because an increasing number of individuals are doing the same. Before you get involved there are some facts you need to know. This article provides those facts. Read more ...
MIND TRAP: Ignoring the Evidence
Steve Major discusses the fifth and final mind trap out that we can fall into in making decisions - ignoring the evidence. This is where we are not facing the facts. The facts are there, but we are not facing them. You could say we are avoiding the facts. It's a form of denial.
Why You Need To Trust Your Gut (But Don’t Take My Word For It)
In the twenty first century, facts are the guiding principles of the decisions and choices that most people make. We follow trends and research studies in determining what we eat wear and other major decisions. In constantly relying on facts, we have lost touch with our inner guiding system. We all have a source of inner guidance that goes beyond specific facts – the intuition. Through a series of steps, we can learn to cultivate and listen to our intuition.
NIQCL is more than 5 cents.
"Many failures in sales initially seem like a success to the rep! They get their perception of the facts, and propose a solution that makes sense to them. The problem is they didn't get the customer's perception of the facts, so their solution may not be sensible to the customer."
"Just the facts Ma'am"
Feelings however, are not facts. We may feel badly or overly optimistic by a financial statement - but that has no effect on the facts. An accountant can look at a spreadsheet and give us a full report of where the business stands - and although we may feel like we are failing (or succeeding) the colour of the ink at the end of the day gives us an accurate picture.

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